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Moose at Glacier Lake

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1926
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.04
Description
Colour: brown, yellow. The left profile of a moose head, antlers and shoulders.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Moose at Glacier Lake
Date
1926
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
7.0 x 9.8 cm
Description
Colour: brown, yellow. The left profile of a moose head, antlers and shoulders.
Subject
animal
moose
Credit
Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1969
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.04
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Ram at Castleguard Camp

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1923
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.05
Description
Colour: brown on white. The frontal view of a ram's head, shoulders and upper part of the front left leg.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Ram at Castleguard Camp
Date
1923
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
9.5 x 15.2 x n/a cm
Description
Colour: brown on white. The frontal view of a ram's head, shoulders and upper part of the front left leg.
Subject
animal
ram
Credit
Gift of anonymous, 1971
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.05
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Umagaesh, from the series Ten Views of Mount Fuji

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Artist
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
YoH.04.01
Description
Colour: charcoal grey, brown, purple. A dark slope slanting down from left to right. Has figures and horses dispersed across the bottom and up the left side. It fills the lower two thirds Behind and beyond is a mountain peak and pink clouded blue sky.
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Artist
Hiroshi Yoshida (1876 – 1950, Japanese)
Title
Umagaesh, from the series Ten Views of Mount Fuji
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
37.4 x 24.7 cm
Description
Colour: charcoal grey, brown, purple. A dark slope slanting down from left to right. Has figures and horses dispersed across the bottom and up the left side. It fills the lower two thirds Behind and beyond is a mountain peak and pink clouded blue sky.
Subject
landscape
mountain
figure
group
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
Catalogue Number
YoH.04.01
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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.
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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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Artist
Henry Ayn
Date
c. 1925
Medium
gouache on paper
Catalogue Number
AyH.07.01
Description
Two older ladies are standing close together. Both ladies have aprons on and are carrying baskets. One lady has an umbrella tucked into her arm while the two look down at a small booklet or list. In a basket sitting on the ground in the bottom left corner of the image there are two ducks. One lady …
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Artist
Henry Ayn
Title
Untitled
Date
c. 1925
Medium
gouache on paper
Dimensions
33.5 x 24.0 cm
Description
Two older ladies are standing close together. Both ladies have aprons on and are carrying baskets. One lady has an umbrella tucked into her arm while the two look down at a small booklet or list. In a basket sitting on the ground in the bottom left corner of the image there are two ducks. One lady is wearing a dark dress and the other is wearing a lighter coloured dress.Both women are wearing head covers of some type.
Subject
figure
female
animal
duck
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
AyH.07.01
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Tuscan Cart and Olive Tree

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Artist
Ugo Mochi (1889 – 1977, Italian)
Date
prior to 1900
Medium
silhouette on paper
Catalogue Number
MoU.15.01
Description
A black silhouette of a man standing on a two-wheeled cart driving two oxen. Behind them is a dog with a curled tail. A tree with wide spreading limbs and many leaves is centred , some larger leaves closer to the tree trunk. The foreground is slightly bumpy with some groups of grass. The signat…
Artist
Ugo Mochi (1889 – 1977, Italian)
Title
Tuscan Cart and Olive Tree
Date
prior to 1900
Medium
silhouette on paper
Dimensions
22.5 x 38.7 cm
Description
A black silhouette of a man standing on a two-wheeled cart driving two oxen. Behind them is a dog with a curled tail. A tree with wide spreading limbs and many leaves is centred , some larger leaves closer to the tree trunk. The foreground is slightly bumpy with some groups of grass. The signature and cut number is on the foreground brc.
Subject
animal
oxen
dog
transportation
rural
male botanical
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
MoU.15.01
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Artist
Shibata Zeshin (1807 – 1891, Japanese)
Date
1887
Medium
woodblock on paper
Catalogue Number
ShE.04.01
Description
Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the thi…
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Artist
Shibata Zeshin (1807 – 1891, Japanese)
Title
Crows in Flight
Date
1887
Medium
woodblock on paper
Dimensions
36.3 x 30.3 cm
Description
Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the third has the tip of the top wing and tip of the tail feathers out of the picture.
Subject
animal
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
ShE.04.01
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Artist
Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BeC.04.31
Description
A large bull bison stands center left, facing to the right, looking at a skull and rib bones of a buffalo. A long line of bison are sketched going over the hill and into the distance. The bottom half of the picture is a grassy knoll. A faint line of mountain in the background.
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Artist
Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)
Title
Monarch of the Past
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
12.5 x 17.6 cm
Description
A large bull bison stands center left, facing to the right, looking at a skull and rib bones of a buffalo. A long line of bison are sketched going over the hill and into the distance. The bottom half of the picture is a grassy knoll. A faint line of mountain in the background.
Subject
landscape
mountain
animal
buffalo
Credit
Gift of Les Peters, Great Falls, USA, 1983
Catalogue Number
BeC.04.31
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Untitled [Saddle horse in snow]

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Artist
Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)
Date
c. 1928
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
BeC.04.35
Description
A saddle horse, fully saddled and bridled, ground tied, is facing left, standing in snow. A snow covered cabin is to the centre left, smoke is coming out of chimney. A very slight indication of a mountain is evident in background behind cabin.
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Artist
Charles A. Beil (1894 – 1976, Canadian)
Title
Untitled [Saddle horse in snow]
Date
c. 1928
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
6.3 x 9.8 cm
Description
A saddle horse, fully saddled and bridled, ground tied, is facing left, standing in snow. A snow covered cabin is to the centre left, smoke is coming out of chimney. A very slight indication of a mountain is evident in background behind cabin.
Subject
animal
horse
figure
male
cowboy
architecture
cabin
Credit
Gift of Les Peters, Great Falls, USA, 1983
Catalogue Number
BeC.04.35
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
coloured graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.303
Description
Fifteen small cartoon sketches of rabbits, a boy, and an elderly man and woman. Drawn in blue pencil crayon.One possible interpretation of some of the sequence of drawings is a young man dreaming of transforming into a rabbit.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
coloured graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.5 cm
Description
Fifteen small cartoon sketches of rabbits, a boy, and an elderly man and woman. Drawn in blue pencil crayon.One possible interpretation of some of the sequence of drawings is a young man dreaming of transforming into a rabbit.
Subject
sketch
cartoon
animal
rabbit
figure
male
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.303
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.304
Description
Small ink and graphite sketches of cartoon figures, feet, horses, faces, and hands.Insciption: [blc] Dec. 26th/ Canada/ Catharine; [brc in cursive]: Well I wonder [ ...]everything
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1928
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.5 cm
Description
Small ink and graphite sketches of cartoon figures, feet, horses, faces, and hands.Insciption: [blc] Dec. 26th/ Canada/ Catharine; [brc in cursive]: Well I wonder [ ...]everything
Subject
sketch
cartoon
animal
horse
figure
male
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.304
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1921 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.357
Description
Pencil drawing of three scenes in hand drawn boxes. The scenes are arranged vertically. The top scene is of a figure walking a dog on a leash. The middle scene is of a figure digging his heels into the ground while an animal (dog or goat) leaps forward and pulls the man by a leash. The bottom scene…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1921 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.8 x 21.5 cm
Description
Pencil drawing of three scenes in hand drawn boxes. The scenes are arranged vertically. The top scene is of a figure walking a dog on a leash. The middle scene is of a figure digging his heels into the ground while an animal (dog or goat) leaps forward and pulls the man by a leash. The bottom scene shows a car driving on a road with hills in the background.
Subject
man
car
animal
humour
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.357
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.378
Description
Two separate drawings in pencil, vertically arranged. The top drawing is a scene enclosed within a rectangular frame. The drawing is quite sketchy, but there appears to be two figures engaging in a rigorous activity. One holds a paddle or a cooking utensil and both wear tall caps.Below this drawing…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1962
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 21.5 cm
Description
Two separate drawings in pencil, vertically arranged. The top drawing is a scene enclosed within a rectangular frame. The drawing is quite sketchy, but there appears to be two figures engaging in a rigorous activity. One holds a paddle or a cooking utensil and both wear tall caps.Below this drawing is a rough sketch of a camel with one hump. In the foreground, a left hand (figure not shown) holds a stick in the animal’s direction. There is a residue of ink from a typed text barely visible over this portion of the drawing.
Subject
Peter Whyte
drawing
camel
animal
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.378
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.797
Description
A simple sketch of a moose from the side. Centre left side of the page has a ink scribble.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.6 x 14.0 cm
Description
A simple sketch of a moose from the side. Centre left side of the page has a ink scribble.
Subject
animal
moose
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.797
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.839
Description
Boxed off in the top half of the page it is a seen of people of East Asian descent walking down what looks like a road. At the head of the line there is a man on a cart being pulled by an unknown animal. Next is a man wearing a conical hat and holding a sickle over his shoulder. There are three wom…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
19.9 x 25.6 cm
Description
Boxed off in the top half of the page it is a seen of people of East Asian descent walking down what looks like a road. At the head of the line there is a man on a cart being pulled by an unknown animal. Next is a man wearing a conical hat and holding a sickle over his shoulder. There are three woman behind him all carrying items on their heads. In the background there is a field, and a volcano off in the distance. Below this drawing there is a line drawn in the middle of the paper, and there is five ducks drawn on it.
Subject
Asian
cart
animal
duck
people
men
women
field
sickle
conicle hat
hat
volcano
farmer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.839
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.870
Description
Three separate cartoons depicting different stories about skiing. The first is two men, one in the front that appears to be struggling and one in the back of the line. There are two children and a dog inbetween the adults. The second drawing is a group of adults skiing together, one of them is look…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
18.5 x 20.2 cm
Description
Three separate cartoons depicting different stories about skiing. The first is two men, one in the front that appears to be struggling and one in the back of the line. There are two children and a dog inbetween the adults. The second drawing is a group of adults skiing together, one of them is looking at the viewer and the figure in the front looks like Pete’s Grandmother. Both this drawing and the first drawing depicts the groups cross country skiing. The third drawing is of a stick figure taking off their hat and walking towards something. His foot catches the end of a ski and it lifts up and hits him in the back of the head. He is shown after to be sitting on the ground with the skis asking “WHO DID THAT!!”
Subject
winter
skiing
cross-country skiing
people
men
women
children
poles
animal
dog
sports
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.870
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on monogram board
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.886
Description
Three sketches take up a third of the page each: 1) A hunched over person walks between two stocky men. The man on the left is wearing a hat and walking with a cane, and the gentleman on the right is carrying a newspaper and smoking. They are walking into a crowd. Beside the drawing it says “IF I C…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on monogram board
Dimensions
39.0 x 26.3 cm
Description
Three sketches take up a third of the page each: 1) A hunched over person walks between two stocky men. The man on the left is wearing a hat and walking with a cane, and the gentleman on the right is carrying a newspaper and smoking. They are walking into a crowd. Beside the drawing it says “IF I CAN MANAGE TO SANDWICH MYSELF BETWEEN TWO GOOD STOUT FELLOW PEDESTRIANS ---------”, 2) A Neanderthal (appears to be) is running away from a long neck dinosaur. Beside the drawing it says “MY PREHISTORIC ANCESTOR DODGING A DINOSAUR -----------”, and 3) A man walks in front of a vehicle reading a newspaper. There is another car driving away in the opposite direction. Beside the drawing it says “I HOPPED OFF AS THE AVIATORS SAY AND WENT ACROSS THE STREET ----------”. verso: near the middle of the board there is a sketch of two pirates, one with a sword that has injured the other. Underneath the drawing it reads “QUICK, BRING ME A CHAIR I CAN’T STAND THE SIGHT OF BLOOD” Below the drawing it says “My prehistoric ancestor dodging a dinosaur If I can manage to sandwich myself between two good stout fellow pedestrians I hopped off as the aviators say and went across the street That he will ever become a mechanical bird and fly over is out of the question.”
Subject
people
men
dinosaur
animal
car
newspaper
reading
walking
street
pedestrian
cane
smoking
pirates
swords
blood
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.886
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.888
Description
Multiple cartoon sketches: 1) A bald man looking at the viewer, he is missing teeth; 2) Sketch done in profile of a man with a long nose and lots of hair on his head; 3)Profile sketch of a man’s head. He has a long nose, pronounced jaw and short hair; 4) A man grimacing with his eyes closed. He is …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.9 x 22.4 cm
Description
Multiple cartoon sketches: 1) A bald man looking at the viewer, he is missing teeth; 2) Sketch done in profile of a man with a long nose and lots of hair on his head; 3)Profile sketch of a man’s head. He has a long nose, pronounced jaw and short hair; 4) A man grimacing with his eyes closed. He is wearing a baseball cap; 5) A man with a mustache, extremely long nose, and wearing a straw hat; 6) Profile sketch of a woman’s head. She has her hair tied back in a bun at the nap of her neck; 7) A mouse that looks like he is about ready to box; 8) A pair of pants; and 9) a man leaning over. He is wearing a cap and has a batch on the back of his pants.
Subject
people
men
women
facial features
nose
teeth
eyes
hat
straw hat
baseball cap
clothing
pants
animal
mouse
hair
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.888
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.893
Description
Two sketches of horses. One of the horse appears to be walking up some path and is carrying packs on his back. The second drawing has the horse facing the viewer and is carrying packs on his back. Near the BRC there is a a word that can be made out through the loose cursive and the letter “s”.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
13.8 x 21.4 cm
Description
Two sketches of horses. One of the horse appears to be walking up some path and is carrying packs on his back. The second drawing has the horse facing the viewer and is carrying packs on his back. Near the BRC there is a a word that can be made out through the loose cursive and the letter “s”.
Subject
animal
horse
travel
packs
storage
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.893
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.901
Description
Boxed off a person on a horse is travelling on a road/path. The road/path ascends up a hill.verso: written along the right edge “c 1-o, c 2-g, x 3-p, c 4 - sam, x 5-enw, x 6-nne, c 7-t, x 8-n, c 9-h, c 10-q, c 11-d, c 12-c, c 13-r, c 14-a, c 15-b b, x 16-e”
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
12.0 x 13.9 cm
Description
Boxed off a person on a horse is travelling on a road/path. The road/path ascends up a hill.verso: written along the right edge “c 1-o, c 2-g, x 3-p, c 4 - sam, x 5-enw, x 6-nne, c 7-t, x 8-n, c 9-h, c 10-q, c 11-d, c 12-c, c 13-r, c 14-a, c 15-b b, x 16-e”
Subject
person
animal
horse
road
path
travel
hill
landscape
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.901
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