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The 1978 climber's guide to the Banff Townsite

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2020
Author
van Schaik, Bob
Burgess, C.L.
Publisher
Edmonton, Alberta
Edition
Second
Call Number
02.8 Sc1t
Author
van Schaik, Bob
Burgess, C.L.
Responsibility
Bob van Schaik (concept and photography)
C.L. Burgess (design and layout)
Edition
Second
Publisher
Edmonton, Alberta
Published Date
2020
Physical Description
16 pages ; b&w illustrations
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Banff
Banff (townsite)
Rock climbing
Abstract
Pertains to sites to climb within the Banff townsite
Contents
Southwest wall of Donald Cameron Hall
The spectrum traverse
Book & Art Den
Cascade Tavern
Bud depot
King Edward Hotel
Credit Union
Liquor Store
Banff Park Lodge
Post Office
Bridge on Banff Avenue
Banff Springs Hotel
Notes
About the climber
Notes
First Limited edition Banff, Alberta 1978
Second edition, Edmonton, Alberta 2020
Accession Number
2021.08
Call Number
02.8 Sc1t
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Artist
David Thauberger (1948 – , Canadian)
Date
2023
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Catalogue Number
ThD.12.01
Description
Landscape painting of a bright red canoe floating on a deep blue lake. Above the lake in the background is a large white and purple mountain [Mt. Rundle], surrounded by trees at the base., The lake is semi-stylized and has a strip of bright orange between the lake and the trees. Large trees rise up…
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Artist
David Thauberger (1948 – , Canadian)
Title
Autumn Woods
Date
2023
Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
107.0 x 137.0 cm
Description
Landscape painting of a bright red canoe floating on a deep blue lake. Above the lake in the background is a large white and purple mountain [Mt. Rundle], surrounded by trees at the base., The lake is semi-stylized and has a strip of bright orange between the lake and the trees. Large trees rise up into the sky at the left and right of the painting.
Subject
Banff
canoe
Banff National Park
Credit
Purchased from Masters Gallery ltd., Calgary, 2023
Catalogue Number
ThD.12.01
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Avis aux voyageurs en Suisse, avec une nouvelle carte

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1798
Author
Heinzmann, J.G
Publisher
Berne: [s.n.]
Call Number
DQ22 H43
Author
Heinzmann, J.G
Publisher
Berne: [s.n.]
Published Date
1798
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DQ22 H43
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The Battle of Cressy

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Artist
Unknown
Date
1792
Medium
engraving on paper
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.03
Description
A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…
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Artist
Unknown
Title
The Battle of Cressy
Date
1792
Medium
engraving on paper
Dimensions
18.0 x 28.5 cm
Description
A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”
Subject
activity
war
figure
group
animal
horse
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.04.03
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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Date
2021
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
StK.04.03
Description
A digital print in which the top half is a full colour image of Bow Lake with trees in front, Bow Glacier Falls, and Bow Glacier sitting atop of rocky ridge in the background. The photograph is overlaid with digital ink drawing of the glacier’s reach in 1902 from an archival photograph. The bottom …
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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Title
Bow Lake, 1902/2021
Date
2021
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
35.5 x 28.0 cm
Description
A digital print in which the top half is a full colour image of Bow Lake with trees in front, Bow Glacier Falls, and Bow Glacier sitting atop of rocky ridge in the background. The photograph is overlaid with digital ink drawing of the glacier’s reach in 1902 from an archival photograph. The bottom half of the image is a cyanotype of the glacier in 1902.
Subject
Bow Lake
Bow Glacier
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of Kelsey Stephenson, Edmonton, 2023
Catalogue Number
StK.04.03
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
2021
Medium
on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.15.58
Description
“• 21 •” engraved at centre bottom under cut out shape of a snowy peak. “sinclairs” with two orange dots written inside. “cornice” written at back.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
cornice
Date
2021
Medium
on arches paper
Dimensions
9.5 x 16.5 cm
Description
“• 21 •” engraved at centre bottom under cut out shape of a snowy peak. “sinclairs” with two orange dots written inside. “cornice” written at back.
Subject
mountain
cornice
snow
cut paper
Christmas
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014
Catalogue Number
SiR.15.58
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Date
2020
Medium
on arches paper
Catalogue Number
SiR.15.57
Description
“.20 . ” engraved into bottom centre below cut out. “Sinclairs” written on inside with two dots of orange paint. “. FLASH FLOOD .” written at back bottom centre.
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Artist
Robert William Sinclair (1939 – , Canadian)
Title
Flash Flood
Date
2020
Medium
on arches paper
Dimensions
9.5 x 15.3 cm
Description
“.20 . ” engraved into bottom centre below cut out. “Sinclairs” written on inside with two dots of orange paint. “. FLASH FLOOD .” written at back bottom centre.
Subject
card
Christmas
cut paper
mountain
landscape
Sinclair
Credit
Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014
Catalogue Number
SiR.15.57
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Itineraire du St Gothard, d'une partie du Vallais et des contrees de la Suisse

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1795
Author
Mechel, Chretien de
Publisher
Basel : Chretien de Mechel
Call Number
DQ22 M42
Author
Mechel, Chretien de
Publisher
Basel : Chretien de Mechel
Published Date
1795
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DQ22 M42
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Artist
Bev Tosh (1948 – , Canadian)
Date
2020
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
TsB.02.02
Description
Oil on canvas with a central, forward facing, figure in green and pink and wearing a blue surgical mask on face Ear length brown hair. White background bleeds into figure.
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Artist
Bev Tosh (1948 – , Canadian)
Title
Mask Up Buttercup
Date
2020
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
64.0 x 49.0 cm
Description
Oil on canvas with a central, forward facing, figure in green and pink and wearing a blue surgical mask on face Ear length brown hair. White background bleeds into figure.
Subject
mask
covid-19, Bev Tosh
self portrait
Credit
Purchased from Bev Tosh, 2023
Catalogue Number
TsB.02.02
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Artist
Mary Vaux Walcott (1860 – 1940, American)
Date
2025
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WaM.04.016
Description
Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows a red stem with large green leaves and purple, anemone like flower at left with closed flowers above and at right. Tendrils curling into spirals are also on the stem. “324 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in low…
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Artist
Mary Vaux Walcott (1860 – 1940, American)
Title
Maypop
Date
2025
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
31.5 x 23.5 cm
Description
Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows a red stem with large green leaves and purple, anemone like flower at left with closed flowers above and at right. Tendrils curling into spirals are also on the stem. “324 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
Subject
botanical
flowers
Credit
Gift of Bobbye Ruth Potter, 2012
Catalogue Number
WaM.04.016
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Artist
Kawamura Hiroshi
Date
c. 1800
Medium
ink and colour on silk
Catalogue Number
HiK.05.01
Description
This piece features a monkey in a domestic setting. The monkey is wearing a vest of Japanese design and peeling an orange. To the monkey’s right are two flower pots. The image is mounted with blue and gold decorative silk.
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Artist
Kawamura Hiroshi
Title
Monkey Eating Mikan
Date
c. 1800
Medium
ink and colour on silk
Dimensions
56.0 x 78.0 cm
Description
This piece features a monkey in a domestic setting. The monkey is wearing a vest of Japanese design and peeling an orange. To the monkey’s right are two flower pots. The image is mounted with blue and gold decorative silk.
Subject
animal
monkey and still life
potted plants
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
HiK.05.01
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Artist
Mary Anne Barkhouse (1961 – , Canadian)
Date
2023
Medium
print on paper
Catalogue Number
BkM.04.01
Description
A cyanotype printed on white card paper with raw edges. Image shoes a hand, bee, and flower. On reverse is: “Whyte Crew Thanks for your helping Hands” and signed by the four artists involved in the Redesigning Paradise Exhibition in January 2023.
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Artist
Mary Anne Barkhouse (1961 – , Canadian)
Title
Printed Card
Date
2023
Medium
print on paper
Dimensions
13.2 x 10.5 cm
Description
A cyanotype printed on white card paper with raw edges. Image shoes a hand, bee, and flower. On reverse is: “Whyte Crew Thanks for your helping Hands” and signed by the four artists involved in the Redesigning Paradise Exhibition in January 2023.
Subject
card
thank you card
Credit
Purchased from Mary Anne Barkhouse, Minden, 2023
Catalogue Number
BkM.04.01
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Artist
Mary Anne Barkhouse (1961 – , Canadian)
Date
2023
Medium
cotton
Catalogue Number
BkM.08.01
Description
A large woven tapestry featuring a central image of figures in ornate european 17th century clothing on a dias facing a large Bison. Around the Bison are other animals: a mule deer, a raven and crow, a magpie, and a squirrel. 4 other black birds are on the bison’s shoulders and another bird is on i…
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Artist
Mary Anne Barkhouse (1961 – , Canadian)
Title
Summit
Date
2023
Medium
cotton
Dimensions
152.0 x 210.0 cm
Description
A large woven tapestry featuring a central image of figures in ornate european 17th century clothing on a dias facing a large Bison. Around the Bison are other animals: a mule deer, a raven and crow, a magpie, and a squirrel. 4 other black birds are on the bison’s shoulders and another bird is on it’s rump. The ground is a geometric tiled floor and Cascade mountain rises up in the background. In the sky a small helicopter can be seen long lining. This scene is edged in gold thread with a thick blue border full of flora and fauna of the rockies. The bottom two corners have scrollwork, framing “SUMMIT” over a row of pink flowers in bottom centre.
Subject
Bison
animals
Banff National Park
history
Credit
Purchased from Mary Anne Barkhouse, Minden, 2023
Catalogue Number
BkM.08.01
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Travels through the Rhaetian Alps in the year 1786

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1792
Author
Beaumont, Jean Francois Albanis
Publisher
London : Clarke
Call Number
DQ823 B42 Oversize E
Author
Beaumont, Jean Francois Albanis
Publisher
London : Clarke
Published Date
1792
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DQ823 B42 Oversize E
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Two Men and Serving Maid

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Artist
Unknown
Date
c. 1800
Medium
oil on wood
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.03
Description
Plaque on frame: Goya 1746 - 1828
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Artist
Unknown
Title
Two Men and Serving Maid
Date
c. 1800
Medium
oil on wood
Dimensions
18.5 x 22.5 cm
Description
Plaque on frame: Goya 1746 - 1828
Subject
figure
group
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
UnK.02.03
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Under the Mountain’s Shadow

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Artist
Elise Findlay (1987 – , Canadian)
Date
2021
Medium
mixed media; acrylic paint; garbage
Catalogue Number
FiE.13.01 a-c
Description
A triptych all measured at the same size that form into one landscape collage of mountains, showing Cascade mountain at left, Sleeping Buffalo mountain in centre right, and the edge of Rundle at right. The town of Banff lays beneath them. The mountain formations are composed of strips of paper, and…
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Artist
Elise Findlay (1987 – , Canadian)
Title
Under the Mountain’s Shadow
Date
2021
Medium
mixed media; acrylic paint; garbage
Dimensions
61.0 x 51.0 cm
Description
A triptych all measured at the same size that form into one landscape collage of mountains, showing Cascade mountain at left, Sleeping Buffalo mountain in centre right, and the edge of Rundle at right. The town of Banff lays beneath them. The mountain formations are composed of strips of paper, and garbage with varying colours of blue, pink, black, and orange. Some of the strips of paper have text on it about lived experiences in Banff.
Subject
Mountains
collage
mental health
community
Banff
Credit
Purchased from Elise Findlay, Banff, 2023
Catalogue Number
FiE.13.01 a-c
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Where has Peyto gone? (sm)

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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Date
2021
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
StK.04.02
Description
A colour photograph of Bow Glacier overlayed with green digital drawing showing where the glacier reached in 1902.
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Artist
Kelsey Stephenson
Title
Where has Peyto gone? (sm)
Date
2021
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
23.0 x 31.0 cm
Description
A colour photograph of Bow Glacier overlayed with green digital drawing showing where the glacier reached in 1902.
Subject
Peyto glacier
Banff National Park
Credit
Gift of Kelsey Stephenson, Edmonton, 2023
Catalogue Number
StK.04.02
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