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Queen Elizabeth and King George VI 1939 Canada tour

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings about Queen Elizabeth and King George VI's 1939 Royal Tour across Canada.
Date Range
1939
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 12
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 - 12
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Date Range
1939
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings about Queen Elizabeth and King George VI's 1939 Royal Tour across Canada.
Subject Access
Royal Visit
Royal tours
Public events
Community events
Churches
Travel
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Jasper
Calgary
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Ontario
Toronto
British Columbia
Vancouver
United States of America
New York
Language
English
Category
Politics
Exploration, discovery and travel
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
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Electronic Resources
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Current Events [September - December 1939]

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events September October November and December". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from 1939.
Date Range
1939
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 24
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
Sous-Fonds
III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 24
GMD
Textual record
Scrapbook
Newspaper clipping
Date Range
1939
Physical Description
2 cm of textual records
Scope & Content
Scrapbook is handmade from coloured construction paper. Scrapbook has annotated title page which reads "Current Events September October November and December". Scrapbook contains newspaper clippings relating to media coverage of World War II from 1939.
Notes
Some clippings have small annotations in ink or pencil [i.e. publishing date of a specific newspaper article].
Subject Access
Agriculture
Geography
Government
History
Industry
Military
Natural resources
Politics
Public events
War
World War II
Geographic Access
Canada
Germany
England
Poland
Russia
France
Access Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Conservation
Metal bindings have been removed and replaced with unbleached string for preservation purposes
Related Material
Scrapbook LUX/III/B4/24 is part of collection of related scrapbooks [LUX / III / B4 / 24 to 28] covering global current events, commerce and political news from 1938-1940.
Category
Government
Law and justice
Military
Commerce and industry
Title Source
Title based on contents of item
Processing Status
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Letters to Mother [January - July 1939]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are read…
Date Range
1939
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 106
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1939
Physical Description
2.3 cm of textual records (138 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 65 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from January 3 to July 31, 1939. Topics include New Year's Eve celebrations and activities, Christmas presents, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], books Catharine and Edith are reading, day to day life, weather, slide-making, skiing at Norquay, visits from friends and visitors, descriptions of meals, wildlife [often in the yard], print-making, photography and cameras, events and people in Concord, day trips to Lake Louise, the Winter Carnival, construction of the Mount Temple Chalet finishing and subsequent trips to Temple to ski, cleaning and household chores, trips to Skoki to ski, painting/sketching, photography, updates on Dave White's health, errand trips to Calgary, various holidays [both Canadian and American], planning a new additon to the back of the house, going to Victoria and back in April-May [they stayed in Lethbridge, Nelson, Grand Forks, Kamloops, and Vancouver before arriving in Victoria by car and then took the train back to Banff from Prince George through Revelstoke and Golden], preparing the house for renovations [includes deep cleaning and having the floors sanded], the King and Queen visiting in late May, the 1939 World's Fair in New York City, Russ' health concerns, short trips around the mountains to paint/sketch [mostly up to Bow Lake/Saskatchewan River Crossing and into Yoho National Park], the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, progress on the construction of Num-Ti-Jah Lodge at Bow Lake, and preparing for the annual Skyline Trail Hikers trip.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are typed and hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Most typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 106 - 47 contains details of the 1939 Royal Visit.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
White, Annie
White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
White, Peter
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
White, Bubby
White, Clifford J., Sr.
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Mackenzie, Kate
Paris, Cyril
Rummel, Elizabeth
Rummel, Lizzie
Feuz, Edward
Mather, Allan
Castle, Donald
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Service, Robert
McGee, Sam
King George VI
Brewster, Jim
Bearspaw, David
Moore, Phil
Moore, Pearl
Rungius, Carl
Vaux, George, X
Subject Access
Activities
Alpine Club of Canada
Animals
Art
Artists
Automobiles
Backcountry skiing
Banff
Banff Indian Days
Banff Winter Carnival
Birds
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Calgary Stampede
Cave and Basin
Children
Community events
Community life
Construction
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Home
Hospital
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Leisure
Literature
Mountain
Mount Royal Hotel
Mount Temple Chalet
Norquay Ski Hill
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Royal tours
Royal Visit
Royalty
Scenery
Skating
Skiing
Ski areas
Ski jumping
Skoki Lodge
Ski Club of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Swiss Guides
Trains
Transportation
Travel
War
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
World War II
WWII
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Lake Minnewanka
Bow Lake
Little Yoho Valley
Yoho National Park
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Kamloops
Nelson
Prince George
Vancouver
Victoria
Revelstoke
Golden
British Columbia
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1939]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 56 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to December 30, 1939. Topics include going on the annual Skyline Trail Hike to the Ptarmigan Valley in early August, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [a mix of personal projects and…
Date Range
1939
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 107
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Private record
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 107
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1939
Physical Description
1.7 cm of textual records (93 pages ; 20 x 24.9 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 56 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 1 to December 30, 1939. Topics include going on the annual Skyline Trail Hike to the Ptarmigan Valley in early August, day to day life, weather, painting/sketching [a mix of personal projects and commissions done both at home and out in the Park], visits from friends and visitors, slide making, photography and cameras [including colour photography], events and people in Concord, minor repairs/projects to the house and property [including installing a new water heater on the second floor], updates on Dave White's health, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], the declaration of war on Germany in early September [as well as details pertaining to local recruitment efforts and general preparations], day trips to Lake Louise, wildlife, descriptions of meals, Edith going to the 1939 World's Fair in New York City [September], construction on the new addition to the house throughout October [including a new furnace room, bathroom, and dark room on the ground floor, extending the studio on the second floor, and facing the side of the house in stone], cleaning and household chores, errand trips to Calgary, books Catharine and Edith are reading, a large blizzard at the end of October, birthdays, various holidays [both Canadian and American], attending first aid classes at the school, putting together the annual Christmas card, and various other Christmas activities and parties.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. All typed letters are written on a single side of paper, hand-written letters are mostly double-sided. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. 107-19 contains a sketch of a mushroom on the back of the first page. 107-36 contains a sketch of the Whyte compound and details of the new extention to Pete and Catharine's house.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
Robb, Kitty
White, Annie
White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
White, Bubby
White, Clifford J., Sr.
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Moore, Phil
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
Simpson, Margaret
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Rungius, Carl
Noble, George
Pocette, Mark
Bagley, Frederick A.
Watson, Sir Norman
Vaux, Mary
Reid, Charles
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Automobiles
Backcountry skiing
Banff
Banff Springs Hotel
Birds
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Children
Christmas
Cinema
Community events
Community life
Construction
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Home
Hospital
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Leisure
Literature
Mountain
Mount Royal Hotel
North West Mounted Police
Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP
Scenery
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Tunnel Mountain
War
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
World War II
WWII
World's Fair
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Ptarmigan Valley
Yoho National Park
Banff National Park
Calgary
Alberta
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Electronic Resources

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Artist
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)
Date
1939
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
RuC.02.03
Description
A realistic rendering of Mount Rundle; foreground green and brownish grasses;evergreen trees through centre with a snow capped Mount Rundle in background; blue sky with white clouds top right. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, e…
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Artist
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)
Title
Mount Rundle
Date
1939
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
22.6 x 28.0 cm
Description
A realistic rendering of Mount Rundle; foreground green and brownish grasses;evergreen trees through centre with a snow capped Mount Rundle in background; blue sky with white clouds top right. Credit both The Banff Centre and Mrs. J. I. Brewster in any exhibition or publication of the collection, either in whole or in part. Banff Centre catalogue numbers: 81 0317 A; 20670
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
Credit
Gift of Banff Centre Brewster Donation, Banff, 1986
Catalogue Number
RuC.02.03
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Mrs. Joseph Calfchild

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Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Banff Indian Days.
Date Range
1939
Reference Code
V108 / 1214
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V108
Series
I. Candid, action and scenic views
Sous-Fonds
V108
Reference Code
V108 / 1214
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1939
Physical Description
1 negative : 8 x 10.5 cm.
Scope & Content
Banff Indian Days.
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous Peoples
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Location (Copy)
V108 / 1214
Title Source
Title based on content of item
Processing Status
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Mrs. Jonas 2 Youngman

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Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Scope & Content
Mrs. Jonas Twoyoungman, Banff Indian Days.
Date Range
1939
Reference Code
V108 / 1215
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Negative
Part Of
Lloyd Harmon fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
V108
Series
I. Candid, action and scenic views
Sous-Fonds
V108
Reference Code
V108 / 1215
GMD
Negative
Date Range
1939
Physical Description
1 negative : 8 x 10.5 cm.
Scope & Content
Mrs. Jonas Twoyoungman, Banff Indian Days.
Subject Access
Banff Indian Days
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Access Restrictions
Access by appointment only
Location (Copy)
V108 / 1215
Title Source
Title based on content
Processing Status
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1939
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.17
Description
A valley with a stand of evergreens to the left, a few more growing up the slope, a stream of water in the middle, two stands of evergreens on the right growing up the slope, mountains in the background with a clear sky. This is a Christmas card, greeting and signature in brc.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1939
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
10.8 x 16.8 cm
Description
A valley with a stand of evergreens to the left, a few more growing up the slope, a stream of water in the middle, two stands of evergreens on the right growing up the slope, mountains in the background with a clear sky. This is a Christmas card, greeting and signature in brc.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
valley
water
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.17
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Date
1939
Medium
print on paper
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.62
Description
A colour woodcut print. The image is a landscape of a lake area. In the background are two small islands with trees. Behind the larger island to the right is a round, yellow setting sun. The sky in the background appears hazy yellow. In the foreground a lake and a brown vine with green leaves domin…
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Artist
Walter Joseph Phillips, R. C. A. (1884 – 1963, Canadian)
Title
Smoke Haze
Date
1939
Medium
print on paper
Dimensions
17.8 x 25.5 cm
Description
A colour woodcut print. The image is a landscape of a lake area. In the background are two small islands with trees. Behind the larger island to the right is a round, yellow setting sun. The sky in the background appears hazy yellow. In the foreground a lake and a brown vine with green leaves dominates the scene coming in from out of frame at the top left of image and hanging down nearly all the way to the bottom of image. It appears that 5 or 6 colours were used in the print, primarily green, blue, brown and yellow. The artist’s signature is in the bottom rhc “WJ Phillips”. From accompanying write up it could be assumed that the image is of Lake of the Woods area near Winnipeg.
Subject
landscape
lake
vine
sunset
Walter J Phillips
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
PhW.04.62
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Settler’s Cabin near Anahim Lake B.C.

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1939
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.43
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Settler’s Cabin near Anahim Lake B.C.
Date
1939
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
22.8 x 30.3 cm
Subject
landscape
building, cabin
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.43
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Letters to Mother [August - December 1938]

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a…
Date Range
1938
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 105
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
Sous-Fonds
M36
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 105
GMD
Private record
Date Range
1938
Physical Description
2.5 cm of textual records (97 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
History / Biographical
See fonds level description.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 46 hand-written letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from August 7 to December 29, 1938. Topics include returning from a trip to Concord and details about the route taken, cleaning and household chores, visits from friends and visitors, weather, a day trip on the new stretch of road between Bow Lake and the Saskatchewan River Crossing, trips to Lake O'Hara to paint and hike [also includes hiking the new trail Tom Link and Jimmy Simpson blazed to Linda Lake, named for Linda Castle of Honolulu], events and people in Concord, photography and cameras, day to day life, maintenance and upkeep of the house and property [mostly landscaping], descriptions of meals, painting/sketching, day trips to Lake Louise [mostly in September to paint], mentions of the threat of war in Europe, radio programs [mostly operas and the news, but also plays], slide-making, the start of construction on the Mount Temple Chalet, films and film making, Jack and Barbara starting construction on their new house, various holidays [both Canadian and American], errand trips to Calgary, wildlife [often in the yard], going to Victoria in early November to see Annie and Dave, day trips with Cliff to see the progress on Mount Temple Chalet, Christmas, and various other holiday-related activities, parties, and gifts.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Some letters are written on hotel/lodge letterhead. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
Name Access
Whyte, Catharine
Whyte, Peter
Robb, Edith Morse
Robb, Russell, Jr.
White, Annie
White, David Mackintosh (Dave)
White, Peter
White, Clifford
White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
White, Bubby
White, Clifford J., Sr.
Whyte, Barbara
Stockand, Cameron
Stockand, Lila (White)
Ward, Sam
Ward, Louise (Cis)
Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
Simpson, Billie
MacKenzie, Kate
Strom, Erling
Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
Link, Adeline
Noble, George
Noble, Linda
Vaux, George, X
Vaux, Mary
Moore, Phil
Moore, Pearl
Moore, Edmee
Subject Access
Activities
Animals
Art
Artists
Automobiles
Banff
Birds
Birthday
Books
Businesses
Cave and Basin
Children
Christmas
Community events
Community life
Construction
Correspondence
Family
Family and personal life
First Nations
Home
Hospital
Hiking
Indigenous Peoples
Kodak
Koachrome
Lake O'Hara Lodge
Larch trees
Leisure
Literature
Mountain
Mount Temple Chalet
Norquay Ski Hill
Painting
Personal and Family Life
Photography
Post Office
Scenery
Ski areas
Trains
Transportation
Travel
Upper Hot Springs
Weather
Wildlife
Winter
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Banff
Lake Louise
Lake Minnewanka
Bow Lake
Banff National Park
Lake O'Hara
Yoho National Park
Vancouver
Victoria
Calgary
Alberta
British Columbia
Concord
Massachusetts
Canada
United States of America
Language
English
Creator
Robb Whyte, Catharine
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
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Melting Snow, near Andalsnes, Norway

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.017
Description
Colour: greys, blue. Two large round chunks of ice sit in a pool of water surrounded at the bottom and top by snow banks. Three dark rock patches show through the snow on the left side. A long snow slope crosses the picture in the upper half. Grey sky fills the upper left corner over to right of ce…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Melting Snow, near Andalsnes, Norway
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35 x 27.5 cm
Description
Colour: greys, blue. Two large round chunks of ice sit in a pool of water surrounded at the bottom and top by snow banks. Three dark rock patches show through the snow on the left side. A long snow slope crosses the picture in the upper half. Grey sky fills the upper left corner over to right of center.
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
lake
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.017
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Romsdal Valley, Norway

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.018
Description
Colour: green, blue, purple. Four little buildings sit in green hills above a patch of white snow at the left side. Two more sit right of center. In the lower right corner is a dark shape. In the distance on he right side rises a mountain with snow sides. A ribbon of cloud crosses the blue sky behi…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Romsdal Valley, Norway
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
35 x 27.5 cm
Description
Colour: green, blue, purple. Four little buildings sit in green hills above a patch of white snow at the left side. Two more sit right of center. In the lower right corner is a dark shape. In the distance on he right side rises a mountain with snow sides. A ribbon of cloud crosses the blue sky behind.
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.018
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Klosters, Switzerland

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.001
Description
Colour: blue. A building in the lower left corner. Two roofs can be seen behind and five more buildings across the picture towards the night. There are three tall shrubs in the lower night corner. There is a bank of snow behind the buildings and mountain peaks beyond. Bit of clear blue sky at the u…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Klosters, Switzerland
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.8 x 34.9 cm
Description
Colour: blue. A building in the lower left corner. Two roofs can be seen behind and five more buildings across the picture towards the night. There are three tall shrubs in the lower night corner. There is a bank of snow behind the buildings and mountain peaks beyond. Bit of clear blue sky at the upper edge.
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.001
Images
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Grindelwald, Switzerland

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.002
Description
Colour: green, brown, blue. Foreground is snow patches. Central image, night of canter is a log cabin. To the left is a scrawny tree and behind the cabin is a bare fill. In the background are three more cabins with green and blue shutters, situated on the green slope. Across the upper left corner i…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Grindelwald, Switzerland
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: green, brown, blue. Foreground is snow patches. Central image, night of canter is a log cabin. To the left is a scrawny tree and behind the cabin is a bare fill. In the background are three more cabins with green and blue shutters, situated on the green slope. Across the upper left corner is the forest.
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.002
Images
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Klosters, Switzerland

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.003
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.003
Description
Colour: blue. A fence partly hidden by snow runs across the shadowed embankment half way up the picture. A row of brown buildings goes across the upper part. The forest and mountain peaks can be seen in the upper left corners.The sun comes from the right highlighting the areas not shadowed by the h…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Klosters, Switzerland
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: blue. A fence partly hidden by snow runs across the shadowed embankment half way up the picture. A row of brown buildings goes across the upper part. The forest and mountain peaks can be seen in the upper left corners.The sun comes from the right highlighting the areas not shadowed by the house.
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.003
Images
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Klosters, Switzerland

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.004
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.004
Description
Colour: blue, brown. At the lower right three figures haul a sled up to the left through blue snow drifts. There are five buildings: two in the foreground on each side and three in the background at the center. A dark hill rises on the right side. Cloudy sky beyond.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Klosters, Switzerland
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: blue, brown. At the lower right three figures haul a sled up to the left through blue snow drifts. There are five buildings: two in the foreground on each side and three in the background at the center. A dark hill rises on the right side. Cloudy sky beyond.
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.004
Images
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Klosters, Switzerland

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.005
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.005
Description
Colour: blue, white, brown, yellow. A group of houses with white snowy roofs are encircled by blue snow banks. A brown fence can be seen at the lower left side. In the upper right corner the building there is barely painted in, much of the bare canvas shows through.
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Klosters, Switzerland
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: blue, white, brown, yellow. A group of houses with white snowy roofs are encircled by blue snow banks. A brown fence can be seen at the lower left side. In the upper right corner the building there is barely painted in, much of the bare canvas shows through.
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.005
Images
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Klosters, Switzerland

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.006
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.006
Description
Colour: white, blue, brown. Seven little cabins sit nestled in snowy hills. Three on the left and four on the right. A fence runs down right then down left at center. In the lower left corner is a large blue shadowed snow bank. In the background are trees with two snowy trails coming from each side…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Klosters, Switzerland
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.7 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: white, blue, brown. Seven little cabins sit nestled in snowy hills. Three on the left and four on the right. A fence runs down right then down left at center. In the lower left corner is a large blue shadowed snow bank. In the background are trees with two snowy trails coming from each side to behind the houses at center.
Subject
landscape
mountain
winter
architecture
rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1970
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.006
Images
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Road to Grotli, Norway

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.007
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.007
Description
Colour: blue, green. The two basic colours split the picture diagonally in half from upper left to lower right. In the lower half is a road which goes from the lower right corner up to the middle of the picture. To the left of it is a green and white embankment. In the upper half is blue snow and d…
  1 image  
Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Road to Grotli, Norway
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.5 x 35 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green. The two basic colours split the picture diagonally in half from upper left to lower right. In the lower half is a road which goes from the lower right corner up to the middle of the picture. To the left of it is a green and white embankment. In the upper half is blue snow and dark rock patches indicating a mountain side. Two patches of blue sky can be seen at the top left and top right.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.007
Images
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