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- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1062
- Description
- Half of a beige and brown coffee cup with a handle. The phrase “YOU ASKED FOR HALF A CUP OF COFFEE” is printed on the rounded side fo the cup. The back of the cup is flat and has a picture of a blue mountain and trees with “Banff Alberta Canada” written in red below.
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- Title
- Coffee Cup
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Half of a beige and brown coffee cup with a handle. The phrase “YOU ASKED FOR HALF A CUP OF COFFEE” is printed on the rounded side fo the cup. The back of the cup is flat and has a picture of a blue mountain and trees with “Banff Alberta Canada” written in red below.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1062
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- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1063
- Description
- One plastic saltshaker that is missing the bottom plug. The shaker has a small metal shield attached to one side. The shield is decorated with a picture of Cascade Mountain and Banff Avenue with “Banff Alberta Canada” surrounding the picture.
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- Title
- Saltshaker
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Description
- One plastic saltshaker that is missing the bottom plug. The shaker has a small metal shield attached to one side. The shield is decorated with a picture of Cascade Mountain and Banff Avenue with “Banff Alberta Canada” surrounding the picture.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1063
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Collapsible Cup
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.1064
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1064
- Description
- A flat round blue plastic container that opens up to a five part collapsible clear plastic cup. Centred on the top of the blue container is a picture of Cascade Mountain and Banff Avenue with “Banff Canada” in red.
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- Title
- Collapsible Cup
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- plastic
- Description
- A flat round blue plastic container that opens up to a five part collapsible clear plastic cup. Centred on the top of the blue container is a picture of Cascade Mountain and Banff Avenue with “Banff Canada” in red.
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1064
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- Date
- 1970 – 1988
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1109
- Description
- Round golden-coloured wooden tray decorated with a map of Alberta, a Canadian flag and wild roses along with “ALBERTA” and “WILD ROSE COUNTRY.”
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- Title
- Tray
- Date
- 1970 – 1988
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Round golden-coloured wooden tray decorated with a map of Alberta, a Canadian flag and wild roses along with “ALBERTA” and “WILD ROSE COUNTRY.”
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1109
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- Date
- 1970 – 1988
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1110 a-c
- Description
- Three small white ceramic plates, each with a gold rim.a,b) Two plates with a ring of red maple leaves and “CANADA” surrounding a mounted policeman and “The Royal Canadian Mounted Police.” Above the central decoration is “Banff Alberta, Canada.”c) One platewith a ring of beige maple leaves and “CA…
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- Title
- Plate
- Date
- 1970 – 1988
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Three small white ceramic plates, each with a gold rim.a,b) Two plates with a ring of red maple leaves and “CANADA” surrounding a mounted policeman and “The Royal Canadian Mounted Police.” Above the central decoration is “Banff Alberta, Canada.”c) One platewith a ring of beige maple leaves and “CANADA” surrounding a picture of a bison and trees. Above the central decoration is “Banff Alberta, Canada.”
- Subject
- households
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1110 a-c
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- Date
- 1970 – 1985
- Material
- glass; metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1014
- Description
- Small flat clear glass bottle containing coloured liquid - a mini bottle of Scotch from Banff, Scotland. The bottle has a yellow label with a black picture and red writing “Brig o’ Banff”, “FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY”, “W.G. PATERSON & SON” and “BANFF.”
- Title
- Bottle
- Date
- 1970 – 1985
- Material
- glass; metal; paper
- Description
- Small flat clear glass bottle containing coloured liquid - a mini bottle of Scotch from Banff, Scotland. The bottle has a yellow label with a black picture and red writing “Brig o’ Banff”, “FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY”, “W.G. PATERSON & SON” and “BANFF.”
- Subject
- households
- social customs
- Banff
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Edward Cavell, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1014
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- Date
- 1975 – 1985
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1162 a,b
- Description
- Two t-shirts: a) white with blue lettering “Banff High School Reunion. Labor Omnia Vincit. Knowledge. BHS. Class of ‘68”. b) yellow with black lettering “Labor Omnia Vincit, Knowledge. BCHS. Reunion ‘81’”.
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1975 – 1985
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 73.0 x 60.0 cm
- Description
- Two t-shirts: a) white with blue lettering “Banff High School Reunion. Labor Omnia Vincit. Knowledge. BHS. Class of ‘68”. b) yellow with black lettering “Labor Omnia Vincit, Knowledge. BCHS. Reunion ‘81’”.
- Credit
- Gift of Howie Goon, Banff, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1162 a,b
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- Date
- 1973
- Material
- wood; rubber; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3022
- Description
- Wooden cane with crook handle at top. Section near bottom of cane is wrapped with black rubber and black tape. Tag attached with CRW’s writing ”belonged to Old David Simeon Jack Labelle brought it Nov 13 1973.”
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1973
- Material
- wood; rubber; fibre
- Dimensions
- 83.0 x 2.0 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden cane with crook handle at top. Section near bottom of cane is wrapped with black rubber and black tape. Tag attached with CRW’s writing ”belonged to Old David Simeon Jack Labelle brought it Nov 13 1973.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.3022
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- Date
- 1850 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3001
- Description
- Skeleton of revolver. Handle, hammer and cylinder missing, barrel broken at end. Accompanied by papers, yellow with CRW writing: “Old Navy Cap and Ball Revolver 36 Calibre a 6 shooter Whitney Whitneyville, Conn. 1850 - 1860. Found by Larry, son of Archie Daniels in remians of a cabin in Kanan…
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- Title
- Fragment
- Date
- 1850 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 13.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- Skeleton of revolver. Handle, hammer and cylinder missing, barrel broken at end. Accompanied by papers, yellow with CRW writing: “Old Navy Cap and Ball Revolver 36 Calibre a 6 shooter Whitney Whitneyville, Conn. 1850 - 1860. Found by Larry, son of Archie Daniels in remians of a cabin in Kananaskis Valley above lakes. Found in 1975.” and a white paper with “Dr. Pactos; Thankyou for your trouble. I think it is a Stan Arms Co. .44 made in new York around the 1850s would be interested in how close I came. Again Thanks John M” along with “Whitney, .36 Calibre Navy Cap & Ball 1850-60.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3001
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- Date
- 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3002
- Description
- Rusty parts of a gun including a double barrel and trigger mechanisms (one unattached). Tag with CRW’s writing: “Aubrey Baptiste brought gun part found back of house last end 6” down May 9 1975.”
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- Title
- Fragment
- Date
- 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 6.0 x 32.0 cm
- Description
- Rusty parts of a gun including a double barrel and trigger mechanisms (one unattached). Tag with CRW’s writing: “Aubrey Baptiste brought gun part found back of house last end 6” down May 9 1975.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.04.3002
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- Date
- 1970
- Material
- antler; metal; fiber; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3005
- Description
- Two hide scrapers wrapped in printed pink fabric.a) Metal pipe with canvas cover and strap handle. The blade is notched. Tag attached with CRW writing ”Evelyn Poucette 2 very old scrapers pounded May 2, 1970.”b) Antler scraper with embedded metal blade tied in place with thong.
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- Title
- Scraper
- Date
- 1970
- Material
- antler; metal; fiber; skin
- Dimensions
- 5.0 (a); 5.0 (b) x 25.5 (a); 25.2 (b) cm
- Description
- Two hide scrapers wrapped in printed pink fabric.a) Metal pipe with canvas cover and strap handle. The blade is notched. Tag attached with CRW writing ”Evelyn Poucette 2 very old scrapers pounded May 2, 1970.”b) Antler scraper with embedded metal blade tied in place with thong.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- households
- Evely Poucette
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3005
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- Date
- 1972
- Material
- antler; sinew; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3007
- Description
- Antler handle with metal blade inserted in right-angled end. The blade is held in place with sinew and fabric. Tag with CRW writing: “John Rolling Mud of Nordegg - scraper made by John Hunter for Georgie Rolling Mud. July 23 1972 Georgie mother of John.”
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- Title
- Scraper
- Date
- 1972
- Material
- antler; sinew; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Antler handle with metal blade inserted in right-angled end. The blade is held in place with sinew and fabric. Tag with CRW writing: “John Rolling Mud of Nordegg - scraper made by John Hunter for Georgie Rolling Mud. July 23 1972 Georgie mother of John.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3007
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- bone
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3011 a,b
- Description
- Two fleshers made from white tail deer bone, each with one end cut at an angle to create a scraping edge.a) The end of this scraper has narrow parallel cuts creating a toothed blade with some teeth broken off. There is a hole drilled through the end of the handle. Tag: “Verda Abraham June 3 ‘74.…
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- Title
- Flesher
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- bone
- Dimensions
- 4.0 (a); 3.0 (b) x 26.0 (a); 22.0 (b) cm
- Description
- Two fleshers made from white tail deer bone, each with one end cut at an angle to create a scraping edge.a) The end of this scraper has narrow parallel cuts creating a toothed blade with some teeth broken off. There is a hole drilled through the end of the handle. Tag: “Verda Abraham June 3 ‘74.”b) Smaller bone scraper with tag with CRW writing: “Verda Abraham June 3 ‘74.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.24.3011 a,b
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Beaded Medallion
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact109.02.3058
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3058
- Description
- Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pin…
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- Title
- Beaded Medallion
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Triangular piece of hide (deer?) with hair attached. A piece of thong is attached to the back of the hide. A beaded hide medallion is attached to the centre of the front (hair side). The medallion is decorated with a floral motif on a red background edged with rings of coloured beads - blue, pink, green and red.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- crafts
- beadwork
- decorative
- regalia
- ceremonial
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.3058
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- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- wood; glass; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1166
- Description
- scene created in a box with a mirror at the back and glass in the remaining three sides. There is a tepee and two figures, a woman seated by a drying frame and a man standing up. The ground is covered in moss.
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- Title
- Diorama
- Date
- 1970 – 1990
- Material
- wood; glass; fibre; skin
- Dimensions
- 34.2 x 25.0 x 44.6 cm
- Description
- scene created in a box with a mirror at the back and glass in the remaining three sides. There is a tepee and two figures, a woman seated by a drying frame and a man standing up. The ground is covered in moss.
- Subject
- households
- Indigenous, Stoney
- crafts
- miniatures
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1166
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Decorative Ashtray
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.1023%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1975 – 1984
- Material
- paper; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1023 a,b
- Description
- Octagonal glass ashtrays, Banff Avenue & Lake Louise, (a) picture of Banff Avenue from Cascade Gardens, picture is under bottom held in place with felt, raised bevels on two sides each have 3 cigarette grooves, price tag still intact on underside. (b) picture of Lake Louise in summer, same as (a),…
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- Title
- Decorative Ashtray
- Date
- 1975 – 1984
- Material
- paper; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 13.5 x 13.5 cm
- Description
- Octagonal glass ashtrays, Banff Avenue & Lake Louise, (a) picture of Banff Avenue from Cascade Gardens, picture is under bottom held in place with felt, raised bevels on two sides each have 3 cigarette grooves, price tag still intact on underside. (b) picture of Lake Louise in summer, same as (a), $2.95" price tag on side edge, both have "BANFF" printed in gold in centre of picture
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- households
- Credit
- Purchased from Spinning Wheel, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1023 a,b
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- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1023
- Description
- Gold coloured with ram's head and Banff, plated a gold colour. Tapered blade 8.0 long, textured handle rounds out at top. 1.5x1.2x0.7 ram's head and BANFF set on plain oval shape near top.
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- Title
- Paper Knife
- Date
- 1970 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0 cm
- Description
- Gold coloured with ram's head and Banff, plated a gold colour. Tapered blade 8.0 long, textured handle rounds out at top. 1.5x1.2x0.7 ram's head and BANFF set on plain oval shape near top.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- households
- office
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1023
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1091
- Description
- Green, white lettering "Banff '79", ordinary green cotton short sleeve t-shirt, large white lettering on front: BANFF (9.0 high), underneath "79" (20.0 high), "C.S.S. LTD" under '79, light brown paint stains on front
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 64.0 cm
- Description
- Green, white lettering "Banff '79", ordinary green cotton short sleeve t-shirt, large white lettering on front: BANFF (9.0 high), underneath "79" (20.0 high), "C.S.S. LTD" under '79, light brown paint stains on front
- Subject
- souvenir
- households
- clothing
- Credit
- Purchased from Rundle Memorial United Church, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1091
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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0012
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- glass; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0012
- Description
- A necklace made by alternating sets of two dentalium shells with various coloured beads. A triangular shaped abalone shell hanging from centre as a pendant.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- glass; shell
- Dimensions
- 38.0 cm
- Description
- A necklace made by alternating sets of two dentalium shells with various coloured beads. A triangular shaped abalone shell hanging from centre as a pendant.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0012
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- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0013
- Description
- A silver shoehorn with a curved blade that narrows into a handle. There is an embossed floral pattern on the inside of the handle. The shoehorn in marked with three hallmarks and “Sterling B 350”.
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- Title
- Shoehorn
- Date
- 1850 – 1900
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 2.3 x 4.7 x 15.5 cm
- Description
- A silver shoehorn with a curved blade that narrows into a handle. There is an embossed floral pattern on the inside of the handle. The shoehorn in marked with three hallmarks and “Sterling B 350”.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- footwear
- assistive device
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0013
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