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"Hotel Closed" Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54321
- 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
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Watermill and Waterfall
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.03
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- ink and colour on silk; card
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.03
- Description
- A watermill is in top right of picture, a stone basement, wooden building with a large waterwheel, a waterfall comes tumbling down from wheel; a grassy slope is in the foreground, lake in foreground; a waterfall tumbles down from left top of picture; the paper is gold trimmed; the foldover paper pr…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Watermill and Waterfall
- Date
- c. 1930
- Medium
- ink and colour on silk; card
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 24.1 cm
- Description
- A watermill is in top right of picture, a stone basement, wooden building with a large waterwheel, a waterfall comes tumbling down from wheel; a grassy slope is in the foreground, lake in foreground; a waterfall tumbles down from left top of picture; the paper is gold trimmed; the foldover paper presentation cover has Japanese writing: Square Paper for Drawing/painting (translation by Maskao Tani, 8/86). A business card was enclosed in the case: printed: Tsunejiro Miyaoka; handwritten: To Mr. Jack White with kind remembrances, Banff.July 24th 1935.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.03
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Untitled [Poster of Geisha]
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1878 – 1878
- Medium
- print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.07 a-c
- Description
- This triptych features 7 women in a room with a brightly coloured floral rug (red,white and green) a large window spreads through all three panels, through which can be seen land with buildings and water. It is snowing out side. Most of the women have musical instruments. Next to each woman is a…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled [Poster of Geisha]
- Date
- 1878 – 1878
- Medium
- print on paper
- Description
- This triptych features 7 women in a room with a brightly coloured floral rug (red,white and green) a large window spreads through all three panels, through which can be seen land with buildings and water. It is snowing out side. Most of the women have musical instruments. Next to each woman is a descriptor of their role in Japanese. In the first panel are two women standing facing to their own right. The centre panel features three women sitting; two facing left, one right. 2 of these women have musical instruments. The third panel features two women sitting facing left. A green panel is behind them with a scroll on the far wall.
- Subject
- gathering
- figures
- women;Geisha
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.04.07 a-c
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.15
- Description
- on a rather square piece of thin rice paper is a small shape approx. 5cm x 5cm. It sits to the centre right of the page and centre bottom. The shape in unidentifiable, and is made of of 2 types of brush strokes. The ‘body’ of the shape has thick brush strokes that move inward. the top of the sh…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- c. 1880
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- on a rather square piece of thin rice paper is a small shape approx. 5cm x 5cm. It sits to the centre right of the page and centre bottom. The shape in unidentifiable, and is made of of 2 types of brush strokes. The ‘body’ of the shape has thick brush strokes that move inward. the top of the shape is a thin solid line that sits on top of the shape. On top of this line is a small triangle. On the bottom left of the shape a small strait line juts out, and curves a little at the bottom
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.15
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Animalia Capillary
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.21
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.21
- Description
- Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Animalia Capillary
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.2 x 17.9 cm
- Description
- Twelve sketches of animals, each washed with a single colour watercolour.
- Subject
- animals, whimsey
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.21
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Untitled [Mountains]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.03.17
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.17
- Description
- Graphite drawing of mountains. Dark rounded shapes at bottom. Lighter, vertical peaks at the top. Beginning of drawing on verso.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled [Mountains]
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Description
- Graphite drawing of mountains. Dark rounded shapes at bottom. Lighter, vertical peaks at the top. Beginning of drawing on verso.
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.17
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- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- 81 personal unidentified photograph prints, which includes images of metal Bow River Bridge (1887-1914), Buffalo Paddock, Brett Sanitarium (1887-1933), Government Museum (built 1903), Alpine Club of Canada Camp, Cave and Basin, Sulphur Mountain weather station?, Bankhead Tipple (1903-1922), various…
- Date Range
- ca. 1915
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 2022.15 / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8 / V8 / S8
- Sous-Fonds
- V8
- Accession Number
- 2022.15
- Reference Code
- V8 / accn. 2022.15 / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Date Range
- ca. 1915
- Physical Description
- Photograph Album : 1 photograph album (81b&w photographs)
- Scope & Content
- 81 personal unidentified photograph prints, which includes images of metal Bow River Bridge (1887-1914), Buffalo Paddock, Brett Sanitarium (1887-1933), Government Museum (built 1903), Alpine Club of Canada Camp, Cave and Basin, Sulphur Mountain weather station?, Bankhead Tipple (1903-1922), various businesses and unidentified people. Photographs are pasted in an album. Album is a suede souvenir album painted with Indigenous portrait on front, and Banff Alta engraved on the back cover.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Bison
- Bow River Bridge
- Geographic Access
- Banff, Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Unprocessed
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Banff Springs Famous Painting Copies and Train Poster
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54193
- 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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Mt. Willingdon Summit Register
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- Date Range
- 1983
- 1985
- 1991
- 1994
- 1996
- 1998
- 2003
- 2005-2013
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 2014.8377
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
- Textual record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M235
- Sous-Fonds
- M235
- Accession Number
- 2014.8377
- Reference Code
- M235 / accn. 2014.8377
- Responsibility
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Date Range
- 1983
- 1985
- 1991
- 1994
- 1996
- 1998
- 2003
- 2005-2013
- Physical Description
- 4 Textual records: 1 notebook and 3 loose pages of notes, handwritten
- Notes
- Accessioned by Jennifer Rutkair on December 1, 2014
- Subject Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Register
- Summit
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored flat. keep notebook in mylar to prevent contact between metal / water damaged material and other items. Consider removing metal spiral if rust causes further damage to notebook pages.
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1870 – 1875
- Medium
- charcoal; graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.01
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- John Brewster
- Date
- 1870 – 1875
- Medium
- charcoal; graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A head and shoulders portrait of John Brewster.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1920 – 1922
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.34 a-c
- Description
- Three seals made out of ivory, smallest 1.5 cm, largest 4.2 cm. There is a small hole through each indicating that they were once strung.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Seals
- Date
- 1920 – 1922
- Description
- Three seals made out of ivory, smallest 1.5 cm, largest 4.2 cm. There is a small hole through each indicating that they were once strung.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.34 a-c
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1930
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.43
- Description
- grey stone sculpture of a sitting bird. Tail feathers and facial features inscribed.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bird
- Date
- c. 1930
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- grey stone sculpture of a sitting bird. Tail feathers and facial features inscribed.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.43
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