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Banff in the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12124
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [ca.1900]
- Author
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Call Number
- 08.5 B22i Pam
- Author
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Published Date
- [ca.1900]
- Physical Description
- 15 p. : ill
- Subjects
- Guidebooks
- Tourism
- Travel
- Accession Number
- 35500
- Call Number
- 08.5 B22i Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Alpine Scenes and Work Near Home
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24925
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1890
- Author
- J.R.
- Publisher
- Harper's Weekly
- Call Number
- 02.6 R11a PAM O.S
- Author
- J.R.
- Responsibility
- J.R. (author)
- Frederic Remington (illustrator)
- Publisher
- Harper's Weekly
- Published Date
- 1890
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers, British
- Mountaineers, Swiss
- Sir Donald, Mount
- Glacier House
- Travel
- Tourism
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Hotels
- Abstract
- Pertains to Glacier House and the ascent of Sir Donald by Emil Huber and Carl Sulzer from Switzerland and Harry Cooper from England with illustration on page 725
- Notes
- In Harper's Weekly, Vol. XXXIV No. 1760, September 13, 1890, pp. 723 - 725
- Accession Number
- 7979
- Call Number
- 02.6 R11a PAM O.S
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Picturesque California : The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24928
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1894
- Author
- Muir, John (editor)
- Ingersoll, Ernest (author)
- Publisher
- San Francisco, New York : J. Dewing Company, Publishers
- Call Number
- 02.6 In4p PAM O.S.
- Responsibility
- John Muir (editor)
- Ernest Ingersoll (author)
- Eminent American Artists (photos, photogravures, wood engravings derived from paintings)
- Publisher
- San Francisco, New York : J. Dewing Company, Publishers
- Published Date
- 1894
- Physical Description
- 16 pages
- Series
- California Series No. 32, April 23, 1894
- Subjects
- Travel
- Tourism
- Rocky Mountains
- Art
- Fraser, John Arthur
- Notman, William & Son
- Banff
- Canmore
- Kamloops
- Vancouver
- Victoria
- Sir Donald, Mount
- Bow River
- Hot springs
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Emerald Lake
- Selkirk Mountains
- Selkirk Mountains - Hermit Range
- Asulkan Glacier
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Canadian Pacific Railway Company
- Abstract
- Pertains to the Canadian Rockies as authored by Ernest Ingersoll with introduction by John Muir including a variety of sketches of Sir Donald, Bow River, Canmore, the Great Glacier, hot springs, open pool, Mount Burgess and Emerald Lake, Bow Falls and Banff Springs Hotel, the Selkirks and Hermit Mountain, Cheops, Asulkan Glacier, Stanley Park, Victoria, Shushwap Mission at Kamloops, and the Canadian Pacific Docks at Vancouver.
- Notes
- Part XXVI - The Canadian Rockies by Ernest Ingersoll
- Accession Number
- 7901
- Call Number
- 02.6 In4p PAM O.S.
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- Archives Library
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John L. Stoddard's lectures
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25073
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1901
- Author
- Stoddard, John L.
- Publisher
- Boston : Balch Bros.
- Call Number
- 02 St6j Volume 3
- 02 St6j Volume 4
- 02 St6j Volume 6
- 02 St6j Volume 7
- 02 St6j Volume 9
- 02 St6j Volume 10
- 02 St6j Supplementary Volume 1
- Author
- Stoddard, John L.
- Publisher
- Boston : Balch Bros.
- Published Date
- 1901
- Physical Description
- 7 volumes : illustrations, portraits
- Abstract
- Lectures pertaining to the travels of John Lawson Stoddard
- Contents
- Volume 3 - Japan (two lectures), China
- Volume 4 - India (two lectures), The Passion Play
- Volume 6 - Berlin, Vienna, St. Petersburg, Moscow
- Volume 7 - The Rhine, Belgium, Holland, Mexico
- Volume 9 - Scotland, Englad, London
- Volume 10 - California, Colorado, Yellowstone Park
- Supplementary Volume 1 - Ireland (two lectures), Denmark, Sweden
- Notes
- Incomplete set - missing Volume 1 - Norway, Switzerland, Athens, Venice (in Alpine Club of Canada Library D919 S8); Volume 2 - Constantinople, Jerusalem, Egypt; Volume 5 - Paris, La belle France, Spain; Volume 8 - Florence, Naples, Rome; Volume 11 - Photographs, Supplementary Volume 2 - Canada (two lectures), Malta, Gibralter (separate in Archives Library 02.4 St6j); Supplementary Volume 3 - South Tyrol, Around Lakd Garda, The Dolomites; Supplementary Volume 4 - Sicily, Genoa, A drive through the Engadine; Supplementary Volume 5 - Lake Como, The upper Danube, Bohemia
- Stoddard Edition Limited to Five Hundred Copies No. 305
- Accession Number
- 2020.20
- Call Number
- 02 St6j Volume 3
- 02 St6j Volume 4
- 02 St6j Volume 6
- 02 St6j Volume 7
- 02 St6j Volume 9
- 02 St6j Volume 10
- 02 St6j Supplementary Volume 1
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My home in the Alps
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26170
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1892
- Author
- Le Blond, Elizabeth
- Publisher
- London : Sampson Low, Marston, and Company Limited
- Call Number
- 02.2 L46m
- Author
- Le Blond, Elizabeth
- Responsibility
- Mrs. Main
- Publisher
- London : Sampson Low, Marston, and Company Limited
- Published Date
- 1892
- Physical Description
- 131 pages
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 02.2 L46m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1904
- Author
- Martin-Conway, W.
- Publisher
- London: Adam and Charles Black
- Call Number
- 02.2 M36a
- Author
- Martin-Conway, W.
- Responsibility
- Painted by A. D. McCormick
- Publisher
- London: Adam and Charles Black
- Published Date
- 1904
- Physical Description
- 294 pages
- Subjects
- Exploration
- Switzerland
- Art
- Travel
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 02.2 M36a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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In the heart of the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19853
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1905
- Author
- Outram, James
- Publisher
- London : Macmillan & Co., LTD
- Call Number
- 02.6 O1i
- Author
- Outram, James
- Responsibility
- James Outram
- Publisher
- London : Macmillan & Co., LTD
- Published Date
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 466 pages
- Subjects
- Mountaineering
- Rocky Mountains
- Rocky Mountains Canada
- Outram, James
- Travel
- Mountaineers Canadian
- Mountaineers, British
- Great Britain
- Abstract
- Pertains to the experiences of James Outram, an English mountaineer and author. With a specific chapter dedicated to Banff, the author offers insight into what he considered to be the ‘training’ area of the Rocky Mountains, that being Banff itself. Due to his comprehensive climbing experience, the author is able to provide the reader with specific details pertaining to the Canadian Rocky Mountains based on his personal experience and adventures.
- Contents
- I. The mountains and their history
- II. Banff the beautiful
- III. Mt. Assiniboine
- IV. Lake Louise
- V. The tragedy on Mt. Lefroy
- VI. The valley of the ten peaks
- VII. Field and Mt. Stephen
- VIII. The Yoho Valley
- IX. The ottertail group
- X. The valley of the upper bow
- XI. The sources of the North Saskatchewan
- XII. Mt. Forbes
- XIII. The mountains of the West Branch
- XIV. Mt. Bryce
- XV. Farther north
- Notes
- Chapter dedicated to Banff contained in the following page numbers ; 27 -37
- Accession Number
- 2019.54
- Call Number
- 02.6 O1i
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Canada's El Dorado
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20164
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1892?
- Author
- Ralph, Julian
- Call Number
- 07.2 R11c Pam
- Author
- Ralph, Julian
- Responsibility
- Julian Ralph
- Published Date
- 1892?
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Travel
- Abstract
- Pertains to a Julian Ralph publication, where he shares his input and observations of the Indigenous Peoples of North America.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 07.2 R11c Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canadian National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4806
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1904]
- Author
- Canada. Department of the Interior
- Call Number
- 13.113 C16 Pam
- 13.113 C16 Pam c.2
- Published Date
- [1904]
- Physical Description
- 63p. : ill
- Subjects
- Banff National Park
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Tourism
- Travel
- Mountains
- First Nations
- Rivers
- Flowers
- Lakes
- Trees
- Trails
- Wildlife
- Abstract
- Pertains to travel to the Rocky Mountain Parks (Banff National Park) including summaries and photos and drawings of popular attractions
- Notes
- Cover title: Canadian National Park (Rocky Mountains) Banff, Alberta. This cover was used on page 121 of "The selling of Canada" by E. J. Hart, which indicated that this was the Canadian Government's first major tourist literature to support the efforts of the Canadian Pacific Railway
- Accession Number
- 2308
- 2019.103
- Call Number
- 13.113 C16 Pam
- 13.113 C16 Pam c.2
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; fibre; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0001
- Description
- Three copper bells suspended from a stick which in turn can be suspended from a door.
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- Title
- Door Chime
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; fibre; wood
- Dimensions
- 5.0 (bell) x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Three copper bells suspended from a stick which in turn can be suspended from a door.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Phillip Moore
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0001
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0002 a,b
- Description
- Animal shaped brass door knockers, presently attached to bathroom door in bedroom and library.
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- Title
- Knocker
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 7.7 x 2.5 x 3.4 cm
- Description
- Animal shaped brass door knockers, presently attached to bathroom door in bedroom and library.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0002 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0003
- Description
- Ornate cast brass knocker, presently screwed to one of the master bedroom doors. Knocker is marked “Chester Imp”, and with various symbols including a man and a cross.
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- Title
- Knocker
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 1.7 x 5.7 cm
- Description
- Ornate cast brass knocker, presently screwed to one of the master bedroom doors. Knocker is marked “Chester Imp”, and with various symbols including a man and a cross.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- mythology
- Chester Imp
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0003
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0004
- Description
- Doorknocker in shape of woodpecker, when cord is pulled woodpecker hammers against base. Presently attached to library door, has been remounted.
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- Title
- Door Knocker
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- wood; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.2 x 9.2 x 9.8 cm
- Description
- Doorknocker in shape of woodpecker, when cord is pulled woodpecker hammers against base. Presently attached to library door, has been remounted.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0004
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0002
- Description
- Originally made as a poncho, the head opening has been sewn up and the piece was used as a throw. It has beige and brown stripes, and the piece has fringe around all edges.
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- Title
- Sofa Throw
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 132.0 x 165.0 cm
- Description
- Originally made as a poncho, the head opening has been sewn up and the piece was used as a throw. It has beige and brown stripes, and the piece has fringe around all edges.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0002
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0007
- Description
- Pillow covered with pink satin. Fabric is stained in various places.
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- Title
- Pillow
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 30.0 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- Pillow covered with pink satin. Fabric is stained in various places.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0007
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0008
- Description
- Bedspread with red, black, and white knit design; backed with black and white plaid. Bedpread is edged with red and black crocheted fringe that is coming away in several sections.
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- Title
- Bedspread
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 135.0 x 200.0 cm
- Description
- Bedspread with red, black, and white knit design; backed with black and white plaid. Bedpread is edged with red and black crocheted fringe that is coming away in several sections.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0008
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- Date
- 1906 – 1908
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0017
- Description
- Fine cotton bedspread with ruffle around edge. Made for use in pram and hand-embroidered with white cotton. Bedpread has two small holes near one corner and one small stain on an edge.
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- Title
- Bedspread
- Date
- 1906 – 1908
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 80.0 x 80.0 cm
- Description
- Fine cotton bedspread with ruffle around edge. Made for use in pram and hand-embroidered with white cotton. Bedpread has two small holes near one corner and one small stain on an edge.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- children
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.0017
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1001 a,b
- Description
- 2 white cotton, 1 lace trimmed, 1 cross-stitched (a) lace (80.0 x 48.0) - narrow band of white scalloped lace on one sidealong hem, 6.5 cm from open end (b) embroidered stitch, 3 cross-stitched brown and orange butterflies surrounded by purple and yellow cross-stitched flowers across one side alon…
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- Title
- Pillowcase
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- 2 white cotton, 1 lace trimmed, 1 cross-stitched (a) lace (80.0 x 48.0) - narrow band of white scalloped lace on one sidealong hem, 6.5 cm from open end (b) embroidered stitch, 3 cross-stitched brown and orange butterflies surrounded by purple and yellow cross-stitched flowers across one side along opening.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- George Paris
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1001 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0001
- Description
- Rug with ornate Persian design with burgundy, blue, gold, and white as dominant colours. The cotton warp threads are used as fringe on two ends. The carpet is worn with some edge trim missing.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 327.0 x 463.0 cm
- Description
- Rug with ornate Persian design with burgundy, blue, gold, and white as dominant colours. The cotton warp threads are used as fringe on two ends. The carpet is worn with some edge trim missing.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0001
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, flax
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0003
- Description
- Tightly woven rug with multi-coloured geometric step designs and fringed ends. The dominant colour of this piece is burgundy. The style of this rug is reminiscent of Navajo work, however the slits created by changing colours have been left open, not closed as in Navajo work.
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- Title
- Throw Rug
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre, flax
- Dimensions
- 151.0 x 251.0 cm
- Description
- Tightly woven rug with multi-coloured geometric step designs and fringed ends. The dominant colour of this piece is burgundy. The style of this rug is reminiscent of Navajo work, however the slits created by changing colours have been left open, not closed as in Navajo work.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- Indigenous
- weaving
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.02.0003
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