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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
1897
Material
metal; skin; animal
Catalogue Number
105.02.0129 a,b
Description
(a) a reproduction from original Treaty No. 7 medal given to chiefs of tribes involved in the 1877 ceremonies. Face is Queen Victoria in profile and stamped printing "Victoria Regina". Obverse is white man and Indigenous man shaking hands in prairie setting, surrounded by inscription "Indian Treaty…
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Title
Commemorative Medal
Date
1897
Material
metal; skin; animal
Dimensions
1.0 x 7.6 cm
Description
(a) a reproduction from original Treaty No. 7 medal given to chiefs of tribes involved in the 1877 ceremonies. Face is Queen Victoria in profile and stamped printing "Victoria Regina". Obverse is white man and Indigenous man shaking hands in prairie setting, surrounded by inscription "Indian Treaty No. 7 on top and 1877 on the bottom. A piece of buckskin is looped through the ring on top of the medal so it can be worn around the neck. (b) a maroon fibre drawstring bag with a tag attached in Catharine Whyte’s writing “Johnny Bearspaw - medal - July 1977 brought it back”
Subject
Indigenous
Treaty No. 7
Queen Victoria
centennial
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0129 a,b
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Date
1920
Material
wood; grass, reed; feather; metal, steel
Catalogue Number
104.05.0007 a-p
Description
A set of sixteen arrows: a,b) Two wooden arrows tipped with steel arrowheads. Each of these arrows have three feathers at the end of the shaft. c,d) Two arrows with reed shafts and long wooden points. These arrows are notched at the end of the shaft and have no feathers.e) One reed arrow with the…
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Title
Arrows
Date
1920
Material
wood; grass, reed; feather; metal, steel
Dimensions
78.0 (longest) cm
Description
A set of sixteen arrows: a,b) Two wooden arrows tipped with steel arrowheads. Each of these arrows have three feathers at the end of the shaft. c,d) Two arrows with reed shafts and long wooden points. These arrows are notched at the end of the shaft and have no feathers.e) One reed arrow with the wooden point broken off. This arrow is notched at the end of the shaft and has no feathers. f-p) Eleven wooden arrows shaped to a point at one end and notched at the other end. Each arrow has three feathers tied on at the notched end of the shaft. Some of these arrows have painted bands under the feathers.
Subject
Indigenous
Plains
hunting
sports, archery
travel
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0007 a-p
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Date
1920
Material
grass; hair, sheep; skin
Catalogue Number
104.19.0022
Description
A deep, rectangular, flat bag woven of corn husks. The bag is decorated with colums of triangles stitched or woven with yarn. The basket has a long leather thong carrying strap.
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Title
Storage Basket
Date
1920
Material
grass; hair, sheep; skin
Dimensions
30.0 x 45.0 cm
Description
A deep, rectangular, flat bag woven of corn husks. The bag is decorated with colums of triangles stitched or woven with yarn. The basket has a long leather thong carrying strap.
Subject
Indigenous
Plateau
Western Plains
Nez Perce
trading
crafts
basketry
decorative
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.19.0022
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Back of Tunnel Mt where Trail or Camp is now - Mountie Lew Cody, Frank Borzage, John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks), Bunny Dull, Lew Borzage, Cyril Gardiner

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of (left to right) unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Lew Cody, unidentified, Frank Borzage, John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks), unidentified, Bunny Dull, Lew Borzage, Cyril Gardinder - unidentified standing behing with unidentified child, unidentified child in foreground - tip…
Date Range
1922
Reference Code
V683 / II / A / PA - 271
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / II / A : Peter Whyte: Personal
Sous-Fonds
V683
Reference Code
V683 / II / A / PA - 271
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1922
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back); b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of (left to right) unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Lew Cody, unidentified, Frank Borzage, John Hunter (Îhre Wapta) (Dry River Rocks), unidentified, Bunny Dull, Lew Borzage, Cyril Gardinder - unidentified standing behing with unidentified child, unidentified child in foreground - tipis in background - stamp at top left reads "Peter White Banff Alberta"
Subject Access
Indigenous
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Shorty White-Grass A-PO-TO-YE-SEE

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Artist
Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898 – 1957, American)
Date
1924
Medium
pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
KiW.03.02
Description
A very brightly coloured pastel drawing. The portrait of the man dominates almost the entire picture. A dark blue background behind his head, the face is drawin in good detail, black braids to the front. A red undershirt, yellow vest with white/red/purple diamond designs over shoulders. A necklace …
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Artist
Wilfred Langdon Kihn (1898 – 1957, American)
Title
Shorty White-Grass A-PO-TO-YE-SEE
Date
1924
Medium
pastel on paper
Dimensions
49.8 x 38.0 cm
Description
A very brightly coloured pastel drawing. The portrait of the man dominates almost the entire picture. A dark blue background behind his head, the face is drawin in good detail, black braids to the front. A red undershirt, yellow vest with white/red/purple diamond designs over shoulders. A necklace of black-tipped weasel tails and long, black horse tails. He is wearing a brown (buckskin ?) shirt. On the back of the heavy card backing: Shorty White-Grass A-PO-TO-YE-SEE Blackfeet Tribe of Browning Mont. in blue; in black: #54.
Subject
portrait, male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
KiW.03.02
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1926
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.292
Description
Pencil drawing of a First Nations man on a palomino horse facing viewer’s right. Another mounted figure is behind him and they both are on a hill that overlooks a herd of buffalo. There are mountains on the horizon.[brc in cursive] Peter Whyte 1926
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1926
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
25.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of a First Nations man on a palomino horse facing viewer’s right. Another mounted figure is behind him and they both are on a hill that overlooks a herd of buffalo. There are mountains on the horizon.[brc in cursive] Peter Whyte 1926
Subject
Indigenous
buffalo, horse, foothills
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.292
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Artist
Pegi Nicol MacLeod (1904 – 1949, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
oil on wood
Catalogue Number
McP.02.01
Description
Head and shoulder portrait of a woman, she is wearing a scarf wrapped around her head, purple/green with red stripes, covering her shoulders blue with light green stripes, the features are cubistic, eyes looking straight out of the picture, mouth light purple and opened, bottom teeth visible, t…
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Artist
Pegi Nicol MacLeod (1904 – 1949, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1927
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
25.5 x 20.5 cm
Description
Head and shoulder portrait of a woman, she is wearing a scarf wrapped around her head, purple/green with red stripes, covering her shoulders blue with light green stripes, the features are cubistic, eyes looking straight out of the picture, mouth light purple and opened, bottom teeth visible, the portrait is very close cropped to the outer edges. Linen mat, gold coloured frame with a small brass plate centered Pegi Nicol MacLeod 1904 - 1949.
Subject
portrait
female
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Christopher Varley, Toronto, 1986
Catalogue Number
McP.02.01
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
charcoal; pastel; on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.058
Description
Portrait of First Nations man in headdress, side view, head and neck.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1927
Medium
charcoal; pastel; on paper
Dimensions
36 x 25.5 cm
Description
Portrait of First Nations man in headdress, side view, head and neck.
Subject
Indigenous
headdress
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.058
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1927
Medium
charcoal; pastel on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.059
Description
Portrait of First Nations man wearing headdress, side view.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1927
Medium
charcoal; pastel on paper
Dimensions
33.5 x 26 cm
Description
Portrait of First Nations man wearing headdress, side view.
Subject
Indigenous
headdress
portrait
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.059
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The downfall of Temlaham

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1928
Author
Barbeau, Marius
Publisher
Toronto : The Macmillian Company of Canada Limited
Call Number
07.2 B23t
Author
Barbeau, Marius
Responsibility
Illustations by A. Y. Jackson, Edwin H. Holgate, W. Langdon Kihn, Emily Carr and Annie D. Savage
Publisher
Toronto : The Macmillian Company of Canada Limited
Published Date
1928
Physical Description
xii, 253 pages, 1 leaf color frontispiece, color plates 23 cm
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Indigenous
Canada - Western Region
History-Canada
History
Abstract
A novel based on the Skeena River Rebellion of 1886, interwoven with the Gitksan legend of Temlaham.
Accession Number
3069A
Call Number
07.2 B23t
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
ink’ watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.967
Description
Drawing of two men standing beside a teepee, one smoking a pipe, as two figures on horses approach. “ Coloured in with watercolour. Left figure wears yellow, green and red striped coat (Hudson’s Bay blanket?), brimmed hat with red feather. Figure at right wears green brimmed hat and gray waistco…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
[Two Stoney Nakoda]
Date
1929
Medium
ink’ watercolour on paper
Dimensions
10.0 x 13.0 cm
Description
Drawing of two men standing beside a teepee, one smoking a pipe, as two figures on horses approach. “ Coloured in with watercolour. Left figure wears yellow, green and red striped coat (Hudson’s Bay blanket?), brimmed hat with red feather. Figure at right wears green brimmed hat and gray waistcoat and pants. Signed BRC. Framed in simple frame with red tape border. Reverse has sticker that reads “ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMING CARSON PIRIE SCOTT & CO”
Subject
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Dorothy V. Whyte, West Vancouver, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.967
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Artist
Earl F. Spencer
Date
1962
Medium
oil on canvas on board
Catalogue Number
SpE.02.03
Description
Study of an man sitting on a rock, he holds a pipe across his knees, his hair is braided and he wears one feather in it.
Artist
Earl F. Spencer
Title
Chief Sitting Bull
Date
1962
Medium
oil on canvas on board
Dimensions
40.5 x 30.5 cm
Description
Study of an man sitting on a rock, he holds a pipe across his knees, his hair is braided and he wears one feather in it.
Subject
figure, male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
SpE.02.03
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Lukasie Angiyou, Povungnituk

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.297
Description
Facial portrait of a boy. The boy is smiling. His skin is coloured red-brown with tints of red blended in. The boy's features are defined with brown paint. The boy has a cap of blue-black hair. His shoulders are visible and he is wearing a blue shirt with a vest of light grey-tan. Touches of ochre …
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Lukasie Angiyou, Povungnituk
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Facial portrait of a boy. The boy is smiling. His skin is coloured red-brown with tints of red blended in. The boy's features are defined with brown paint. The boy has a cap of blue-black hair. His shoulders are visible and he is wearing a blue shirt with a vest of light grey-tan. Touches of ochre blended into the vest help separate it from the background.
Subject
portrait, male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.297
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Lizzie Irquasiak, Samisa's Daughter

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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.298
Description
Facial portrait of a young woman under the hood of her parka. The woman is gazing at the viewer surrounded by the fur trim of her jacket's hood. The woman's face is coloured red-brown with tints of brown and red blended in. She also has short black hair. The fur trim of her hood is coloured light …
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Lizzie Irquasiak, Samisa's Daughter
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Facial portrait of a young woman under the hood of her parka. The woman is gazing at the viewer surrounded by the fur trim of her jacket's hood. The woman's face is coloured red-brown with tints of brown and red blended in. She also has short black hair. The fur trim of her hood is coloured light tan with highlights of white, and shadows of ochre and brown, or blue. The woman is wearing a light blue shirt under her jacket.
Subject
portrait, female
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.298
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.299
Description
Facial portrait of a man wearing a fur jacket. The man's face has close-set eyes and strong jaws. His solemn gaze does not seem to be directed at the viewer. His face is coloured red-brown with tints of red and violet-grey blended in. The figure's face is outlined in black and his short hair is bl…
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Joseph Amarualik
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Facial portrait of a man wearing a fur jacket. The man's face has close-set eyes and strong jaws. His solemn gaze does not seem to be directed at the viewer. His face is coloured red-brown with tints of red and violet-grey blended in. The figure's face is outlined in black and his short hair is black and brown. The man's fur collar is coloured light tan with touches of ochre. The collar has white and yellow highlights, and shadows of brown and grey-brown. The background is light grey-tan.
Subject
portrait, male
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.299
Notes
Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.296
Description
Facial portrait of a woman in a fur parka with the hood down. The firgure's head is visible in a sea of fur. The dark brown trim of the hood of the woman's jacket forms a circle which sits in front of and behind her head. Light tan fur with areas in grey shadow separates the woman's head from the r…
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Nanook's Wife
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
Facial portrait of a woman in a fur parka with the hood down. The firgure's head is visible in a sea of fur. The dark brown trim of the hood of the woman's jacket forms a circle which sits in front of and behind her head. Light tan fur with areas in grey shadow separates the woman's head from the ring of dark brown. The woman's face is coloured red-brown with tints of orange and pink blended in. The woman is smiling. She has short hair (coloured brown, black and grey) which forms a thin semicircle about her head.
Subject
portrait, female
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.296
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