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Ski Racing Bib
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- Date
- 1948
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1068
- Description
- Back and front bib of cotton, 26.0x24.5, red border with red "Canadian Ski Championships Ladies' Slalom Banff 1948" at top and bottom with the number "10" centered in blue. Written on the back in pencil "Lorna Pirie".
- Title
- Ski Racing Bib
- Date
- 1948
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Back and front bib of cotton, 26.0x24.5, red border with red "Canadian Ski Championships Ladies' Slalom Banff 1948" at top and bottom with the number "10" centered in blue. Written on the back in pencil "Lorna Pirie".
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- ski racing
- Lorna Becker
- Credit
- Gift of Lorna Becker, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1068
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Prototype Ski Binding
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- Date
- 1948
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1023
- Description
- Red metal box with contents of ski bindings and parts. Hinged lid has cut-off ski with bindings screwed on to it. Similar ski part loose inside. Many pieces of various parts, chain links, bags of chain samples, coils, etc. Notes attached to many parts, some photographs on notes. Box exterior h…
- Title
- Prototype Ski Binding
- Date
- 1948
- Material
- metal; wood; fibre
- Description
- Red metal box with contents of ski bindings and parts. Hinged lid has cut-off ski with bindings screwed on to it. Similar ski part loose inside. Many pieces of various parts, chain links, bags of chain samples, coils, etc. Notes attached to many parts, some photographs on notes. Box exterior has mail labels affixed.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- inventions
- Vigo Victor Kutschera
- Credit
- Gift of Harriet Cumberland, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1023
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Scarf Kerchief
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- Date
- 1942
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1028
- Description
- Square of fine wool decorated to look like a newspaper - black writing in columns with red headlines and pictures. The title of the paper is “Rocky Male and Female Skier” written in black Old English lettering. The members of a skiing group are mentioned throughout the articles and are listed und…
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- Title
- Scarf Kerchief
- Date
- 1942
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- Square of fine wool decorated to look like a newspaper - black writing in columns with red headlines and pictures. The title of the paper is “Rocky Male and Female Skier” written in black Old English lettering. The members of a skiing group are mentioned throughout the articles and are listed under the headline “Notable Group Go Skiing.”
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Cliff White
- Jim Boyce
- Helen Ogilvie
- Barbara Parker
- Dorothy Phillips
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1028
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1225 a,b
- Description
- (a) A dark gold-coloured pin contained in its original paper jeweller’s box (b). The round pin has with an outer rim with lettering and an inner circle which is divided into four segments by a pair of crossed skis and an ice axe with a trailing cord. The top section, clockwise, features the embosse…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 2.8 cm
- Description
- (a) A dark gold-coloured pin contained in its original paper jeweller’s box (b). The round pin has with an outer rim with lettering and an inner circle which is divided into four segments by a pair of crossed skis and an ice axe with a trailing cord. The top section, clockwise, features the embossed head of a moose whose horns extend to the rim of the pin face; a maple leaf, a blue and red enamelled Union Jack; and a bear’s head. The outer rim has a dot on the middle bottom followed by: clockwise, “THE SKI CLUB OF THE”, 3 dots between moose’s horns, “CANADIAN ROCKIES”. A scrolled rim extending from the bottom of the circular pin face about one-third of the circumference has these words in Latin: “PER ARDUA AD MONTES”, roughly translated ‘through difficulties to the mountains’. The back of the pin has a pin set soldered on one-third from the top; one horizontal long-hinged pin rivetted at one end and fastened at the other by a swivel-locking safety clasp. (b) A square (3.8x3.8) red paper box filled with cotton batting. The top of the box has, in gold-coloured engraved script, “Cartier Ltd.” and printed underneath “LONDON”.
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Leighton, London, 2007
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1225 a,b
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Ski Touring Boots
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- Date
- 1940 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fabric; metal; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1119 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brown leather, over-ankle, square-toed, unlined ski touring boots, with thick rubber soles (1.30cm on the sole, 2.50cm on the heel), a grooved heel for a cable, and seven grommeted eyelets with yellow and brown laces. There are straps sewn on both sides of the boots; one with a buckle and…
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- Title
- Ski Touring Boots
- Date
- 1940 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fabric; metal; rubber
- Dimensions
- 16.4 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of brown leather, over-ankle, square-toed, unlined ski touring boots, with thick rubber soles (1.30cm on the sole, 2.50cm on the heel), a grooved heel for a cable, and seven grommeted eyelets with yellow and brown laces. There are straps sewn on both sides of the boots; one with a buckle and one with holes; a leather loop pull-off on the back of the heel and boots have felt sole liners. There is a white label with blue lettering on the tongue, right boot “PIONEER by Daoust” (in script). Also on the outside ankles, viewer’s left, left boot (b) and viewer’s right of right boot (a), above the ankle, is the number “9” handwritten in black indelible ink, also written on the tongue “9” on the left boot and above the label on the right boot. On the stitched and nailed soles, near the toe, a “9” is imprinted in the rubber and then circled in black pen ink, and on the heel an imprint of a coniferous tree with SK in the middle and underneath “MADE IN CANADA”.
- Credit
- Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1119 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1064
- Description
- A pair of ski goggles with an elastic headband attached at either side to yellow lenses edged in velvet.
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- Title
- Ski Goggles
- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Description
- A pair of ski goggles with an elastic headband attached at either side to yellow lenses edged in velvet.
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Smyth, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1064
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1196 a,b
- Description
- Two felt patches. One has “SUNSHINE BANFF” across top, blue sky with one yellow sun in centre, and below that, an “S” in blue with a blue flag on either side. Background is white with a blue border around outer edge. The other patch is the same except that there are two yellow suns in a blue sky, a…
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- Title
- Ski Patch
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two felt patches. One has “SUNSHINE BANFF” across top, blue sky with one yellow sun in centre, and below that, an “S” in blue with a blue flag on either side. Background is white with a blue border around outer edge. The other patch is the same except that there are two yellow suns in a blue sky, and the letter “S” below is in red instead of blue.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Sunshine Ski Area
- Bill Barnwell
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Barnwell, Camarillo, United States, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1196 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1197
- Description
- Circular blue felt patch. Yellow lettering around outside reads: “Ski Runners-Canadian Rockies”, image in centre of skier with blue sky and white cloud.
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- Title
- Ski Patch
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Circular blue felt patch. Yellow lettering around outside reads: “Ski Runners-Canadian Rockies”, image in centre of skier with blue sky and white cloud.
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Barnwell, Camarillo, United States, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1197
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1165
- Description
- Grey handmade ski pants with metal zippers in the pockets and fly, and black elastic stirrups at the ankles. The waistband has belt loops. A piece of paper is pinned to the waistband with BARBARA KAPTEYN SKI PANTS - LATE ‘40’S EARLY ‘50’S” written in blue ink.
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- Title
- Ski Pants
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 111.2 cm
- Description
- Grey handmade ski pants with metal zippers in the pockets and fly, and black elastic stirrups at the ankles. The waistband has belt loops. A piece of paper is pinned to the waistband with BARBARA KAPTEYN SKI PANTS - LATE ‘40’S EARLY ‘50’S” written in blue ink.
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara Whyte Kapteyn, Calgary, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1165
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- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1169 a-b
- Description
- Pennant (a) is green felt , triangular with 2 small red triangles attached at wide end. Appliqued sign post with signs reading: “LAKE LOUISE”, “CANADIAN ROCKIES”, “ MT. TEMPLE CHALET” “PTARMIGAN VALLEY”, “HALF WAY HUT”, “BAKER LAKE”, “SKOKI LODGE”, in red, yellow and white felt. A small rectangular…
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- Title
- Pennant
- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- Pennant (a) is green felt , triangular with 2 small red triangles attached at wide end. Appliqued sign post with signs reading: “LAKE LOUISE”, “CANADIAN ROCKIES”, “ MT. TEMPLE CHALET” “PTARMIGAN VALLEY”, “HALF WAY HUT”, “BAKER LAKE”, “SKOKI LODGE”, in red, yellow and white felt. A small rectangular piece of orange felt on bottom of sign post. Green and white paper manufacture’s tag on reverse. Pennant (b) is smaller than pennant (a) measuring, 14.5 cm by 48.0 cm. It is made of gold felt with a stamped on illustration of a pine marten and the words “NUM-TI-JAH LODGE BOW LAKE ALBERTA” in dark brown. Four small felt srtips attached to wide end. Stamp on back reads “LOCALLY MADE AT LAKE LOUISE”
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Num-ti-jah Lodge
- Bow Lake
- lodges
- motels
- huts
- skiing
- Lake Louise
- Canadian Rockies
- Mt Temple Chalet
- Ptarmigan Valley
- Half Way Hut
- Baker Lake
- Skoki Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Rouse, Calgary, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1169 a-b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fabric; canvas; fur; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0094
- Description
- Pair of ski skins made of beige heavy-duty canvas and beige seal skin with black spots. One end of the skins has a canvas loop that can be hooked over the nose of the skis, two straps that attach with metal clasps interspersed down the length, and a strip of canvas extending from the other end that…
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- Title
- Ski Skins
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fabric; canvas; fur; metal;
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 5.7 x 221.4 cm
- Description
- Pair of ski skins made of beige heavy-duty canvas and beige seal skin with black spots. One end of the skins has a canvas loop that can be hooked over the nose of the skis, two straps that attach with metal clasps interspersed down the length, and a strip of canvas extending from the other end that has a metal cap on it.
- Subject
- Eddie Hunter
- skiing
- ski equipment;
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0094
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- Date
- 1946 – 1977
- Material
- metal; plastic; resin; fabric;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0394 a-p
- Description
- Sixteen pins, buttons, and a patch all relating to skiing, ski events, and ski areas. Includes Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies [1946, 1948, 1952], the Banff Winter Festival, Sunshine Village, Lake Louise Ski Resort, Bank of Montreal World Cup, Concurso International [1954], Alberta Winter Games…
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- Title
- Pins
- Date
- 1946 – 1977
- Material
- metal; plastic; resin; fabric;
- Dimensions
- 0.9 cm
- Description
- Sixteen pins, buttons, and a patch all relating to skiing, ski events, and ski areas. Includes Ski Runners of the Canadian Rockies [1946, 1948, 1952], the Banff Winter Festival, Sunshine Village, Lake Louise Ski Resort, Bank of Montreal World Cup, Concurso International [1954], Alberta Winter Games [1976], Family Snow Festival, and a National Parks of Canada Chauffeur button - most have small adhesive stickers on the back with “HUNTER” written in black.
- Subject
- Eddie Hunter
- skiing
- ski areas
- ski events
- ski racing
- Sunshine Ski Resort
- Lake Louise Ski Resort
- Ski Runners
- Heli-skiing;
- Credit
- Gift of Eddie Hunter, Banff, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0394 a-p
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1016
- Description
- Sunshine Banff, shield-shaped, white background, blue pinked edging around inner whiteshield, across top: "SUNSHINE BANFF" (screened) lower half has a large blue "S" sewn on with 2 red flags on black poles , cut out to show the blue background and centered is a yellow circle.
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- Title
- Crest
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 7.3 cm
- Description
- Sunshine Banff, shield-shaped, white background, blue pinked edging around inner whiteshield, across top: "SUNSHINE BANFF" (screened) lower half has a large blue "S" sewn on with 2 red flags on black poles , cut out to show the blue background and centered is a yellow circle.
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1016
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- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1077
- Description
- Shield-shaped, Sunshine Banff,white background, blue triangle, around inside shield has pinked edges. "SUNSHINE BANFF" in red on white across top, large yellow "S" with 2 red flags bottom half. 3 yellow suns on blue above "S" and below name. Stamped on back:"Crest Craft Saskatoon Sk" Written in bla…
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- Title
- Sweater Crest
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.2 x 7.9 cm
- Description
- Shield-shaped, Sunshine Banff,white background, blue triangle, around inside shield has pinked edges. "SUNSHINE BANFF" in red on white across top, large yellow "S" with 2 red flags bottom half. 3 yellow suns on blue above "S" and below name. Stamped on back:"Crest Craft Saskatoon Sk" Written in black ink "Frank A Gourlay Banff".
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Frank Gourlay
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1077
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Directional Sign
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1002
- Description
- Painted wooden sign "NORQUAY". Wood cut into shape of a waving pennant, all edges painted dark blue, handpainted dark blue letters ca 7.0 high: "NORQUAY" both sides,2 holes on wide end for hanging.
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- Title
- Directional Sign
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 70.5 cm
- Description
- Painted wooden sign "NORQUAY". Wood cut into shape of a waving pennant, all edges painted dark blue, handpainted dark blue letters ca 7.0 high: "NORQUAY" both sides,2 holes on wide end for hanging.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Mt. Norquay
- George Encil
- Credit
- Gift of Douglas Robinson, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1002
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Ski Touring Boots
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1049 a,b
- Description
- pair black leather touring boots, over ankle, thick soled, layered leather sole 4.0 at heel, grooved at heel for cable, rubber sole sewn on, heel nailed on, brown leather lined, tongue and inside heel wool lined, lace eyelets, 7 front opening, 5 at back at ankle opening, another piece of leather st…
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- Title
- Ski Touring Boots
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 10.7 x 29.5 cm
- Description
- pair black leather touring boots, over ankle, thick soled, layered leather sole 4.0 at heel, grooved at heel for cable, rubber sole sewn on, heel nailed on, brown leather lined, tongue and inside heel wool lined, lace eyelets, 7 front opening, 5 at back at ankle opening, another piece of leather stitched at sides with 5 lace hooks ca 73.0 long strap with buckle and ring sewn in at heel, brass edging nailed and screwed on at outer side and front, also smaller piece inside.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Bob Liggatt
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Liggatt, Canmore, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1049 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- wood; glass; metal, brass; metal, mercury
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0003
- Description
- A field thermometer in a long narrow wooden box case with a brass ring at the top for hanging, and a small brass latch hook to secure the thermometer which slides into the box forming the lid when closed in place. The sliding piece can be reversed to display a glass tube mercury-filled thermometer…
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- Title
- Thermometer
- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- wood; glass; metal, brass; metal, mercury
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 2.9 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- A field thermometer in a long narrow wooden box case with a brass ring at the top for hanging, and a small brass latch hook to secure the thermometer which slides into the box forming the lid when closed in place. The sliding piece can be reversed to display a glass tube mercury-filled thermometer attached to a brass plaque scaled from 10o to 120o (Fahrenheit). The inside of the case is marked “183” in pencil and there is a brass plaque on the box labelled “Charles Wilder Co. N.Y.” and “Williams, Brown and Earle Phila”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.0003
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- Date
- 1949 – 1953
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1296 a-c
- Description
- Three pins representative of membership in the Banff Ski Runners: all three have a horizontal hinged pin on the back which fastens into locking clasp.(a) a round silver-coloured metal pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the p…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1949 – 1953
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Description
- Three pins representative of membership in the Banff Ski Runners: all three have a horizontal hinged pin on the back which fastens into locking clasp.(a) a round silver-coloured metal pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the pin has the blue outline of a skier and mountains and 1949 in blue at the bottom.(b) a round silver-coloured metal pin with reddish-brown enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF. The centre of the pin has the red outline of a skier and mountains and 1950 in red at the bottom. (c) a round silver-coloured pin with blue enamel around the border and silver lettering SKI RUNNERS CANADIAN ROCKIES BANFF; the bottom, against silver has 1953 in blue. The centre of the pin has a blue skier skiing between two slalom flags.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Banff Ski Runners
- Credit
- Gift of Elizabeth Wooley Monod, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1296 a-c
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Decorative Plate
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- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0341 a-l
- Description
- Ivory coloured plates (a to l) with scalloped rim edges, all having blue and white, Rocky Mountain and Quebec ski scenes. (a) "Mount Assiniboine” - 2 cabins, 3 skiers (b) "Mount Assiniboine” - one cabin (c) "Mount Assiniboine Lodge” - 2 cabins, 1 skier (e) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - three ski…
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 1.6 x 23.8 cm
- Description
- Ivory coloured plates (a to l) with scalloped rim edges, all having blue and white, Rocky Mountain and Quebec ski scenes. (a) "Mount Assiniboine” - 2 cabins, 3 skiers (b) "Mount Assiniboine” - one cabin (c) "Mount Assiniboine Lodge” - 2 cabins, 1 skier (e) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - three skiers (f) "Sunshine Valley, Near Banff" - turning skier (g) "Mount, Norquay, Banff" - ski jumper and spectators (h) "Mount Norquay, Banff” - two ski tourers (i) "Skoki Valley, Lake Louise" - two skiers, one pointing with pole (j) "Val Morin" - skier in parka (k) "Val Morin, Laurentians" - two skiers touring through trees (l) "Chateau Frontenac, Quebec" - skier looking at Chateau. (a-i) are Rocky Mountains scenes. (j,k,l) are Laurentians scenes. "Wedgewood of Etruria & Barlaston, Made in England" and various identification number stamps on back of all plates.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- photography
- Canadian Rockies
- Nicholas Morant
- sports
- skiing
- Laurentians
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0341 a-l
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- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- hair; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0146 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of loose fitting, wool serge ski pants with a zippered opening on both sides set into the seams, and a diagonal slash pocket on each side of the front with a buttoned flap closing. Pant legs taper slightly at the ankle where wide elastic straps are attached for under the foot. (a) navy bl…
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- Title
- Ski Pants
- Date
- 1940 – 1955
- Material
- hair; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 107.0 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of loose fitting, wool serge ski pants with a zippered opening on both sides set into the seams, and a diagonal slash pocket on each side of the front with a buttoned flap closing. Pant legs taper slightly at the ankle where wide elastic straps are attached for under the foot. (a) navy blue, front pleats at waist, fairly wide waistband with belt loops. Entirely lined with blue cotton fabric. Zipper facings button to inside of waistband. Leg bottoms finished with blanket stitch. (b) grey twill, waistband with belt loops at front, and single loop below band in back. Lined at waist with grey hexagonal patterned fabric. 11.0 cm slit at bottom of legs outside. Held together at top of right zipper with two safety pins.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0146 a,b
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