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Artist
Unknown
Date
1841
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.03
Description
Two silhouette drawings of women. Left drawing signed E.P. 1981 right drawing signed P.N.S. 1841
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Two Profiles
Date
1841
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
11.0 x 19.0 cm
Description
Two silhouette drawings of women. Left drawing signed E.P. 1981 right drawing signed P.N.S. 1841
Subject
portrait
female
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.03
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Artist
Unknown
Date
1899
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.06
Description
Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with stic…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Neolithic Age
Date
1899
Medium
ink; graphite on paper
Dimensions
10.7 x 18.4 cm
Description
Colour: black on white; a wounded bison with three arrows in his side and blood coming out of his mouth, kneels in the center of the picture;to the left and right are large leafless trees; a huge sun sits halfway on the horizon of rolling hills; in the background to the right, six figures with sticks run up from behind a tree; to the left, in the background are two bears.
Subject
animal, buffalo
hunting
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.06
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Cascade Mountain 1908

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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
1908
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.01
Description
General colour: green. Across the bottom is grass and then a lake with two boats on it; one in the center and one to the left in the distance. The far shore is one third up and gives way to a mountain. The peak is in the middle near the top. Sky is on both sides.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Cascade Mountain 1908
Date
1908
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35.3 x 43.2 cm
Description
General colour: green. Across the bottom is grass and then a lake with two boats on it; one in the center and one to the left in the distance. The far shore is one third up and gives way to a mountain. The peak is in the middle near the top. Sky is on both sides.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.01
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Great Diamond Island

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1908
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.08
Description
Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Great Diamond Island
Date
1908
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
43.2 x 30.5 cm
Description
Thick, large trees (3) in woods; unsigned Great Diamond Island Aug.1/08 on canvas edge plus illegible writing on side, canvas edge.
Subject
landscape, forest
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.08
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
1909
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.10
Description
General colour: green. In the lower left corner there is a road and a cabin with a woman in the doorway and smoke coming out of the chimney. The road goes over a bridge over a stream. To the right is a lake with two men on the shore and a sailboat in the center. The hills rise up beyond and mountai…
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1909
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
51.2 x 81.4 cm
Description
General colour: green. In the lower left corner there is a road and a cabin with a woman in the doorway and smoke coming out of the chimney. The road goes over a bridge over a stream. To the right is a lake with two men on the shore and a sailboat in the center. The hills rise up beyond and mountains behind them. Small clouds drift across the sky.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.10
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Mount Burgess and Emerald Lake

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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
1923
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.05
Description
General colour: blue, green. Bottom third is water. The edge of the left shore is in the lower left corner. Tree branches come out from the edge of the left side. Across the middle is the far shore of trees. In the upper part in the center is one mountain and sky beyond.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Mount Burgess and Emerald Lake
Date
1923
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
51 x 30.5 cm
Description
General colour: blue, green. Bottom third is water. The edge of the left shore is in the lower left corner. Tree branches come out from the edge of the left side. Across the middle is the far shore of trees. In the upper part in the center is one mountain and sky beyond.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.05
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Untitled [Peter Whyte]

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Artist
Terence P. Bresnahan (1907 – 1972, American)
Date
1928
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
BrT.03.01
Description
A portrait of Peter looking to the left. Peters collar is suggested with a few lines.
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Artist
Terence P. Bresnahan (1907 – 1972, American)
Title
Untitled [Peter Whyte]
Date
1928
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
32.5 x 22.3 cm
Description
A portrait of Peter looking to the left. Peters collar is suggested with a few lines.
Subject
portrait
male
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
BrT.03.01
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.04
Description
General colour: brown, green. Water runs up from the lower edge to center banked on both sides by steep cliffs. A row of trees grows by the waters edge on the left side. Trees grow on top of the cliffs. Two bridges cross the water at center and in the distance. Above left is cloudy sky.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Johnson's Canyon
Date
1929
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
44.6 x 34.5 cm
Description
General colour: brown, green. Water runs up from the lower edge to center banked on both sides by steep cliffs. A row of trees grows by the waters edge on the left side. Trees grow on top of the cliffs. Two bridges cross the water at center and in the distance. Above left is cloudy sky.
Subject
landscape
river
bridge
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.04
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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Scope & Content
Photograph album contains 182 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides in July/August, 1945 through Baker Creek, Ptarmigan Lake, Skoki and Lake Louise; and Lake O'Hara, Lake McArthur and Odaray Trail. Images depict riders on horseback, scenic views of mountains, waterfalls, forests and land…
Date Range
1945
Reference Code
V635 / I / PD - 3
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
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Part Of
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M545 / V635
Series
V635 / I : Events and Activities
Sous-Fonds
V635
Accession Number
5757
Reference Code
V635 / I / PD - 3
GMD
Album
Photograph
Photograph print
Textual record
Responsibility
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Date Range
1945
Physical Description
1 photograph album (182 prints)
Scope & Content
Photograph album contains 182 black and white prints pertaining to trail rides in July/August, 1945 through Baker Creek, Ptarmigan Lake, Skoki and Lake Louise; and Lake O'Hara, Lake McArthur and Odaray Trail. Images depict riders on horseback, scenic views of mountains, waterfalls, forests and landscapes, individual and group photographs of riders, and campsites. Most photographs not annotated and people in photographs not named. Album also contains three pamphlets pertaining to 1945 trail rides with lists of locations and attendees.
Subject Access
Travel
Hiking
Packing
Horses
Mountain
Waterfall
Landscapes
Trail
Lake
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources
Images
thumbnail
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Small lake in Mountains

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1978
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.13
Description
A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Small lake in Mountains
Date
1978
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
22.5; 26.7 x 26.7; 32.1 cm
Description
A pencil drawing of a small lake in the foreground, the immediate foreground is marshy and some trees, this surrounds the lake; mountains in background; a few clouds indicated. A small brass plaque with the drawing reads: To Lillian Gest In Appreciation The Lake O'Hara Trails Club 1979.
Subject
landscape
mountains
lake
Credit
Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.13
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Summit Note from Unnamed Mountain

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Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Scope & Content
Handwritten record of mountain ascent (unnamed mountain located 2.2 km NNE of Mount Folk), written on scrap piece from coconut biscuit box. Author unknown, dated 1964(?). Provides multiple names of climbers, and references Alpine Club and Vancouver. Names written include: Paddy Sherman(?), Werner H…
Date Range
ca. 1964 (?)
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 8121
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M235
Sous-Fonds
M235
Accession Number
8121
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 8121
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Responsibility
Whyte Museum
Date Range
ca. 1964 (?)
Physical Description
1 Textual record: handwritten on cardboard in pencil
History / Biographical
Recovered July 17, 2011 by David P. Jones of Golden, B.C.; original author/owner unknown. Was originally stored upside down in old rusty sardine can and punctured with several holes caused by lightning.
Scope & Content
Handwritten record of mountain ascent (unnamed mountain located 2.2 km NNE of Mount Folk), written on scrap piece from coconut biscuit box. Author unknown, dated 1964(?). Provides multiple names of climbers, and references Alpine Club and Vancouver. Names written include: Paddy Sherman(?), Werner Himmelsbach, Ralph Hutchinson, Don MacLaurin, Joe Hutton, and Bren Moss.
Subject Access
Summit
Mountain
Alpine Club of Canada
Geographic Access
Canada
British Columbia
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Conservation
Item must be stored separate from other materials and kept in carefully controlled physical conditions to prevent further damage.
Creator
Unknown
Biographical Source Notes
Notes provided in accession record (2011) by Lena Goon
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Photocopied Summit Registers

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Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Scope & Content
File consists of three photocopied pages (b&w) of summit registers from Mount Bell from July 2001 - July 2002.
Date Range
2001
2002
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 2014.8322
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M235
Sous-Fonds
M235
Accession Number
2014.8322
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 2014.8322
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Responsibility
Whyte Museum
Date Range
2001
2002
Physical Description
3 textual records: photocopied pages
Scope & Content
File consists of three photocopied pages (b&w) of summit registers from Mount Bell from July 2001 - July 2002.
Notes
Accessioned by Margaret Weller.
Subject Access
Summit
Mountain
Geographic Access
Canada
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Access Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Reproduction Restrictions
Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be stored flat and kept away from potentially harmful materials.
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Mt. Willingdon Summit Register

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Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Date Range
1983
1985
1991
1994
1996
1998
2003
2005-2013
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 2014.8377
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Part Of
First ascent and summit note collection
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M235
Sous-Fonds
M235
Accession Number
2014.8377
Reference Code
M235 / accn. 2014.8377
GMD
Private record
Textual record
Responsibility
Alpine Club of Canada
Date Range
1983
1985
1991
1994
1996
1998
2003
2005-2013
Physical Description
4 Textual records: 1 notebook and 3 loose pages of notes, handwritten
Notes
Accessioned by Jennifer Rutkair on December 1, 2014
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Register
Summit
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Language
English
Conservation
Items must be stored flat. keep notebook in mylar to prevent contact between metal / water damaged material and other items. Consider removing metal spiral if rust causes further damage to notebook pages.
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
M300
Sub-Series
M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
GMD
Poster
Textual record
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
Physical Description
1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
Scope & Content
Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
Name Access
Morant, Ivy
Morant, Nicholas
Subject Access
Hotel
Sign
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Language
English
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.02
Description
General colours: green, brown. Rock cliffs with dead tree logs propped up on them, come down to meet a narrow waterway at center. Trees grow on top of the cliffs and a mountain side rises up from them on the right. Two peaks can be seen up center. The sky is blue and pink with a few horizontal clou…
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Devil's Canyon
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
49.3 x 59.8 cm
Description
General colours: green, brown. Rock cliffs with dead tree logs propped up on them, come down to meet a narrow waterway at center. Trees grow on top of the cliffs and a mountain side rises up from them on the right. Two peaks can be seen up center. The sky is blue and pink with a few horizontal clouds across it.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of Dave White, Winnipeg, 1969
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.02
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First Cabin at Lake Louise

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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.03
Description
General colour: green, brown. Across the bottom is green water. The rocky beach has a rowboat on it at the left side. It has one oar in it and the name Dave White painted on the side. At center is a small log cabin - logs scattered at the left side of it - smoke coming out the top. The background i…
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
First Cabin at Lake Louise
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
39.4 x 54.6 cm
Description
General colour: green, brown. Across the bottom is green water. The rocky beach has a rowboat on it at the left side. It has one oar in it and the name Dave White painted on the side. At center is a small log cabin - logs scattered at the left side of it - smoke coming out the top. The background is trees.
Subject
architecture, rural
cabin
landscape
Canadian Rockies
Lake Louise
Dave White
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.03
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.08
Description
General colour: greens. A mountain range goes off into the distance left. A lake reflecting evergreens and scrub on opposite shore divides the painting horizontally one third up from the bottom.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
The Three Sisters
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
61 x 86.5 cm
Description
General colour: greens. A mountain range goes off into the distance left. A lake reflecting evergreens and scrub on opposite shore divides the painting horizontally one third up from the bottom.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.08
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.06
Description
General colour: green, blue, brown. The lower half is green water with an island of shrubs sitting in the middle. Bushes and then trees mark the far shore. A blue mountain rises up from center. The blue and pink sky has a few clouds.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Mount Rundle
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
29.8 x 37.9 cm
Description
General colour: green, blue, brown. The lower half is green water with an island of shrubs sitting in the middle. Bushes and then trees mark the far shore. A blue mountain rises up from center. The blue and pink sky has a few clouds.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of D. Armistead Moore, 1971
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.06
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Mount Rundle in Snow

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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas board
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.07
Description
General colour: green, white. Green water in the lower part with a patch of snow in lower left corner. Trees rise up on both sides. There is an island of snow in the center of the water. In the background center is a single mountain. Sky above.
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Mount Rundle in Snow
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas board
Dimensions
35.5 x 29.2 cm
Description
General colour: green, white. Green water in the lower part with a patch of snow in lower left corner. Trees rise up on both sides. There is an island of snow in the center of the water. In the background center is a single mountain. Sky above.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of Dave White, Winnipeg, 1970
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.07
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.09
Description
General colour: green. Central image is log building with a chair and table sitting outside it. Hotel is written on the door. To the left of the cabin are logs and an axe in a stump. To the right, a fence and a ladder coming out of a hole in the ground. Trees surround the hut and green mountains ri…
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Artist
John Donaldson Curren (1852 – 1940, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
n.d.
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.4 x 60.5 cm
Description
General colour: green. Central image is log building with a chair and table sitting outside it. Hotel is written on the door. To the left of the cabin are logs and an axe in a stump. To the right, a fence and a ladder coming out of a hole in the ground. Trees surround the hut and green mountains rise up behind. The sky is blue with small white clouds. Small shrubs grow across the bottom.
Subject
landscape
architecture, rural
Credit
Gift of Dave White, Winnipeg, 1970
Catalogue Number
CuJ.02.09
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