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Indigenous person

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 3

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 42

GMD: Photograph

Parallel Title: Siwash Indian

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 3

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Indigenous person washing gold, N. Bend

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 43

GMD: Photograph

Parallel Title: Indian washing gold, N. Bend

Other Title Info: Parallel title is original title

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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indigenous Cemetery near North Bend

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 44

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Subject Access: Discovery and Exploration

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

Images

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Indigenous people sun drying salmon on Fraser River

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Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Scope & Content: Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

Part Of: Professional photographers collection

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: V650

Sous-Fonds: V650

Reference Code: V650 / 2581 - PD 1 - 45

GMD: Photograph

Parallel Title: Indians Sun drying Salmon on Fraser River

Date Range: 1889 Oct. 4

Physical Description: 1 photograph : print, in album

Scope & Content: Pertains to unidentified Indigenous people sun drying salmon on the Fraser River

Subject Access: Discovery and exploration; Indigenous Peoples; First Nations

Geographic Access: British Columbia

Creator: Unknown

Processing Status: Processed

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Mt. Willingdon Summit Register

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Part Of: First ascent and summit note collection

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

Part Of: First ascent and summit note collection

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M235

Sous-Fonds: M235

Accession Number: 2014.8377

Reference Code: M235 / accn. 2014.8377

GMD: Private record; Textual record

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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"Hotel Closed" Sign

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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

Subject Access: Hotel; Sign

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff

Language: English

Creator: Unknown

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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The Bird Tree

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1880 – 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

1 image

Artist: Unknown

Title: The Bird Tree

Date: 1880 – 1900

Dimensions: 20.8 x 4.7 x 10.0 cm

Description: ornately carved ivory sculpture of a man and a bird under a tree.

Subject: figure, male; animal; mythological

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

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.06

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Miniature Sculpture

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1800

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.12

Description: a miniature sculpture in the shape of a crab, made of brown metal.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Miniature Sculpture

Date: 1800

Dimensions: 1.2 x 3.0 cm

Description: a miniature sculpture in the shape of a crab, made of brown metal.

Subject: animal, crab

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

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.12

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Rusty Disk

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper board

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.071

Description: Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who i…

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Rusty Disk

Date: c. 1885

Medium: graphite on paper board

Dimensions: 25 x 30 cm

Description: Drawing of a farming disc, the first few discs are show as the disappear into the piece, and the seat sits high up on the piece.“An unlikely combination of practical entrepreneur and preoccupied artist, Collings was involved with farm machinery sales between 1882 and 1888 in England. A writer who interviewed the artist in 1924 had the impression that Collings envisaged farm equipment as means for creating an enormous painting-like but three-dimensional “landscape.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape; machinery; machine; green; rims; circulars

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.071

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Old Town

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Date: c. 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.02

Description: Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, …

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Artist: Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)

Title: Old Town

Date: c. 1880

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 16.5 x 18.5 cm

Description: Scene of houses and dwellings, grey brown with brown roof. - pale blue sky, with a pale brown/yellow sun in the center.“The houses in this (probably English) town extend onto a stone bridge but there is some confusion in architectural structure and progression. A rather static figure, centre left, is further evidence of an early date for this painting.” -- “Charles John Collings, 1848-1931” Catalogue Raisonne by Linda Heath

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1982

Catalogue Number: CoJ.05.02

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Profile Relief

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1800 – 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.16.03

Description: Female profile.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Profile Relief

Date: 1800 – 1900

Dimensions: 17.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: Female profile.

Subject: portrait, female

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

Catalogue Number: UnK.16.03

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Panel

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1800 – 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.16.02

Description: Reptile, 2 devil-like turtles with long swirly tails, red in ears and mouths.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Panel

Date: 1800 – 1900

Dimensions: 11.0 x 106.0 cm

Description: Reptile, 2 devil-like turtles with long swirly tails, red in ears and mouths.

Subject: animal, turtle; mythological

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

Catalogue Number: UnK.16.02

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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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Untitled

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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