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1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)

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

Date: c. 1911

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.322

Description: Front: the entrance to a railway tunnel is on the left, and muontain and trees surround it. Above the entrance is written “1908” and then his writing for a colour scheme in the brc.Back: mountains and trees surround a valley running through the picture. Writing in the brc: “VICTORIA RIDGE OVER 10…

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

Title: 1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)

Date: c. 1911

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.5 cm

Description: Front: the entrance to a railway tunnel is on the left, and muontain and trees surround it. Above the entrance is written “1908” and then his writing for a colour scheme in the brc.Back: mountains and trees surround a valley running through the picture. Writing in the brc: “VICTORIA RIDGE OVER 10,000feet, 33 BELOW zero, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FEB 23”

Subject: landscape

Credit: Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997

Catalogue Number: CoJ.03.322

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Alone But In Good Spirits, Portland Ore

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Medium: Library - Postcard Leather

Published Date: ca. 1906

Publisher: Unknown

Call Number: V466/PG-Un4np-27

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Publisher: Unknown

Published Date: ca. 1906

Medium: Library - Postcard Leather

Abstract: Front of postcard features a man in a barrel of whisky. Back of postcard featurse a clown.

Notes: Annotated; leather; Includes postage stamp

Accession Number: 7318

Call Number: V466/PG-Un4np-27

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Alpine Flower (Epilobium palustre or Epilobium ciliatum?)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.26

Description: A single plant fills most of the paper; a thin stem from which emanates many smaller stems with leaves; small pink flowers and buds top the stems.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Alpine Flower (Epilobium palustre or Epilobium ciliatum?)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 18.0 cm

Description: A single plant fills most of the paper; a thin stem from which emanates many smaller stems with leaves; small pink flowers and buds top the stems.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.26

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Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.24

Description: Two plants with brown roots; large leaves; a white flower with yellow bud.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Anemone parviflora (Alpine Anenome)

Date: 1885 – 1905

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 15.0 cm

Description: Two plants with brown roots; large leaves; a white flower with yellow bud.

Subject: botanical; flower; anenome

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.24

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Anemone patens (Prairie Crocus)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1906

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.22

Description: A single plant and 2 cuttings, light purple flowers in various stages.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Anemone patens (Prairie Crocus)

Date: 1906

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A single plant and 2 cuttings, light purple flowers in various stages.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Leonard Leacock, 1968

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.22

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi [Bear Berry]

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1904

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.35

Description: A stem with spoon-shaped green leaves, two bunches of round red berries, and small bunches of urn shaped white flowers with pink tips. Date and artist monogram are in the BRC. Written on verso in pencil is [alpina?] from Field. Flowers last of May. Fruit July or August + beautiful red leaves.” at t…

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi [Bear Berry]

Date: 1904

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.0 x 16.5 cm

Description: A stem with spoon-shaped green leaves, two bunches of round red berries, and small bunches of urn shaped white flowers with pink tips. Date and artist monogram are in the BRC. Written on verso in pencil is [alpina?] from Field. Flowers last of May. Fruit July or August + beautiful red leaves.” at the top and “arctostaphylos uva-urs: at bottom.

Subject: bearberry

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1969

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.35

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Ascending the Illecillwaet Glacier, B.C.

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Medium: Library - Postcard

Published Date: ca. 1908

Publisher: Chapman, J. Howard A

Call Number: V151/PG-J11h-28

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Place: Victoria, B.C.

Publisher: Chapman, J. Howard A

Published Date: ca. 1908

Medium: Library - Postcard

Notes: Annotated; b&w; Includes postage stamp

Accession Number: 7910

Call Number: V151/PG-J11h-28

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Aster bigelovii (Purple Tansy Aster)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.04

Description: A single, thick brown stem with long green bracted leaves, is topped with a cluster of purple flowers with yellow centres.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Aster bigelovii (Purple Tansy Aster)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A single, thick brown stem with long green bracted leaves, is topped with a cluster of purple flowers with yellow centres.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.04

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Aster foliaceus (Leafy Aster)

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.18

Description: A thick green stem comes from the centre bottom of painting spreading out near the top with smaller stems which have delicate yellow and pink flowers; 6 yellow centers with pink fringes; others are pink buds.

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Artist: Mary Schäffer (1861 – 1939, Canadian)

Title: Aster foliaceus (Leafy Aster)

Date: 1903

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 25.5 x 17.5 cm

Description: A thick green stem comes from the centre bottom of painting spreading out near the top with smaller stems which have delicate yellow and pink flowers; 6 yellow centers with pink fringes; others are pink buds.

Subject: botanical; flower

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: ScM.05.18

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Banff, Canada, Bow Valley from Banff Springs Hotel

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Medium: Library - Postcard

Published Date: ca. 1907

Publisher: W.J. Gage & Co., Ltd.

Call Number: V5/PG-85

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Place: Toronto Made in Germany

Publisher: W.J. Gage & Co., Ltd.

Published Date: ca. 1907

Medium: Library - Postcard

Notes: Annotated; colour; Includes postage stamp

Accession Number: 14500

Call Number: V5/PG-85

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Banff. Imperial Bank of Canada

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Medium: Library - Postcard

Published Date: ca. 1909

Author: Harmon, Byron

Publisher: Byron Harmon

Call Number: V151/PG-B99-23

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Author: Harmon, Byron

Place: Banff, Canada

Publisher: Byron Harmon

Published Date: ca. 1909

Medium: Library - Postcard

Notes: Annotated; b&w; Includes postage stamp

Accession Number: 7955

Call Number: V151/PG-B99-23

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[Banff Indian Days parade]|[with Mrs. Hector Crawler at head of group]

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Medium: Library - Postcard

Published Date: [ca.1909]

Author: Harmon, Byron

Call Number: V683/PA

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Author: Harmon, Byron

Responsibility: Byron Harmon

Published Date: [ca.1909]

Medium: Library - Postcard

Call Number: V683/PA

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Banff Springs Hotel 1903

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: print on paper

Catalogue Number: BeS.04.01

Description: A giclee print repo of F.M. Bell-Smith’s “Banff Springs Hotel 1903” painting. The painting is a landscape of the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel nestled in the mountains. In the background are mountains with their peaks hidden in cloud. To the left of the hotel is the Bow River. In the foreground is a…

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Title: Banff Springs Hotel 1903

Date: 1903

Medium: print on paper

Dimensions: 30.1 x 45.8 cm

Description: A giclee print repo of F.M. Bell-Smith’s “Banff Springs Hotel 1903” painting. The painting is a landscape of the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel nestled in the mountains. In the background are mountains with their peaks hidden in cloud. To the left of the hotel is the Bow River. In the foreground is a field with a path on the left. On the path is a figure or possibly two figures (a woman and child?). The path leads to a line of trees and behind the trees a hotel with orange-brown roofing can be seen. The colour palette is primarily green, blue and yellow. The artist signature is in the bottom left hand corner, “FM Bell Smith”.

Subject: BSH; landscape; F.M. Bell-Smith

Credit: Gift of Kerry Guenter, 2007

Catalogue Number: BeS.04.01

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Banff Springs Hotel 1903

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Date: 1903

Medium: print on paper

Catalogue Number: BeS.04.02

Description: A giclee print repo of F.M. Bell-Smith’s “Banff Springs Hotel 1903” painting. The painting is a landscape of the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel nestled in the mountains. In the background are mountains with their peaks hidden in cloud. To the left of the hotel is the Bow River. In the foreground is a…

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Artist: Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith, R. C. A. (1846 – 1923, Canadian)

Title: Banff Springs Hotel 1903

Date: 1903

Medium: print on paper

Dimensions: 30.4 x 45.8 cm

Description: A giclee print repo of F.M. Bell-Smith’s “Banff Springs Hotel 1903” painting. The painting is a landscape of the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel nestled in the mountains. In the background are mountains with their peaks hidden in cloud. To the left of the hotel is the Bow River. In the foreground is a field with a path on the left. On the path is a figure or possibly two figures (a woman and child?). The path leads to a line of trees and behind the trees a hotel with orange-brown roofing can be seen. The colour palette is primarily green, blue and yellow. The artist signature is in the bottom left hand corner, “FM Bell Smith”.

Subject: Banff Springs Hotel; landscape; F.M. Bell-Smith

Credit: Gift of Kerry Guenter, 2007

Catalogue Number: BeS.04.02

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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

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Artist: C. Firth

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.01

Description: Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.

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Artist: C. Firth

Title: Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887

Date: 1887

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 12.0 x 16.0 cm

Description: Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.

Subject: mountains; Banff; Bow River; Alberta; Banff Springs Hotel

Credit: Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021

Catalogue Number: FiC.05.01

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Battling Moose

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Date: prior to 1905

Medium: photoengraving on paper

Catalogue Number: RuC.11.01

Description: Colour: greys as in a black and white photograph. At the waters edge in the center are two bull moose fighting. To the right, half way up in the background is a female moose looking on. Dead logs and grass fill the lower part of the picture.

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Artist: Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)

Title: Battling Moose

Date: prior to 1905

Medium: photoengraving on paper

Dimensions: 30.1 x 50.4 cm

Description: Colour: greys as in a black and white photograph. At the waters edge in the center are two bull moose fighting. To the right, half way up in the background is a female moose looking on. Dead logs and grass fill the lower part of the picture.

Subject: landscape; animal, moose

Credit: Gift of W. J. Wright, Kamloops, 1969

Catalogue Number: RuC.11.01

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Bear

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Artist: Unknown

Date: later than 1900

Catalogue Number: UnK.06.04

Description: A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.

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Artist: Unknown

Title: Bear

Date: later than 1900

Dimensions: 13.0 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm

Description: A realistic rendering of a walking grizzly bear. His head is turned slightly to the left. Open mouth shows white teeth and a pink tongue.