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Pierre Esprit Radisson : re-drawn from a rare old Paris print - [portrait]

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: 1785

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 622

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 6. Fur trade

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 622

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1785

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Canada

Creator: [?]

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Watercolour Painting

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Artist: Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)

Date: 1830

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: PoS.05.04

Description: Botanical still life of two pink flowers, likely roses or peonies. Two flowers are in full bloom, while 4 are still in budding stages. Foliage is mostly a deep green with the edges of some leaves are red.

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Artist: Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)

Title: Watercolour Painting

Date: 1830

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 24.5 x 25.5 cm

Description: Botanical still life of two pink flowers, likely roses or peonies. Two flowers are in full bloom, while 4 are still in budding stages. Foliage is mostly a deep green with the edges of some leaves are red.

Subject: botanical; still life; flowers

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: PoS.05.04

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Watercolour Painting

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1830

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.05.27

Description: Botanical still life painting of a peach and grapes surrounded by green and orange foliage.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Watercolour Painting

Date: 1830

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 24.0 x 26.0 cm

Description: Botanical still life painting of a peach and grapes surrounded by green and orange foliage.

Subject: botanical; still life; food; fruit

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: UnK.05.27

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DeWitt Clinton and Train 1831

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: 1831

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 814

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 9. Transportation

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 814

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1831

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration; Railways; Transportation

Creator: Chas. [Charles] Beseler

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Watercolour Painting

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Artist: Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)

Date: 1835

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: PoS.05.03

Description: Botanical still life of four different kinds of flowers in an ornate yellow vase, resting on a square, marble-like platform. The flowers are pink, white and blue.

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Artist: Serena Matilda Potts (1812 – 1898, American)

Title: Watercolour Painting

Date: 1835

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 27.0 x 27.5 cm

Description: Botanical still life of four different kinds of flowers in an ornate yellow vase, resting on a square, marble-like platform. The flowers are pink, white and blue.

Subject: botanical; still life; flowers

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: PoS.05.03

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[Untitled]

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Part Of: Dave White family fonds

Scope & Content: Auntie Janet Curren. Grandpa's sister

Date Range: 1849

Reference Code: V681 / B - 4 - PA44

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Dave White family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V681

Series: B: Prints

Sub-Series: B: Family Photographs

Reference Code: V681 / B - 4 - PA44

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1849

Physical Description: 1 photograph: black and white print

Scope & Content: Auntie Janet Curren. Grandpa's sister

Notes: Postcard

Subject Access: Family and personal life; Women

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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York Factory : courtesy H.B.Co.[Hudson's Bay Company] - [illustration]

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: 1853

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 567

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 6. Fur trade

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 567

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1853

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Discovery and Exploration; Industry

Geographic Access: Manitoba

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[Illustration] The Herd

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: 1860

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 648

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 7. Bison

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 648

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1860

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

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[Illustration] The Herd

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: 1860

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 649

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 7. Bison

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 649

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1860

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

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[Untitled]

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Part Of: Dave White family fonds

Scope & Content: Daniel White

Date Range: 1862

Reference Code: V681 / B - 5 - PA1

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

Part Of: Dave White family fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V681

Series: B: Prints

Sub-Series: B: Family Photographs

Reference Code: V681 / B - 5 - PA1

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1862

Physical Description: 1 photograph: black and white print

Scope & Content: Daniel White

Notes: Postcard

Subject Access: Family and personal life

Geographic Access: Alberta

Related Material: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

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[Illustration] Buffalo - a hold up 1869

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: see also 738

Date Range: 1869

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 655

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 7. Bison

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 655

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1869

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Scope & Content: see also 738

Subject Access: Environment and Nature; Railways; Transportation

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[Illustration] Buffalo - a holdup 1869

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: see also 655

Date Range: 1869

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 738

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 8. Native people

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 738

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1869

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Scope & Content: see also 655

Subject Access: Environment and Nature; Railways; Transportation

Geographic Access: Alberta; British Columbia

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Winnipeg in 1870

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Scope & Content: D. Scott & Co. [Company], Furniture

Date Range: 1870

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 812

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 9. Transportation

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 812

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1870

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Scope & Content: D. Scott & Co. [Company], Furniture

Subject Access: Buildings and memorials; Commerce

Geographic Access: Manitoba

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Buffalo Bones In 1875

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Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Date Range: 1875

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 652

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

1 image

Part Of: Mary Schaffer fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Series: II. Photography series

Sub-Series: A. Lantern slides 7. Bison

Reference Code: V527 / PS 1 - 652

GMD: Photograph; Lantern slide; Transparency

Date Range: 1875

Physical Description: 1 transparency : lantern slide

Subject Access: Environment and Nature

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Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

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Artist: John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)

Date: 1877

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FsJ.05.04

Description: A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.

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Artist: John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)

Title: Coastal Scene, Tides Out, Dalhousie

Date: 1877

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 17.1 x 24.2 cm

Description: A bright scene of a rocky coast with water beyond. A rocky island topped with trees fills the centre of the image. The foreground has algae-covered rocks, two figures bending over a boat, and a large cliff at left. flocks of birds fly above the island.

Subject: Coast; Nova Scotia; fishing

Credit: Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2023

Catalogue Number: FsJ.05.04

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Marble Halls

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.45

Description: Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Marble Halls

Date: 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 13.5 x 14 cm

Description: Scene of a valley with outcroppings of dark rust/red rocks to the right and forground right, trees to the left middle, and mountains in the distance.

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1986

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.45

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Japanese Woman and Child

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Artist: Watanabe Bunzo (1853 – 1942, Japanese)

Date: 1882

Medium: ink and colour on paper

Catalogue Number: BuW.05.01

Description: Frontispiece Japan Day by Day Volume I by Edward S. Morse. A farmyard scene. A woman wearing a grey kimono, blue sash, carries a baby on her back, he is dressed in blue and red and has a small kite in his left hand. She is looking down at a rooster who with a hen behind him are looking at three egg…

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Artist: Watanabe Bunzo (1853 – 1942, Japanese)

Title: Japanese Woman and Child

Date: 1882

Medium: ink and colour on paper

Dimensions: 36.1 x 25.2 cm

Description: Frontispiece Japan Day by Day Volume I by Edward S. Morse. A farmyard scene. A woman wearing a grey kimono, blue sash, carries a baby on her back, he is dressed in blue and red and has a small kite in his left hand. She is looking down at a rooster who with a hen behind him are looking at three eggs on the ground. Five figures in background, houses to right centre, a snow-capped mountain is in background, sky is blue with yellowish clouds. Written on back: Mrs. Russell Robb Concord, Mass.