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The golden grindstone : the adventures of George M. Mitchell
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1935
- Publisher
- Toronto : Oxford University Press, Canadian Branch
- Call Number
- 08.2 G76g
- Responsibility
- Recorded by Angus Graham
- Publisher
- Toronto : Oxford University Press, Canadian Branch
- Published Date
- 1935
- Contents
- I. The general idea -- II. The geographical problem -- III. The immigrant train -- IV. Edmonton -- V. Athbasca landing -- VI. The Athabasca River -- VII. Grand rapids -- VIII. The Slave River -- IX. Great Slave Lake -- X. Fort Simpson -- XI. The Mackenzie River -- XII. Fort McPherson --XIII. The Eskimo -- XIV. The first traffic with the Indians -- XV. The Peel River -- The upper Peel River and the valley of noises -- XVII. Gold -- XVIII. The winter camp -- XIX. Prospecting and exploration -- XX. Bears and wolves -- XXI. The winter night -- XXII. The Indians' visit -- XXIII. Dogs -- XXIV. The broken knee -- XXV. The last of the white men -- XXVI. The Indian Camp -- XXVI. The Indian Camp -- XXVII. Caribou -- XXVIII. The old lady -- XXIX. Famine and riot -- XXX. Mitchell becomes an Indian -- XXXI. An Indian "Veillee" -- XXXII. Women -- XXXIII. The closest shave of all -- XXXIV. The skin boats -- XXXV. Summer hunting -- XXXVI. Mitchell remains an Indian -- XXXVII. The last of the Indians.
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 08.2 G76g
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Alps and alpinism
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20182
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1968
- Author
- Lukan, Karl
- Publisher
- London, Thames & Hudson
- Call Number
- 01.2 L96t
- Author
- Lukan, Karl
- Responsibility
- Karl Lukan (editor)
- Hugh Merrick (translator)
- Christian Bonington (introduction)
- Publisher
- London, Thames & Hudson
- Published Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 200 pages illustrations (12 color), facsimiles, portraits
- Abstract
- Pertains to the history of mountaineering the Alps
- Contents
- Foreward
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Life in the Alps
- Climbers in the Alps
- The Development of Skiing
- Sport Among the Rapids
- Building in the Alps
- Artists and the Alps
- Mountain Photography and Films
- Notes
- Originally published as Alpinismus in Bildern. Vienna, Schroll, 1967.
- Accession Number
- AC637
- Call Number
- 01.2 L96t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Mountain gloom and mountain glory : the development of the aesthetics of the infinite
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4190
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1963
- c1959
- Author
- Nicolson, Marjorie Hope
- Publisher
- New York : Norton
- Call Number
- 05 N52
- Author
- Nicolson, Marjorie Hope
- Publisher
- New York : Norton
- Published Date
- 1963
- c1959
- Physical Description
- xiii, 403p
- Subjects
- Mountains
- Philosophy
- Accession Number
- 3349
- Call Number
- 05 N52
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Sarcee Indians of Alberta
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4978
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1938
- Author
- Jenness, Diamond
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National Museum of Canada
- King's Printer
- Call Number
- 07.2 J43sa
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- Author
- Jenness, Diamond
- Publisher
- Ottawa : National Museum of Canada
- King's Printer
- Published Date
- 1938
- Subjects
- Folklore
- Indigenous
- Tsuut'ina
- Accession Number
- 223
- Call Number
- 07.2 J43sa
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Explorations in Alaska and North-west British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13788
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1891
- Author
- Seton-Karr, Heywood Walter
- Publisher
- Royal Geographical Society
- Call Number
- GB500 S48
- Author
- Seton-Karr, Heywood Walter
- Publisher
- Royal Geographical Society
- Published Date
- 1891
- Physical Description
- incl. map
- Subjects
- Geography
- Mountains
- Alaska
- British Columbia
- Accession Number
- AC608
- Call Number
- GB500 S48
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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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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- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- bark; grass; quill; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0176
- Description
- Birchbark disc with braided sweetgrass sewn to it in three spiralled circles, then a twelve-pointed star fanning out from outermost grass circle to a further triple-spiralled ring of sweetgrass. Disc is decorated simply with parallel strokes in three lines of quills. “3.00” written in ballpoint on …
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- Title
- Table Mat
- Date
- 1960 – 1965
- Material
- bark; grass; quill; fibre
- Dimensions
- 14.5 cm
- Description
- Birchbark disc with braided sweetgrass sewn to it in three spiralled circles, then a twelve-pointed star fanning out from outermost grass circle to a further triple-spiralled ring of sweetgrass. Disc is decorated simply with parallel strokes in three lines of quills. “3.00” written in ballpoint on underside.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- crafts
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0176
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Trinket Basket
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0180
- Description
- A flat bottomed birchbark, cylindrical box with snug lid fitting flange. Walls are sturdy bark sewn and glued to base and both box and lid are lined with finer bark. Rim of box and lid are both ringed with grass sewn to them. Wall of box is quilled, quills extending over bottom to base. Lid is also…
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Dimensions
- 5.7 x 5.9 cm
- Description
- A flat bottomed birchbark, cylindrical box with snug lid fitting flange. Walls are sturdy bark sewn and glued to base and both box and lid are lined with finer bark. Rim of box and lid are both ringed with grass sewn to them. Wall of box is quilled, quills extending over bottom to base. Lid is also similarly almost completely covered with quill work, with dyed quills in red and yellow forming criss-cross pattern on bare birchbark, and quills in brown and cream filling in the rest of the area. Very nicely done.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- crafts
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0180
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0271
- Description
- Flat-based, straight-sided, circular, lidded basket. "Quest" sticker (Banff store) on base. Vertical red and white quillwork on base and lid exterior. Pink and green tulip-like flower on lid. Sweetgrass and black thread rim trim.
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- bark; grass; fibre; quill
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Flat-based, straight-sided, circular, lidded basket. "Quest" sticker (Banff store) on base. Vertical red and white quillwork on base and lid exterior. Pink and green tulip-like flower on lid. Sweetgrass and black thread rim trim.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous
- crafts
- quillwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0271
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0347 a,b
- Description
- Heat resistant plastic ashtrays with photographic reproduction of Indigenous people (Stoney) in dish, white bases. (a) is rectangular, with rounded corners and ridged foot, stamped "Canadian Scenes, Made in Italy" on bottom. Scene of horse mounted Chief and standing woman with Mount Rundle in backg…
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- Title
- Ashtray
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 10.5 x 14.9 cm
- Description
- Heat resistant plastic ashtrays with photographic reproduction of Indigenous people (Stoney) in dish, white bases. (a) is rectangular, with rounded corners and ridged foot, stamped "Canadian Scenes, Made in Italy" on bottom. Scene of horse mounted Chief and standing woman with Mount Rundle in background, bottom left corner chipped (b) is square with rounded corners, stamped "MB Italy" logo on bottom. Pictures same Chief in portrait, signed "Banff" and marked "Indian Chief, Canada".
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0347 a,b
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; bark; cedar;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1016 a,b
- Description
- Woven storage basket with lid, (a) lid: 57.0 x 4.0 x 31.5, twining approximately 2.0 cm wide, light coloured with red brown and black bark overlayed on twining in four step design lines, (b) basket: 64.0 x 37.0 x 30.0. Sides twining approximately 1.5 cm wide, 4 layered and coloured (red/brown/bla…
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- Title
- Basket
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; bark; cedar;
- Description
- Woven storage basket with lid, (a) lid: 57.0 x 4.0 x 31.5, twining approximately 2.0 cm wide, light coloured with red brown and black bark overlayed on twining in four step design lines, (b) basket: 64.0 x 37.0 x 30.0. Sides twining approximately 1.5 cm wide, 4 layered and coloured (red/brown/black/white) continuous "V" design, half diamond design from top edge, same colours
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1016 a,b
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0001
- Description
- A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 150.0 cm
- Description
- A necklace made of two thick strands wrapped with dark blue and red beads. Hanging from the centre of the necklace there are two thick ropes of wrapped beads which split into two pieces at each end. Cotton ribbons secure the necklace at the neck.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0001
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0003 a,b
- Description
- A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
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- Title
- Beaded Armlet
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 32.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of armlets, each consisting of three thick strands wrapped with stripes of dark blue, yellow and red beads. Two wrapped strands hang from the centre of each armlet with loops of beads at the ends and where they attach.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0003 a,b
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- shell, cowrie; metal, brass; shin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0009
- Description
- A man's choker necklace of brass beads alternating with cowrie shells. This necklace would be tied around the neck with rawhide thongs.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- shell, cowrie; metal, brass; shin
- Dimensions
- 96.0 cm
- Description
- A man's choker necklace of brass beads alternating with cowrie shells. This necklace would be tied around the neck with rawhide thongs.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0009
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1890
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0014
- Description
- A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded tog…
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890
- Material
- fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 57.0 cm
- Description
- A thick necklace formed by wrapping a strand of small glass beads around a length of cloth with one large brass metal bead at each end. The small beads are black, blue, and green, attached in colour-block sections along the length of the necklace. The two ends of the length of cloth are beaded together so the necklace forms a loop.
- Subject
- decorative
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0014
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Beaded Necklace
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0015
- Description
- A necklace of eleven strands of beads strung between fringed animal hide. The strands get longer as they proceed down the mecklace. The centre of each strand is made up of darker beads.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- fibre; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 86.0 x 71.0 cm
- Description
- A necklace of eleven strands of beads strung between fringed animal hide. The strands get longer as they proceed down the mecklace. The centre of each strand is made up of darker beads.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Stoney
- decorative
- ceremonial
- beadwork
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0015
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0017
- Description
- A set of six bracelets made of twisted copper wire.
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- Title
- Bracelets
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal, copper
- Description
- A set of six bracelets made of twisted copper wire.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- trading
- hunting
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0017
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Beaded Breastplate
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- Date
- 1895 – 1910
- Material
- skin; bone; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0021
- Description
- A men's breastplate with two rows of hair pipes connected in the centre by beads. A fringe of vermilion dyed leather is along both outside edges.
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- Title
- Beaded Breastplate
- Date
- 1895 – 1910
- Material
- skin; bone; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 78.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A men's breastplate with two rows of hair pipes connected in the centre by beads. A fringe of vermilion dyed leather is along both outside edges.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Plains
- decorative
- beadwork
- regalia
- Blackfoot
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0021
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- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0043 a-i
- Description
- A set of bead strip accessories for regalia, all of beaded canvas with white background containing a singular complex diamond motif with green central diamond outlined in orange with red bars from the sides and orange barred triangles and red bars from the top and bottom points. These are alternate…
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- Title
- Beaded Trim
- Date
- 1935 – 1945
- Material
- glass; fibre; skin
- Description
- A set of bead strip accessories for regalia, all of beaded canvas with white background containing a singular complex diamond motif with green central diamond outlined in orange with red bars from the sides and orange barred triangles and red bars from the top and bottom points. These are alternated with a motif of two blue diamonds outlined in green hanging from a red bar, and two more diamonds standing atop the bar. Each strip is edged with a narrow red band. (a) long strip (79.0 x 8.8) contains three orange motifs (possibly legging or shoulder strip), lined with muslin. (b) cravat and collar (25.0 x 20.0) wide cravat contains single orange motif, with smaller orange motif at centre and ends of pointed collar which is attached to cravat on one end, and ties to cravat with thong at other side, lined with muslin. (c,d) 2 short strips (33.4 x 7.5) single orange motif at centre flanked by blue diamond motif, at one end of each strip are small red bars fringing the red border, lined with muslin. (e,f) 2 short (30.0 x 8.8) single orange motif at centre with complete blue diamond motif at one end, and half this same motif at the other (the two pieces may at one time have been joined together at this point into a single long strip). One end of each strip cut at an angle with a series of short red bars edging rather than the red band. (g,h) 2 gauntlet shaped pieces (19.5 x 29.0) - single large orange motif at centre flanked by small blue diamond motifs; a line of red bars runs along each side, and a series of small green triangles outlined in red hang from the red border at the slightly curved top. (i) large H-shaped piece (72.0 x 28.5) made up of two long strips with square panel between; fringed at bottom of square panel and at bottoms of strips with slashed white buckskin fringe. Long notched buckskin strap at top, and two buckskin thongs sewn to each side at the middle. Single large orange motif in central square. Strips on side each contain three orange motifs with the blue diamond motif between and half the blue motif at each end (probably part of caparison for pony).
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- parades
- horse
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0043 a-i
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Ceremonial Necklace
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0055
- Description
- A twined grass necklace made of sweetgrass, its ends made of white buckskin with coiled grey-purple, yellow, and red beads around them.
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- Title
- Ceremonial Necklace
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- grass; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 120.0 cm
- Description
- A twined grass necklace made of sweetgrass, its ends made of white buckskin with coiled grey-purple, yellow, and red beads around them.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- ceremonial
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0055
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