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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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Untitled [Branch and Leaves]

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Artist
Konishi Kinkyo
Date
1880 – 1880
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
KnK.03.02
Description
This drawing features a stick that appears to be bamboo reaching diagonally across the page, starting in the llc and ending in the trc. At the top of the branch are leaves. All done in black ink.
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Artist
Konishi Kinkyo
Title
Untitled [Branch and Leaves]
Date
1880 – 1880
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
32.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
This drawing features a stick that appears to be bamboo reaching diagonally across the page, starting in the llc and ending in the trc. At the top of the branch are leaves. All done in black ink.
Subject
botanical
branch
leaves
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KnK.03.02
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Noon Time at Ike-No-Hata

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Date
1880
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.04
Description
winter scene with very grey sky, a man and a woman are crossing a snow-covered bridge carrying umbrellas,several snow-covered buildings in the distance
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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Title
Noon Time at Ike-No-Hata
Date
1880
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
24.4 x 36.5 cm
Description
winter scene with very grey sky, a man and a woman are crossing a snow-covered bridge carrying umbrellas,several snow-covered buildings in the distance
Subject
landscape
figure ;group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.04
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Young Willow Branches - Moon Crescent

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Artist
Takada Kakushu
Date
1881
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
KaD.03.01
Description
Willow branches fall into the page from the top edge, and one of these branches stretches all the way to the bottom center of the page. Through the leaves a crescent moon is visible.
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Artist
Takada Kakushu
Title
Young Willow Branches - Moon Crescent
Date
1881
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
32 x 35 cm
Description
Willow branches fall into the page from the top edge, and one of these branches stretches all the way to the bottom center of the page. Through the leaves a crescent moon is visible.
Subject
botanical
willow branches
landscape
moon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KaD.03.01
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Ike-No-Hata Fireworks

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Date
1881
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.05
Description
two boys climb a tree and a crowd of people are watching fireworks across a body of water, red lanterns are strung between the trees
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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Title
Ike-No-Hata Fireworks
Date
1881
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
24.7 x 36.6 cm
Description
two boys climb a tree and a crowd of people are watching fireworks across a body of water, red lanterns are strung between the trees
Subject
landscape
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.05
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Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Date
1882
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
ScM.03.01
Description
A drawing (copy) of a dog sitting on the floor, back view with head turned to the left; he is sitting in front of a table with various things on top of it; drawn curtains in background, opened a little at the left, iron faceted window panes through which can be seen a tower with a flag. Hand writte…
Artist
Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)
Title
High Life
Date
1882
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
48.0;61.2 x 36.2;50.7 cm
Description
A drawing (copy) of a dog sitting on the floor, back view with head turned to the left; he is sitting in front of a table with various things on top of it; drawn curtains in background, opened a little at the left, iron faceted window panes through which can be seen a tower with a flag. Hand written on the brown paper backing of the framed picture: Crayon Copy Mary Sharples 1880.
Subject
still life
animal, dog
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
ScM.03.01
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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.
Subject
farmyard
Mount Fujijama
buildings
people
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
BuW.05.01
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Tennoji Shimoi - River

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Date
1882
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.01
Description
night scene, silhouette of two people in a house on a river, another person is approaching carrying a paper lantern, fireflies and reflection of the house lights in the water
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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Title
Tennoji Shimoi - River
Date
1882
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
24.2 x 36.1 cm
Description
night scene, silhouette of two people in a house on a river, another person is approaching carrying a paper lantern, fireflies and reflection of the house lights in the water
Subject
landscape
architecture
figure
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.01
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Night Rain at Yanagihara

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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Date
1882
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.03
Description
dark, rainy street scene with people carrying umbrellas and lanterns, with rickshaw and dog in the foreground
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Artist
Kobayashi Kiyochika (1847 – 1915, Japanese)
Title
Night Rain at Yanagihara
Date
1882
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
24.5 x 36.6 cm
Description
dark, rainy street scene with people carrying umbrellas and lanterns, with rickshaw and dog in the foreground
Subject
people
dog
night
rain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiY.04.03
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Artist
Kotani (or, Odani) Kingaku
Date
1883 – 1883
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
KiO.03.01
Description
an ink wash drawing of four leaves. There are 2 different types of leaves, one type with a stem and many branches; the other with a stem down the middle and two sides. There is writing along the rs.
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Artist
Kotani (or, Odani) Kingaku
Title
Ink Leaves
Date
1883 – 1883
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
32.5 x 35.5 cm
Description
an ink wash drawing of four leaves. There are 2 different types of leaves, one type with a stem and many branches; the other with a stem down the middle and two sides. There is writing along the rs.
Subject
botanical
leaves
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KiO.03.01
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Artist
Okamoto Keiki
Date
1884 – 1884
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
KeO.03.01
Description
A branch of a magnolia tree enters the page at the blc and stretches up towards the trc. The branch is painted with a black ink. On the branch, magnolia flowers (2) and magnolia buds (3) reach towards the top of the page. There is light green ink on the flowers and buds, a red center is visible …
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Artist
Okamoto Keiki
Title
Magnolia
Date
1884 – 1884
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
32.0 x 35.0 cm
Description
A branch of a magnolia tree enters the page at the blc and stretches up towards the trc. The branch is painted with a black ink. On the branch, magnolia flowers (2) and magnolia buds (3) reach towards the top of the page. There is light green ink on the flowers and buds, a red center is visible on the flower closest to the left. The buds are painted with a mid-tone of brown.
Subject
botanical
magnolia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KeO.03.01
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Untitled [Gentian Flower]

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Artist
Okamoto Keiki
Date
1884 – 1884
Medium
drawing on paper
Catalogue Number
KeO.03.02
Description
This is a drawing with coloured ink of a flower. A green stem rises from the lower left corner of the picture and ends in a blue, open flower near the top right corner. There are 3 smaller buds on the stem which blend in quite well with the green leaves on the stem
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Artist
Okamoto Keiki
Title
Untitled [Gentian Flower]
Date
1884 – 1884
Medium
drawing on paper
Dimensions
32.5 x 35 cm
Description
This is a drawing with coloured ink of a flower. A green stem rises from the lower left corner of the picture and ends in a blue, open flower near the top right corner. There are 3 smaller buds on the stem which blend in quite well with the green leaves on the stem
Subject
botanical
gentian flower
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KeO.03.02
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Artist
Takahashi
Date
1884
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BoA.03.01
Description
Centered on the page is a fishing float design. It is circular with a diamond center. On each tip of the diamond is a small circle that joins the larger circle. The inside of the diamond, and the space between the diamond and the circle are shaded with a grey.
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Artist
Takahashi
Title
Untitled [Emblem]
Date
1884
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
18.0 x 32.5 cm
Description
Centered on the page is a fishing float design. It is circular with a diamond center. On each tip of the diamond is a small circle that joins the larger circle. The inside of the diamond, and the space between the diamond and the circle are shaded with a grey.
Subject
design
fishing float
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
BoA.03.01
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Untitled [two egg plants]

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Artist
Umehala Kolyo
Date
1884 – 1884
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
KoU.03.01
Description
an ink drawing featuring two eggplants which are both shaded in darkly, and one line drawing of a marrow vegetable. This line drawn vegetable is placed behind the largest eggplant. The drawing is set towards the bottom right of the paper. A 9cm x approx. 9cm piece is torn from the bottom right c…
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Artist
Umehala Kolyo
Title
Untitled [two egg plants]
Date
1884 – 1884
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
32.5 x 34.5 cm
Description
an ink drawing featuring two eggplants which are both shaded in darkly, and one line drawing of a marrow vegetable. This line drawn vegetable is placed behind the largest eggplant. The drawing is set towards the bottom right of the paper. A 9cm x approx. 9cm piece is torn from the bottom right corner.
Subject
still life
vegetables
eggplant
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
KoU.03.01
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First Time Bean Pods

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Artist
Ito Sojun
Date
1885 – 1885
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
SoI.03.01
Description
This drawing features a branch which extends from the blc, starting as one branch, and reaches into the tr side of the work where it branches into three grouping of leaves. The leaves are a black ink wash. Green ink is used to depict bean pods which are growing underneath the leaves closer to the…
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Artist
Ito Sojun
Title
First Time Bean Pods
Date
1885 – 1885
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
32.0 x 33.5 cm
Description
This drawing features a branch which extends from the blc, starting as one branch, and reaches into the tr side of the work where it branches into three grouping of leaves. The leaves are a black ink wash. Green ink is used to depict bean pods which are growing underneath the leaves closer to the bottom of the branch.
Subject
botanical
bean pods
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
SoI.03.01
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Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Resources

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one volume titled "Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Rersources", 1885. Content pertains to local businesses, churches, schools and other community resources in Calgary.
Date Range
1885
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 11
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : ELeanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 11
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Responsibility
Produced by Burns and Elliott
Date Range
1885
Physical Description
1 cm of txtual records (1 volume ; 14 x 23 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one volume titled "Calgary Alberta: Her Industries and Rersources", 1885. Content pertains to local businesses, churches, schools and other community resources in Calgary.
Material Details
Red covers with red, yellow and green marbled interior pages (first and last pages and inside covers only)
Subject Access
Commerce
Industry
Businesses
Municipal views
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Calgary
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Original title used
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of three First Nations men posed with Reverends McDougall and Stunhaues[?] in a studio setting - "Standing Chief Samson & Rev. R.B. Stunhaues[?] L to R Rev. John McDougall Chief Paken[?] Chief Jonas Big Stoney" written on the back in blue ink
Date Range
1886
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 848
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 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 848
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1886
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of three First Nations men posed with Reverends McDougall and Stunhaues[?] in a studio setting - "Standing Chief Samson & Rev. R.B. Stunhaues[?] L to R Rev. John McDougall Chief Paken[?] Chief Jonas Big Stoney" written on the back in blue ink
Notes
Copyright: Ernest Brown collection
Name Access
Big Stoney, Jonas
McDougall, John
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Portrait
Recognizing relations
Stoney
Stoney Nakoda
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
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King James Holy Bible

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one copy of the King James Bible published in London, England [1886 edition], bound in dark red leather, which was owned by Georgina Luxton. Contains several loose inserts, some of which are annotated [see "Content Details"].
Date Range
1886
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 36
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / B4 : Collected material
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 36
GMD
Published record
Textual record
Date Range
1886
Physical Description
3.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 8.7 x 14 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one copy of the King James Bible published in London, England [1886 edition], bound in dark red leather, which was owned by Georgina Luxton. Contains several loose inserts, some of which are annotated [see "Content Details"].
Notes
Inside cover is signed "G.E. Luxton W.L. College" [presumably referring to Georgina Luxton and Wesleyan Ladies' College, where she attended school ca. 1890-1895].
Name Access
Luxton, Georgina
Harmon, Aileen
Soole, Violet
Subject Access
Religions
Personal and Family Life
Education
Schools
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
England
London
Access Restrictions
Item is very fragile, consult with Archives/Library staff prior to handling
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Religions
Education
Family and personal life
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
Contains several loose inserts: Annotated business card for "Thwaites Sadler, Whip and Harness Maker, Bishopsgate Without, London" [1850-1870?] between pages 50 and 51; torn paper scrap with handwritten poem/excerpt between pages 552 and 553; annotated business card for "Your Restaurant" [possibly operated in Montreal, Quebec] between pages 606 and 607; 1922 newspaper clipping pertaining to political debate involving William Luxton in 1877; small newspaper clipping pertaining to a meeting with members of the Literary-Dramatic Club in Banff between pages 738 and 739; and a newspaper clipping from 1901 mentioning Norman Luxton and John Voss' global canoe trip aboard the Tilikum.
Processing Status
Processed
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Travel journal, Canada and United States

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
Date Range
1886
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 2
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / II / C6 : Southern Alberta research project
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6 / 2
GMD
Textual record
Date Range
1886
Physical Description
1.5 cm of textual records (1 volume ; 18 x 22 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of one bound journal containing an extensive account of a 4-month trip to Canada and the United States by [J?]. L. Douglass, August to December 1886.
Notes
Volume accompanied by paper with shipping label dated 1956.
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Exploration
Leisure
Geographic Access
Canada
United States
Language
English
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Landscape (Rocky Mountains)

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Artist
John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)
Date
1886
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
FsJ.05.01
Description
Flat body of water in foreground surrounded by plants. Large rounded snow-covered peak in background with smaller peaks behind.
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Artist
John Arthur Fraser (1838 – 1898, English)
Title
Landscape (Rocky Mountains)
Date
1886
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
23.5 x 33.7 cm
Description
Flat body of water in foreground surrounded by plants. Large rounded snow-covered peak in background with smaller peaks behind.
Subject
mountains
Mount Baker?
Credit
Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2023
Catalogue Number
FsJ.05.01
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