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Date
1890
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0014
Description
A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded tog…
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1890
Material
fibre; glass; metal
Dimensions
57.0 cm
Description
A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded together so the necklace forms a loop.
Subject
decorative
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0014
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Date
1890
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0001
Description
A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1890
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
150.0 cm
Description
A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
decorative
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0001
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Date
1890
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0003 a,b
Description
A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
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Title
Beaded Armlet
Date
1890
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
32.5 cm
Description
A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
beadwork
regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0003 a,b
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Date
1895
Material
skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
Catalogue Number
103.05.0003
Description
An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The en…
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Title
Beaded Vest
Date
1895
Material
skin, buffalo; glass; fabric
Dimensions
42.0 x 55.0 (includes 9.0 cm fringe) cm
Description
An entirely beaded boy's vest with fringe along both of the sides and the bottom. The vest has blanket trim and a v-neck. The vest is decorated with nine diamond motifs of red and blue beads forming a square on the back, and six diamonds centred on the front and two on the front shoulders. The entire vest is beaded with a light blue background.
Subject
Indigenous
First Nations
Stoney
Sioux
children
regalia
beadwork
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.05.0003
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Date
1895
Material
wood; glass; stone; fibre; concrete; metal
Catalogue Number
101.01.0007
Description
Log cabin with peaked red shingled roof, whitewashed, with green trim on eavestroughs, window sills and porch roof supports. Small green ship's wheel conceals the bathroom vent, bathroom is late addition, c. 1930 constructed from wooden planks of varying widths. Roof possibly reshingled at time of …
Title
Log House
Date
1895
Material
wood; glass; stone; fibre; concrete; metal
Dimensions
445.7 x 622.5 cm
Description
Log cabin with peaked red shingled roof, whitewashed, with green trim on eavestroughs, window sills and porch roof supports. Small green ship's wheel conceals the bathroom vent, bathroom is late addition, c. 1930 constructed from wooden planks of varying widths. Roof possibly reshingled at time of addition. False roof S.E. side was likely added at time of bathroom construction. Corners of log portion are dovetailed. Cabin faces S.W. two windows on N.W. side (85.0 x 65.0 & 85.0 x 70.). Bathroom window on south side (60 x 32.5 cm). Chinking between logs is oakum faced with concrete. Electrical conduit on back, N.W. side and gas conduit on N.E. side added in 1970s for John Morse when he used cabin as a woodworking shop. Both lines are connected to the Whyte house. Two chimneys, one encased in brick at N.E. end, the other in metal on N.W. side. Cabin/sits on concrete plinth probably dating from 1972. All base logs have been replaced by stonework c.1975.
Subject
architecture
Bill Mather
sports
boating
skating
Massive
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
101.01.0007
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Date
1895
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.04.1010
Description
Single barrel lever-action rifle with a wide wood handle with a metal base at its end. Body marked “Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. New Haven Conn. USA Pat Nov.5.95 Nov 12.95. Aug.17.97.Jan.25.98.Aug.23.98.”. Marked at bottom of base “Model 1895 Winchester Trademark.”On top of bar…
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Title
Rifle
Date
1895
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
11 x 109 cm
Description
Single barrel lever-action rifle with a wide wood handle with a metal base at its end. Body marked “Manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. New Haven Conn. USA Pat Nov.5.95 Nov 12.95. Aug.17.97.Jan.25.98.Aug.23.98.”. Marked at bottom of base “Model 1895 Winchester Trademark.”On top of barrel 35 W.C.F.; on side of barrel “Nickel Steel Barrel” “Especially for smokeless powder”. On top of the site ”Pat.Feb.22.27”
Subject
sports
hunting
Elliott Barnes
Credit
Gift of Dale Barnes, Calgary, 2013
Catalogue Number
104.04.1010
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Date
1900 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.0011
Description
A large three handled metal cup with slightly convex sides and a flared base. Each handle starts at the cup lip with a flat thumb grip on top and attach almost at the bottom of the cup. The cup is monogramed and dated on one side “ECG June 23rd 1900”. The bottom of the cup is marked with “Reed…
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1900 – 1900
Material
metal
Dimensions
16.5 cm
Description
A large three handled metal cup with slightly convex sides and a flared base. Each handle starts at the cup lip with a flat thumb grip on top and attach almost at the bottom of the cup. The cup is monogramed and dated on one side “ECG June 23rd 1900”. The bottom of the cup is marked with “Reed & Barton 36”.
Subject
sports
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0011
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Date
1900
Material
fibre; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0023
Description
A short beaded strip (about wrist length) that was loom woven. The strip has a design of two red and one green X on a white background with areas between filled with a green, red, blue and gold line design. There are two metal sequins sewn in the centre of the design between the Xs (others missing…
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Title
Beaded Trim
Date
1900
Material
fibre; glass
Dimensions
4.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
A short beaded strip (about wrist length) that was loom woven. The strip has a design of two red and one green X on a white background with areas between filled with a green, red, blue and gold line design. There are two metal sequins sewn in the centre of the design between the Xs (others missing?). A short, white beaded, looped edging runs along each long side, and there is a double row of beads placed around the buttonhole at one end.
Subject
Indigenous
Plains
beadwork
regalia
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0023
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Date
1901
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1031 a,b
Description
Thin aluminum round box with lid. Top is decorated with a repousse open floral pattern.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1901
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.5 cm
Description
Thin aluminum round box with lid. Top is decorated with a repousse open floral pattern.
Subject
sports
climbing
Jean Habel
Chaba Valley
Credit
Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1972
Catalogue Number
105.02.1031 a,b
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Date
1902
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1004
Description
Fancy trophy stand with handles, rococo trim all edges, feet, inside base. Turned wood handles 9.0 on 5.5 metal arms, each side. Inside stand 12.0 high x 12.5 dia. Engraved on side "Calgary City Championship 1902 won by C.P.R. Hockey Club" with seven names. On bottom "Simpson Hall Miller & Co. …
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1902
Material
metal
Description
Fancy trophy stand with handles, rococo trim all edges, feet, inside base. Turned wood handles 9.0 on 5.5 metal arms, each side. Inside stand 12.0 high x 12.5 dia. Engraved on side "Calgary City Championship 1902 won by C.P.R. Hockey Club" with seven names. On bottom "Simpson Hall Miller & Co. quadrule place C51"
Subject
sports
winter
hockey
Credit
Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1966
Catalogue Number
103.09.1004
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Date
1905 – 1905
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.0043
Description
A simple, convexly curved, shield-shaped pin made of gold coloured medal. The inscription “Banff 1905 100 yards won by P.A. Moore” is engraved in script diagonally across the face of the pin.
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Title
Prize Medal
Date
1905 – 1905
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.3 x 1.9 cm
Description
A simple, convexly curved, shield-shaped pin made of gold coloured medal. The inscription “Banff 1905 100 yards won by P.A. Moore” is engraved in script diagonally across the face of the pin.
Subject
sports
Philip Moore
awards
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0043
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Date
1905
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.0396
Description
A handleless cup attached to a wooden base with a teardrop shaped filigree. “MILITARY AND NAVEL SPORTS - 1ST High Jump Sept 18. 1905.” Wooden base narrows at the waist before widening into a wide foot.
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Title
Trophy
Date
1905
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
23.5 x 13.5 cm
Description
A handleless cup attached to a wooden base with a teardrop shaped filigree. “MILITARY AND NAVEL SPORTS - 1ST High Jump Sept 18. 1905.” Wooden base narrows at the waist before widening into a wide foot.
Subject
sports
military
competition
prize
Credit
Gift of Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
103.09.0396
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Date
1907
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.1107
Description
Long, heavy wooden handle with steel head and tip. Stamped on head "J.P.FORDE 1907" also manufacturer's logo and "G891"
Title
Ice Ax
Date
1907
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
112.0 cm
Description
Long, heavy wooden handle with steel head and tip. Stamped on head "J.P.FORDE 1907" also manufacturer's logo and "G891"
Subject
sports
climbing
J. P. Forde
Alpine Club of Canada
Mount Goodsir
Mount Victoria
Credit
Gift of Iona Clark, Calgary, 1997
Catalogue Number
108.04.1107
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Date
1909 – 1909
Material
metal, silver
Catalogue Number
103.09.0041
Description
A round silver medal hanging by two chains, each with three links, from a bar depicting a charging buffalo. The medal depicts a seated woman placing a laurel wreath on the head of a genuflecting youth, and the words “Canadian Amateur Athletic Union” along with a date in roman numerals “MDCCCXXXII…
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Title
Medal
Date
1909 – 1909
Material
metal, silver
Dimensions
6.2 (overall) x 4.7 (bar) cm
Description
A round silver medal hanging by two chains, each with three links, from a bar depicting a charging buffalo. The medal depicts a seated woman placing a laurel wreath on the head of a genuflecting youth, and the words “Canadian Amateur Athletic Union” along with a date in roman numerals “MDCCCXXXIII”. There is a low relief wreath of maple leaves on the back of the medal along with an inscription “2nd Pole Vault Winnipeg 1909”. The reverse of the medal also has hallmarks and “S25 Sterling”.
Subject
sports
organizations
Canadian Amateur Athletic Union
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0041
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Date
1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1095 a,b
Description
Rusted sardine can, Noseeum Peak, 2 items. Typical sardine can(a) body of can(b) lid is off and nestled inside body. Blue with silver writing: "Guardsman BRAND CANADIAN Sardines IN SOYA BEAN OIL" and other product data. Head and shoulders image of a guard with a tall bearskin hat.
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1950
Material
metal
Description
Rusted sardine can, Noseeum Peak, 2 items. Typical sardine can(a) body of can(b) lid is off and nestled inside body. Blue with silver writing: "Guardsman BRAND CANADIAN Sardines IN SOYA BEAN OIL" and other product data. Head and shoulders image of a guard with a tall bearskin hat.
Subject
sports
climbing
Noseeum Peak
Eaton Cromwell
Georgia Engelhard Cromwell
Credit
Gift of Graeme Pole, Field, 1986
Catalogue Number
105.02.1095 a,b
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Date
1950
Material
metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
105.02.1096 a,b
Description
2 Baking Powder tins soldered together. (a) 26.7 x 7.5 dia. 2 tins soldered together at ends, lid on one end, other missing."Calumet Double-Acting Baking Powder" head in Indigenous headdress, colours red, white, black, blue (b) 6.0 x 3.3 dia. clear plastic cylinder with white snap-on lid. chewe…
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1950
Material
metal; plastic
Description
2 Baking Powder tins soldered together. (a) 26.7 x 7.5 dia. 2 tins soldered together at ends, lid on one end, other missing."Calumet Double-Acting Baking Powder" head in Indigenous headdress, colours red, white, black, blue (b) 6.0 x 3.3 dia. clear plastic cylinder with white snap-on lid. chewed, or lightening strike.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mount Rae
Credit
Gift of Glen Boles, Cochrane, 1988
Catalogue Number
105.02.1096 a,b
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Date
1950 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.20.0742 a,b
Description
Two cylindrical, flat based camping aluminum cups with handles riveted to cup body, dented and scuffed from usage.(a) the larger, dented cup (b) the smaller cup
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Title
Cup
Date
1950 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
7.5 x 9.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
Two cylindrical, flat based camping aluminum cups with handles riveted to cup body, dented and scuffed from usage.(a) the larger, dented cup (b) the smaller cup
Subject
households
sports
camping
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0742 a,b
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Date
1950
Material
fabric; paint
Catalogue Number
103.09.1229
Description
A felt patch of a black, brown and black eagle on a gold background. The eagle is in flight, has an open mouth and extended claws.
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Title
Patch
Date
1950
Material
fabric; paint
Dimensions
15.0 x 13.5 cm
Description
A felt patch of a black, brown and black eagle on a gold background. The eagle is in flight, has an open mouth and extended claws.
Subject
activities
sports
Credit
Gift of Catherine Fuller, 2009
Catalogue Number
103.09.1229
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Date
1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1233 a,b
Description
A commemorative silver band that can be nailed onto a walking stick. The rectangular silver is shaped into a circular form, each end has two holes (.03cm from each edge, 1.50cm apart) to put nails through and attach it to a walking stick. There is a piece of wire threaded through the holes to keep …
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Title
Commemorative Band
Date
1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.5 x 9.3 cm
Description
A commemorative silver band that can be nailed onto a walking stick. The rectangular silver is shaped into a circular form, each end has two holes (.03cm from each edge, 1.50cm apart) to put nails through and attach it to a walking stick. There is a piece of wire threaded through the holes to keep piece of metal in a circular shape. The middle of the band has the Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies logo; a shield- shaped crest with the letters “SLTH” on top, a hiking boot crossed by a walking stick or alpenstock, and underneath it a “C”, the bottom of the walking stick passing between, and then the “R”. To the viewer’s right of the crest, inscribed on the bottom are the words “BIRKS STERLING”.Re: inventory 2014 s/b (a) and (b) because there is a box.
Subject
sports
hiking
commemorative
Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Vaux family
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 2007
Catalogue Number
103.09.1233 a,b
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Date
1950
Material
plastic; fabric; rubber; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.1144
Description
A pair of lightweight ski goggles with two pieces of dark plastic for lenses, enclosed and stitched with a border of taupe-coloured velveteen fabric. This portion is connected to an inner frame of the same fabric, closer to the face, with two pieces of light clear plastic the same shape as the lens…
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Title
Ski Goggles
Date
1950
Material
plastic; fabric; rubber; metal
Dimensions
8.0 x 14.5 cm
Description
A pair of lightweight ski goggles with two pieces of dark plastic for lenses, enclosed and stitched with a border of taupe-coloured velveteen fabric. This portion is connected to an inner frame of the same fabric, closer to the face, with two pieces of light clear plastic the same shape as the lenses, with cutouts for the eyes, by thread and small pieces of black plastic tubing (0.70cm long); this creates air vents for the face and provides wearing comfort. The side guards are composed of a light metal mesh and they have a piece of black elastic attached to each side which is tied together to keep the goggles on the face.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
guiding
Pat Brewster
Credit
Gift of Sheila V. Keough, Renfrew, 2008
Catalogue Number
103.08.1144
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