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Cascade Mountain

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Artist: Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)

Date: c. 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: BwB.02.03

Description: General colour: blue, green, red brown. In the lower third are buildings and a road. The building in the center flies a flag. Behind the town of Banff are trees and a mountain rises up to a peak right of center at the top. Clouded sky comes down with sides a third.

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Artist: Belmore Browne (1880 – 1954, American)

Title: Cascade Mountain

Date: c. 1930

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 45.5 x 61.0 cm

Description: General colour: blue, green, red brown. In the lower third are buildings and a road. The building in the center flies a flag. Behind the town of Banff are trees and a mountain rises up to a peak right of center at the top. Clouded sky comes down with sides a third.

Subject: mountain; architecture; Rocky Mountains; Cascade Mountain; urban; Banff

Credit: Gift of Mrs J. C, Reed, 1972

Catalogue Number: BwB.02.03

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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

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Artist: C. Firth

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.01

Description: Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.

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Artist: C. Firth

Title: Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 12.0 x 16.0 cm

Description: Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.

Subject: mountains; Banff; Bow River; Alberta; Banff Springs Hotel

Credit: Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.01

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Bow River NWT, 1887

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Artist: C. Firth

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.02

Description: Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.

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Artist: C. Firth

Title: Bow River NWT, 1887

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 12.0 x 16.0 cm

Description: Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.

Subject: mountains; Banff; Bow River; Alberta

Credit: Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.02

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Part of Old Banff

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Artist: D. Clark

Date: 1888

Medium: watercolour on heavy paper

Catalogue Number: CiD.05.01

Description: The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????.…

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Artist: D. Clark

Title: Part of Old Banff

Date: 1888

Medium: watercolour on heavy paper

Dimensions: 21 x 35.5 cm

Description: The oldest known painting of the Banff townsite. It shows Stoney Squaw to the left, Cascade to the right with Brewster in background. A false fronted building in left foreground has Groceries, dry goods, L.C. Fulmer written on front, bigger building to the right foreground Banff Hotel, Keefe, ????. A log structure to centre left, a small red building centre right, five trees in centre, numerous stumps. The grass and trees are green. Along the bottom of the picture is inscribed: Part of original Banff Siding 29? 1888 Cascade Mtn 8K - D Clark, Agent CPR.Siding 29 was established in 1883 at the base of Cascade Mtn. The CPR moved the station to its current Banff location in 1889 and by 1897 all the residents of the old town had moved to the new town of Banff. Eleanor Luxton, Banff Canada’s First National Park... pg. 68

Subject: landscape; Banff

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1974

Catalogue Number: CiD.05.01

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Banff, Alberta, Canada

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1929 – 1966

Medium: ink on lined note paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.464

Description: A doodle of a skier on notepad paper with the tile, in cursive: Banff, Alberta, Canada.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Banff, Alberta, Canada

Date: 1929 – 1966

Medium: ink on lined note paper

Dimensions: 21.3 x 16.9 cm

Description: A doodle of a skier on notepad paper with the tile, in cursive: Banff, Alberta, Canada.

Subject: skier; Banff; Alberta; Canada

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.464

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Hockey Tonight

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1921

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.596

Description: A pencil sketch of a poster advertising a Banff versus Calgary hockey game during the Banff Winter Carnival in 1921. The poster reads: HOCKEY TONIGHT/ BANFF VS CALGARY/ CANADA’S WINTER PLAYGROUND/ BANFF WINTER/ CARNIVAL/ JAN. 29TH TO FEB. 5TH 1921./ DONT FORGET YOUR KODAKA drawing of two crossed ho…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Hockey Tonight

Date: 1921

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 30.5 x 21.0 cm

Description: A pencil sketch of a poster advertising a Banff versus Calgary hockey game during the Banff Winter Carnival in 1921. The poster reads: HOCKEY TONIGHT/ BANFF VS CALGARY/ CANADA’S WINTER PLAYGROUND/ BANFF WINTER/ CARNIVAL/ JAN. 29TH TO FEB. 5TH 1921./ DONT FORGET YOUR KODAKA drawing of two crossed hockey sticks over a trophy accompany the text line of BANFF VS. CALGARY

Subject: hockey; Banff; Calgary; Winter Carnival; Kodak

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.596

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: ink; graphite; watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.750

Description: On the top half of the page there is a quick sketch in pencil done of a tradesman hammering a piece of wood on what appears to be an anvil. The drawing is then detailed in ink and filled in with watercolour in some places. On the lower half of the page there is practice signatures and practiced way…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: ink; graphite; watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.2 x 16.2 cm

Description: On the top half of the page there is a quick sketch in pencil done of a tradesman hammering a piece of wood on what appears to be an anvil. The drawing is then detailed in ink and filled in with watercolour in some places. On the lower half of the page there is practice signatures and practiced ways to write “Banff,” “Alberta,” and “Canada.” There is also scribbles of ink around some of the words too.

Subject: Alberta; Canada; Banff; tradesman; working; hammer; anvil; wood

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.750

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.756

Description: A very detailed drawing of Banff United Church in the foreground, with a simple sketch of Rundle Mountain in the background. The image is drawn on stationery paper with “BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA” printed on the right side of the page, near the edge. verso: random lines sketched throughout the page

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.0 x 28.0 cm

Description: A very detailed drawing of Banff United Church in the foreground, with a simple sketch of Rundle Mountain in the background. The image is drawn on stationery paper with “BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA” printed on the right side of the page, near the edge. verso: random lines sketched throughout the page

Subject: church; United Church; Banff; Alberta; Canada; Rundle mountain; trees; architecture

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.756

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Banff Winter Carnival

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1924 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.834

Description: In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees frami…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Banff Winter Carnival

Date: 1924 – 1925

Medium: graphite; ink on paper

Dimensions: 45.1 x 29.7 cm

Description: In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees framing the the edges of the drawing. Below the drawing it says “WITH APOLOGIES TO DEBECK”, “Peter White - 1924”, and “Banff WINTER CARNIVAL - FEBRUARY 7-14. 1925 - The Peoples Playground SKI-ING SWIMMING SKATING TOBOGGANING, ETC.” Surrounding the inscription it is bordered with 3mm design: two lines running parallel to each other with circles drawn in the middle.

Subject: winter; sports; snow; mountains; Rocky Mountains; Banff; Winter Carnival; skiing; swimming; skating; tobogganing; skijumping; man; suit; suit jacket; vest; tie; skis; trees; clouds

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.834

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Untitled

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1922

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.856

Description: A man is ski jumping and is flying through the air. His body is leaning into the jump and his heels lifted off the skis. Below there are trees and the outline of a mountain. In the BRC it says “P.W./22 BANFF”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Untitled

Date: 1922

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 25.1 x 20.2 cm

Description: A man is ski jumping and is flying through the air. His body is leaning into the jump and his heels lifted off the skis. Below there are trees and the outline of a mountain. In the BRC it says “P.W./22 BANFF”

Subject: winter; sports; skiing; skis; ski jumping; person; man; mountain; Rocky Mountains; Banff; trees

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.856

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Banff School District No. 102 Diploma

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.04.38

Description: A flourished gold border outlines a diploma. Three images of the Banff school are printed on to the middle of the page. Above the drawings it says “Labor omnia bineit BANFF SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 102 BANFF, ALBERTA DIPLOMA”, and below the drawing “This Diploma Certifies that _____________ has passed t…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Banff School District No. 102 Diploma

Date: 1925 – 1966

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 27.8 x 36.6 cm

Description: A flourished gold border outlines a diploma. Three images of the Banff school are printed on to the middle of the page. Above the drawings it says “Labor omnia bineit BANFF SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 102 BANFF, ALBERTA DIPLOMA”, and below the drawing “This Diploma Certifies that _____________ has passed the required course in Grade ___________ as prescribed by the Regulations of the Department of Education of the Province of Alberta. Term ending June 30, 19___. ___________TEACHER ____________ CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF TRUSTEES _____________ PRINCIPAL”.