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Watercolour Painting

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1937
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.22
Description
A watercolour painting showing two pyramids and pam trees with a reflection in a body of water. The painting is entirely in shades of orange. In the lower left corner is “1937” and in the lower right corner are the initials “W.V.G.”
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Watercolour Painting
Date
1937
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
20.0 x 27.5 cm
Description
A watercolour painting showing two pyramids and pam trees with a reflection in a body of water. The painting is entirely in shades of orange. In the lower left corner is “1937” and in the lower right corner are the initials “W.V.G.”
Subject
pyramids
middle east
desert
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.05.22
Images
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Indigenous person washing gold, N. Bend

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Part Of
Professional photographers collection
Date Range
1889 Oct. 4
Reference Code
V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Professional photographers collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V650
Sous-Fonds
V650
Reference Code
V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43
GMD
Photograph
Parallel Title
Indian washing gold, N. Bend
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
1889 Oct. 4
Physical Description
1 photograph : print, in album
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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indigenous Cemetery near North Bend

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Part Of
Professional photographers collection
Date Range
1889 Oct. 4
Reference Code
V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Professional photographers collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V650
Sous-Fonds
V650
Reference Code
V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
1889 Oct. 4
Physical Description
1 photograph : print, in album
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Indigenous people sun drying salmon on Fraser River

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Part Of
Professional photographers collection
Scope & Content
Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River
Date Range
1889 Oct. 4
Reference Code
V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Professional photographers collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V650
Sous-Fonds
V650
Reference Code
V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45
GMD
Photograph
Parallel Title
Indians Sun drying Salmon on Fraser River
Date Range
1889 Oct. 4
Physical Description
1 photograph : print, in album
Scope & Content
Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River
Subject Access
Discovery and exploration
Indigenous Peoples
First Nations
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Creator
Unknown
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
Professional photographers collection
Date Range
1889 Oct. 3
Reference Code
V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
  1 image  
Part Of
Professional photographers collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V650
Sous-Fonds
V650
Reference Code
V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42
GMD
Photograph
Parallel Title
Siwash Indian
Other Title Info
Parallel title is original title
Date Range
1889 Oct. 3
Physical Description
1 photograph : print, in album
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Geographic Access
British Columbia
Creator
Unknown
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster

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Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' b…
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
1975
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Poster
Part Of
Nicholas Morant fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M300 / S20 / V500
Sous-Fonds
V500
Sub-Series
V500 / III / D / 5 : Personal Interest and Gifts
Accession Number
7784
Reference Code
V500 / III / D / 5 / PA - 67 to 69 O.S.
GMD
Poster
Responsibility
Nicholas Morant
Date Range
[ca. 1945 - ca. 1965]
1975
Physical Description
3 Posters: colour, b&w
Scope & Content
File consists of 2 colour poster prints, paper, depicting copies of famous art pieces (previously framed and used as decorations in the Banff Springs Hotel), and one b&w poster of a steam train. Content pertains to paintings 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' by Vermeer and 'La Divina Commedia di Dante' by Domenico di Michelino; also train image with faded print effect by Midwestern Rail Association.
Notes
Painting reprint posters were stored together in a cardboard poster tube with the following text labels on the outside: "NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA" "OLD BSH PRINTS. BSH HOTEL - II Bldg." "O.H.M.S. FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CANADIAN NATIONAL PARKS BRANCH OTTAWA, CANADA" 'J.C. Campbell, Esq., c/o Banff Springs Hotel, Banff, Alberta." (Handwritten): "These prints were originally exquisitely framed for use in rooms, suites and public rooms at the B.S.H." "OLD B.S.H. PRINTS includes PIX of 'II' Hotel" Train poster stored in poster tube labelled "DRAWINGS more to come (1, 2, 3)" with shipping address label: "Reed-Grove Ltd. 2111 East Avenue Rochester, New York 14610" "To Mr. + Mrs. Nichlas (sic) Morant Box 1288, Banff Alberta Canada". Customs label: "PARCEL POST CUSTOMS DECLARATION - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA QTY: 1 DETAILED LIST OF CONTENTS: DRAWINGS VALUE (US $): 10 FIRST CLASS"
Name Access
di Michelino, Domenico
Vermeer
Subject Access
Midwestern Rail Association
Trains
Banff Springs Hotel
Arts
Painting
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
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
Latin
Conservation
Items must be stored flat within acid-free casing to prevent surface damage.
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
Unknown
Date
1880 – 1900
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.06
Description
ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
The Bird Tree
Date
1880 – 1900
Dimensions
20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm
Description
ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.
Subject
figure, male
animal
mythological
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.06.06
Images
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Profile of a Young Girl

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.02
Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1890
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.02
Description
A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Profile of a Young Girl
Date
c. 1890
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
6.0 x 7.0 cm
Description
A graphite sketch of a young girl, sitting in profile. The sketch is in a black and gold frame with a hook at the top for hanging.
Subject
portrait
child
girl
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.03.02
Images
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