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Vintage Steam Engine below Cascade Mountain 1889
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- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- HaH.02.02
- Description
- General colours: blue, white. A huge mountain fills the major part of the canvas. The lower sides are treed snowy slopes. At the center near the bottom, the black engine of an old style train is steaming towards the viewer. The track and telephone poles veer to the left.
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- Title
- Vintage Steam Engine below Cascade Mountain 1889
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 75.4 x 100.6 cm
- Description
- General colours: blue, white. A huge mountain fills the major part of the canvas. The lower sides are treed snowy slopes. At the center near the bottom, the black engine of an old style train is steaming towards the viewer. The track and telephone poles veer to the left.
- Subject
- landscape, mountain
- winter
- train
- Credit
- Gift of Herbert C. Hahn, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- HaH.02.02
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The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactsij.05.08
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.08
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
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- Title
- The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.5 x 11.4 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.08
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- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.11
- Description
- Colour: blue, green, white. Snow covered trees are in the foreground center and to the right. Three trees in the background at the left side. Green sky is in the upper left corner.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 11.2 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Colour: blue, green, white. Snow covered trees are in the foreground center and to the right. Three trees in the background at the left side. Green sky is in the upper left corner.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- forest
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- SiJ.05.11
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; rubber; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1016 a,b
- Description
- Splitkein touring skis, no bindings. Pair wooden touring skis, dark and light brown, metal edge on back of skis. Circular logo at top. Gold "Viking" head logo between tip and binding. 6 holes where binding removed and 2 each side, numbers impressed near centre: "21065639". Rubber heel plate 8.5x5.…
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; rubber; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.3 x 210.0 cm
- Description
- Splitkein touring skis, no bindings. Pair wooden touring skis, dark and light brown, metal edge on back of skis. Circular logo at top. Gold "Viking" head logo between tip and binding. 6 holes where binding removed and 2 each side, numbers impressed near centre: "21065639". Rubber heel plate 8.5x5.5, nailed onto ski, nails bent over.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1016 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; metal, aluminum; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1025 a,b
- Description
- Black leather, silver buckles, lined, smooth, black leather, grey leather insert on backstay, padded cuff, white stitching, thick leather sole molded to boot, 5 aluminum, triangular buckles riveted to side, rectangular, buckle loops; 3 riveted on to shoe, 2adjustable on cuff straps, on outside ankl…
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- skin; metal, aluminum; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 9.5 x 29.2 cm
- Description
- Black leather, silver buckles, lined, smooth, black leather, grey leather insert on backstay, padded cuff, white stitching, thick leather sole molded to boot, 5 aluminum, triangular buckles riveted to side, rectangular, buckle loops; 3 riveted on to shoe, 2adjustable on cuff straps, on outside ankle joint "Sealed Sole RIEKER Garantiesohle" tongue and inside lined with thick pile.
- Credit
- Gift of Phil Michaud, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1025 a,b
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1026 a,b
- Description
- a) aluminum press, toe clamps b) black wedge bag (a) press: 37.5x6.6 adjustable base, heel locator on one end, toe clamp on other, inscribed on toe clamp "TYROL Boot Press. Pat. Pend Made in Canada","R L" painted on either side, one in red, other black; (b) bag: 40.0x47.0x9. zipper on bottom, bl…
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- Title
- Boot Press; Bag
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Description
- a) aluminum press, toe clamps b) black wedge bag (a) press: 37.5x6.6 adjustable base, heel locator on one end, toe clamp on other, inscribed on toe clamp "TYROL Boot Press. Pat. Pend Made in Canada","R L" painted on either side, one in red, other black; (b) bag: 40.0x47.0x9. zipper on bottom, black vinyl with white piping, manufacturer's logo on side plus "The Skiers Sportshop Ltd. Calgary Edmonton".
- Credit
- Gift of Phil Michaud, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1026 a,b
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Novelty Pin Collection
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- Date
- 1965 – 1977
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0012 a-ll
- Description
- A collection of 38 plastic buttons on metal backing, pins and patches, advertising places and events. 11 pins representing places (a-c) Baffin 1974 Banff (d) 1875 1975 Fort Saskatchewan (e) Parks for Tomorrow, National Parks Assoc. (f) I'm going North of 60 Northwest Territories (i) Silver City Fo…
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- Title
- Novelty Pin Collection
- Date
- 1965 – 1977
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Description
- A collection of 38 plastic buttons on metal backing, pins and patches, advertising places and events. 11 pins representing places (a-c) Baffin 1974 Banff (d) 1875 1975 Fort Saskatchewan (e) Parks for Tomorrow, National Parks Assoc. (f) I'm going North of 60 Northwest Territories (i) Silver City Food & Beverage Co Banff, Alberta (s) Loyalist Days Saint John N.B. Canada Squire John (x) Happiness is Broughton Island, NWT (ii-jj) Pangnirtung, NWT. 14 pins representing ski events (j) 1977 Canadian International Disabled Ski Meet Banff Alberta (aa) Handicapped Skiers Association of Japan (k) I Support our National Ski Team White Stag (l,m) Canada I support a l'equipe de Ski Team 1968 Olympic (n) Ski Molstar Have you found the missing link (o) Support your Olympic Team B.C. Ford Montreal (p) I Love Nancy (q) Sunshine Ski School (cc) Sunshine (dd) ski shape Banff (ee) snowflake (ff) Refugio Cerro Lopez 1620 m (kk) 77 MS Canadian Ski Marathon. 7 campaign pins (g) Sa lad a Key for Me Jasper Edson Liberal Campaign Committee (r) telephone with red mouth (t) blue button with stick person (u,v) Tracks are back Amtrak (w) Chimo (y) Vote for Nobody if you think you have nothing to say about your future, I won't say it for you. 5 pins representing events (h) The University of Lethbridge Official Opening 1972 (z) Family Snow Festival Banff (bb) Banff Winter Festival (gg) shape of cowboy hat Catharine Whyte Banff Calgary something to smile about (ll) Picasso Glenbow Museum 1978 (hh) Tequila Sauza el tequila del Siglio, with pearl headed hat pin to pin on.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0012 a-ll
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- fibre, synthetic; feather; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0125 a,b
- Description
- Pair of navy blue nylon and leather ski mitts stuffed with down or feathers. Back of mittens are nylon, blue with three lines of white stitching in "V" shapes. Panel of white nylon runs along sides and separates the nylon from leather which covers thumb and inside of hand. Mittens are lined with or…
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- Title
- Ski Mittens
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- fibre, synthetic; feather; skin
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of navy blue nylon and leather ski mitts stuffed with down or feathers. Back of mittens are nylon, blue with three lines of white stitching in "V" shapes. Panel of white nylon runs along sides and separates the nylon from leather which covers thumb and inside of hand. Mittens are lined with orange nylon. The two mittens hook together, right hand has hook and left one has hoop for hook. Tags on right mitten, Quebec 1969 NEW MATERIALS ONLY in accordance with the stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles act. Permit" "Gordini, Men's Medium"
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0125 a,b
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- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0128 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of different types of Inuit mittens. (a) blue wool duffle cloth cut in three pieces to shape and contour of the hand, and seamed with a feather stitch around sides of hand, across palm, and along sides of thumb following the edges of the cut pieces. Cuff flares slightly, and is edged with…
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of different types of Inuit mittens. (a) blue wool duffle cloth cut in three pieces to shape and contour of the hand, and seamed with a feather stitch around sides of hand, across palm, and along sides of thumb following the edges of the cut pieces. Cuff flares slightly, and is edged with a thick band of decorative white stitching. Embroidered simple red flower with green leaves on front of wrist. (b) grey sealskin , very wide, unfitted mittens cut from three pieces of skin in the same manner as (a). Skin on palm turned so that fur is inside and hide outside. Small cuff of darker fur, thumb is very wide and triangular.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0128 a,b
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- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0244
- Description
- Wooden goggles cut from a single piece of wood, held to the head by a leather strap connected at the extremities. The wood is soft and light, and cut so the top round cradles the forehead and the bottom cutout sits on the arch of the nose. The major slit cutout is in front of the eyes and presents …
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- Title
- Sun Goggles
- Date
- 1968 – 1975
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 3.8 x 6.0 x 17.3 cm
- Description
- Wooden goggles cut from a single piece of wood, held to the head by a leather strap connected at the extremities. The wood is soft and light, and cut so the top round cradles the forehead and the bottom cutout sits on the arch of the nose. The major slit cutout is in front of the eyes and presents a chambered, slit view of the world.
- Subject
- households
- winter
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0244
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Membership Pin
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0114
- Description
- A large, square, white pin with red maple leaf at centre and "Canadian Amateur Ski Association". Pin of heavy yellow metal, brass? with enamelled colours applied in cloisonne with a thin line of metal outlining. Ground of pin is white with narrow red border and large red maple leaf at centre with …
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 0.7 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A large, square, white pin with red maple leaf at centre and "Canadian Amateur Ski Association". Pin of heavy yellow metal, brass? with enamelled colours applied in cloisonne with a thin line of metal outlining. Ground of pin is white with narrow red border and large red maple leaf at centre with "CANADA" printed in blue across middle. Horizontal hinged pin across back slightly above middle fastens into locking clasp.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0114
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- Date
- 1962 – 1976
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0120
- Description
- A small, gold coloured pin in shape of abominable snowman standing on skis with toque on head. Hairy features worked in slightly raised outline drawing. Small safety pin clasp vertically on back.
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- Title
- Athletic Pin
- Date
- 1962 – 1976
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 0.8 x 1.8 cm
- Description
- A small, gold coloured pin in shape of abominable snowman standing on skis with toque on head. Hairy features worked in slightly raised outline drawing. Small safety pin clasp vertically on back.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0120
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- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0067 a-c
- Description
- A collection of three knitted ski toques which fold flat. (a) blue, handknitted of acrylic yarn with white band at cuff knitted to read "I am a Bugaboo helicopter skier" in navy blue. Top has four arms sewn together in cross shape. (b) light blue, handknitted with two narrow reddish stripes just ab…
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- Title
- Ski Toque
- Date
- 1960 – 1979
- Material
- hair; plastic
- Dimensions
- 24.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of three knitted ski toques which fold flat. (a) blue, handknitted of acrylic yarn with white band at cuff knitted to read "I am a Bugaboo helicopter skier" in navy blue. Top has four arms sewn together in cross shape. (b) light blue, handknitted with two narrow reddish stripes just above cuff, and cloth patch sewn on at front, "Canada Red Mt. Ski Area, logo of black and red stylized mountains ". Top of cap comes to triangular point. (c) red, white and blue, machine made, wide stripes with straight sides and triangular shaped top, seamed up back. Two thick strands of yarn attached to sides to form ties for securing under chin. Marks, labels inside, "Colin K Lax Ltd. Montreal, Canada", and, "Pure virgin wool, symbol, 302700 Dry clean recommended".
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Bugaboos
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0067 a-c
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- Date
- 1965 – 1979
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0143 a,b
- Description
- Two pairs of shiny, navy blue nylon, ski warm-up pants, with full zippers down the entire length of each leg on the outside seam so that the pants open up completely. (a) white side zippers, plain, straight legged style with pocket like opening 15.0 cm on each side above zipper. Waistband gathered …
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- Title
- Warm Up Pants
- Date
- 1965 – 1979
- Material
- plastic; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 99.0 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of shiny, navy blue nylon, ski warm-up pants, with full zippers down the entire length of each leg on the outside seam so that the pants open up completely. (a) white side zippers, plain, straight legged style with pocket like opening 15.0 cm on each side above zipper. Waistband gathered slightly at back with elastic inside casing. Pants entirely lined with quilted blue nylon. Waist band closes at each side with velcro tab, and has small cloth loop with metal ring at end on right side. At inside seam at bottom of each leg is semi-circular patch of imitation leather. Zippers open from bottom up. (b) dark blue zippers essentially as (a) above except that waistband closes on each side with double heavy hooks and eyes, 19.0 cm opening above zipper fastens over flap with two heavy metal dome snaps, and imitation leather patch covers inside seam and around entire back of leg edge.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0143 a,b
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- Date
- 1964 – 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1088 a,b
- Description
- Two red ski jackets from Sunshine Ski School. (a) full length (74.0x56.0), nylon, down filled, hood folded into collar. Metal zipper in front, 2 pockets with zipper. Crest on left chest "Sunshine Instructor", red writing on yellow background. Yellow crest with brown, green and black and red fig…
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- Title
- Ski Jacket
- Date
- 1964 – 1970
- Material
- fibre; plastic; metal
- Description
- Two red ski jackets from Sunshine Ski School. (a) full length (74.0x56.0), nylon, down filled, hood folded into collar. Metal zipper in front, 2 pockets with zipper. Crest on left chest "Sunshine Instructor", red writing on yellow background. Yellow crest with brown, green and black and red figure known as " Sammy Sunshine". Body of jacket quilted in square pattern. (b) same as (a) (80.0x60.0) except no "Sunshine Instructor" crest or square quilting.
- Subject
- winter
- sports
- skiing
- Sunshine Ski School
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Andersen, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1088 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1977
- Material
- hair; sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1089
- Description
- Blue V-neck ski sweater, V neck outlined with black and white knit, waist trimmed in the same pattern.
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- Title
- Sweater
- Date
- 1960 – 1977
- Material
- hair; sheep
- Dimensions
- 52.0 x 54.0 cm
- Description
- Blue V-neck ski sweater, V neck outlined with black and white knit, waist trimmed in the same pattern.
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Andersen, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1089
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- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1059 a,b
- Description
- Pair of handknit Norwegian style gloves. White background with overall design in black.
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- Title
- Winter Gloves
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- Pair of handknit Norwegian style gloves. White background with overall design in black.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- winter
- needlework
- knitting
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Andersen, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1059 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1059 a,b
- Description
- Pair of knee high Norwegian style cross country ski socks. White background with overall pattern in black. Sole pattern is different than rest.
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- Title
- Ski Socks
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- Pair of knee high Norwegian style cross country ski socks. White background with overall pattern in black. Sole pattern is different than rest.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Roy Andersen
- needlework
- knitting
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Andersen, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1059 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1060 a,b
- Description
- Pair of leather cross country ski boots. Six metal grommets with long laces.
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; fibre
- Description
- Pair of leather cross country ski boots. Six metal grommets with long laces.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- winter
- Roy Andersen
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Andersen, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1060 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- skin; metal; plastic, nylon
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1063 a,b
- Description
- Pair of ladies' Karhu brown and black cross country ski boots. Hooks with laces closure with buckle at ankle.
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- 1960 – 1980
- Material
- skin; metal; plastic, nylon
- Description
- Pair of ladies' Karhu brown and black cross country ski boots. Hooks with laces closure with buckle at ankle.
- Credit
- Gift of Brian Patton, Invermere, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1063 a,b
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