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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1005
- Date
- 1950 – 1976
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1005
- Description
- Painted black on white, Cpt. L. Smith. Piece of masonite painted white, front only, black letters 4.7 high, handpainted: "CPT.L.SMITH". 2 drilled holes centered each side.
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- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1950 – 1976
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 7.6 x 35.4 cm
- Description
- Painted black on white, Cpt. L. Smith. Piece of masonite painted white, front only, black letters 4.7 high, handpainted: "CPT.L.SMITH". 2 drilled holes centered each side.
- Subject
- Len Smith
- Credit
- Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1005
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Identification Sign
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1004
- Description
- Wooden sign, Warden Service, Equipment Building,routed wooden sign. Centre top oval 40.0 x 21.0 has a carved beaver on a log. "Warden Service Warden Building Banff National Park". Braced on the back with 3 pieces of wood. Metal 30.5 x 8.0 screwed on 2 outer pieces for hanging.
- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 96.0 x 148.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden sign, Warden Service, Equipment Building,routed wooden sign. Centre top oval 40.0 x 21.0 has a carved beaver on a log. "Warden Service Warden Building Banff National Park". Braced on the back with 3 pieces of wood. Metal 30.5 x 8.0 screwed on 2 outer pieces for hanging.
- Subject
- parks
- Wardens
- institutions
- Banff National Park
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1004
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1023
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1023
- Description
- Weathered, wooden sign, White Rabbit Trail. Split across centre horizontally. "WHITE RABBIT TRAIL" arrow 31.5 points to the left, "[17? 1? ] 1/2 MI TO HEADWATERS CABIN", "[17? 1? ] 1/2 MI TO ALLENBY TRAIL". another arrow underneath. Letters barely legible, slightly raised from weathering around p…
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- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 28.2 x 91.8 cm
- Description
- Weathered, wooden sign, White Rabbit Trail. Split across centre horizontally. "WHITE RABBIT TRAIL" arrow 31.5 points to the left, "[17? 1? ] 1/2 MI TO HEADWATERS CABIN", "[17? 1? ] 1/2 MI TO ALLENBY TRAIL". another arrow underneath. Letters barely legible, slightly raised from weathering around paint. 2 nail holes each side,1 nail right side, 4.0 x 2.0 x 28.0 pieces of wood screwed onto back.
- Credit
- Gift of Rhoda Rouse, Calgary, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1023
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1022
- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1022
- Description
- Painted, wooden sign: "PRIVATE ROAD S R VALLANCE W J PHILLIPS"
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- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 23.8 x 54.0 cm
- Description
- Painted, wooden sign: "PRIVATE ROAD S R VALLANCE W J PHILLIPS"
- Subject
- Walter Phillips
- S.R. Vallance
- artists
- Credit
- Gift of J. R. Vallance, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1022
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1032
- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1032
- Description
- Square yellow metal sign, Canada National Park Boundary. Solid square sheet of metal, holes each corner for mounting, yellow both sides. Black lettering: "Canada National Park Boundary Penalties: any person damaging, removing or defacing this sign is liable to a fine of $500. or a prison term of si…
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- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 19.2 x 19.2 cm
- Description
- Square yellow metal sign, Canada National Park Boundary. Solid square sheet of metal, holes each corner for mounting, yellow both sides. Black lettering: "Canada National Park Boundary Penalties: any person damaging, removing or defacing this sign is liable to a fine of $500. or a prison term of six months".
- Subject
- parks
- boundary
- Canada National Park
- Credit
- Gift of James Deegan, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1032
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1020
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1020
- Description
- Weathered wood, Simpson Summit Lodge. Painted board, white paint barely evident, black hand painted lettering:"Simpson Summit Lodge" with some artistic flourishes. Board is nailed onto base 94.0x6.5x1.2, piece broken off base.
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- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 93.5 cm
- Description
- Weathered wood, Simpson Summit Lodge. Painted board, white paint barely evident, black hand painted lettering:"Simpson Summit Lodge" with some artistic flourishes. Board is nailed onto base 94.0x6.5x1.2, piece broken off base.
- Subject
- lodges
- Simpson Summit Lodge
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1020
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1030
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1030
- Description
- Banff Indian Days gate from Banff Indian Days grounds.
- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- wood
- Description
- Banff Indian Days gate from Banff Indian Days grounds.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- Banff Indian Days
- events
- Credit
- Purchased from Crown Assets Disposal, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1030
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- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1174
- Description
- Small gold pin, circular sculpted image on front of mountains and trees in foreground, with lettering above image: “SIR DONALD CLUB” in gold on blue enamel background, and lettering below image: “GLACIER, B.C.” in gold on white enamel background. Safety clasp on back and stamped “10K”.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Description
- Small gold pin, circular sculpted image on front of mountains and trees in foreground, with lettering above image: “SIR DONALD CLUB” in gold on blue enamel background, and lettering below image: “GLACIER, B.C.” in gold on white enamel background. Safety clasp on back and stamped “10K”.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- packers and guides
- Swiss guides
- Ernest Feuz
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Sir Donald Club
- Glacier, B.C., Glacier House
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1174
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1200
- Description
- Metal cone shaped pin with elk or deer emblem and oak leaves in relief. Brush-like tuft of natural animal hair, light to dark with grizzled tips protrudes from metal cone with green yarn at base of tuft. Possibly a fraternal organization pin.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; hair
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Metal cone shaped pin with elk or deer emblem and oak leaves in relief. Brush-like tuft of natural animal hair, light to dark with grizzled tips protrudes from metal cone with green yarn at base of tuft. Possibly a fraternal organization pin.
- Subject
- organizations
- Ernst Niederer
- guiding
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1200
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1091
- Description
- Mounted red coat "R.C.M.P. CANADA". A red-coated Mountie, with blue breeches sits astride a silver coloured horse. The horse stands on a green base on which is: "R.C.M.P. CANADA" on the back "H.W.N. Made in England".
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 1.6 cm
- Description
- Mounted red coat "R.C.M.P. CANADA". A red-coated Mountie, with blue breeches sits astride a silver coloured horse. The horse stands on a green base on which is: "R.C.M.P. CANADA" on the back "H.W.N. Made in England".
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1091
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- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0066
- Description
- A small rectangular pin with a red border and two blue stars on a white field in the centre.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1939 – 1945
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 1.7 cm
- Description
- A small rectangular pin with a red border and two blue stars on a white field in the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0066
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0074
- Description
- A gold-coloured pressed relief metal pin in the shape of an oval belt reading “Cruft's Dog Show” around an intertwined monogram “SSC” at centre. There is a crown at the top (similar to military buttons #103.07.0060 c-g) of the pin. The reverse image of the impression can be seen on the back, and …
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.8 x 2.6 x 5.8 cm
- Description
- A gold-coloured pressed relief metal pin in the shape of an oval belt reading “Cruft's Dog Show” around an intertwined monogram “SSC” at centre. There is a crown at the top (similar to military buttons #103.07.0060 c-g) of the pin. The reverse image of the impression can be seen on the back, and a hooked pin is soldered to the top of the crown.
- Subject
- animals, dog
- insignia
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0074
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- Date
- 1978 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1223 a,b
- Description
- Two Parks Canada Mountain Guide badges, one (a) from 1978-79, the other (b) from 1979-80. The badges are similar in that they are the same size and shape, rectangular with rounded corners, plastic coated fronts and metal backs with a horizontal pin set, safety-pin type of clasp with a u-type closur…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1978 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 7 x 4.3 cm
- Description
- Two Parks Canada Mountain Guide badges, one (a) from 1978-79, the other (b) from 1979-80. The badges are similar in that they are the same size and shape, rectangular with rounded corners, plastic coated fronts and metal backs with a horizontal pin set, safety-pin type of clasp with a u-type closure for the pin. Instead of being soldered to the back, the pin is inserted through and under the backing through two holes.(a) is navy blue (lettering, imaging and numbers) on white background, Parks Canada logo of left bar of Canadian flag and maple leaf in lhc, “Parks Canada” in the middle, “Parcs Canada” rhc. The following words, letters in quotes are directly below each other and centred: “MOUNTAIN” with “GUIDE” in bold underneath, then “DE MONTAGNE”, then number “275”, followed by “1978-79”. “MADE IN CANADA” and “FAIT AU CANADA” have been folded so that they appear on the side.(b) is forest green (lettering, imaging and numbers) on white background, Parks Canada logo of left bar of Canadian flag and maple leaf in top left “Parks Canada” in the middle, “Parcs Canada” on the right; these are top centred on the badge. The following words, letters in quotes are directly below each other and centred: “GUIDE” in bold then in parenthesis “MOUNTAIN - MONTAGNE”, then number “233”, followed by “1979-80”. “Made in Canada” and “Fait au Canada” have been folded so that they appear on the side.
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1223 a,b
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- Date
- 1976
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1024 a-c
- Description
- Three identical plastic-coated, novelty, Sunshine Village advertising ski hill pins measuring 6.3cm in radius. The circular pins have a paper, coloured photograph of a girl wearing nothing but sunglasses on top of her head, and ski boots and skis. She is standing on the ski hill between some conife…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1976
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 6.3 cm
- Description
- Three identical plastic-coated, novelty, Sunshine Village advertising ski hill pins measuring 6.3cm in radius. The circular pins have a paper, coloured photograph of a girl wearing nothing but sunglasses on top of her head, and ski boots and skis. She is standing on the ski hill between some coniferous trees. Below the girl in arced, black, letters “a little streak of Sunshine” is printed. The metal back of the pin has a horizontal pin set with a safety-pin type of clasp with a u-type closure for the pin.
- Credit
- Gift of Clifford Whyte (Estate), 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.1024 a-c
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- Date
- 1958
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1267
- Description
- Small green pin with white lettering and design. Text reads “BANFF WINTER CARNIVAL 1958” with sheep head at centre.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1958
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.5 cm
- Description
- Small green pin with white lettering and design. Text reads “BANFF WINTER CARNIVAL 1958” with sheep head at centre.
- Subject
- Banff Winter Carnival
- events
- parks
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 2011
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1267
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- Date
- 1974 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0094
- Description
- Alberta provincial crest with "Alberta" at top and "Achievement" at bottom tip. Two links suspend a tiny, arched plate bearing "1975" in writing. Pin designed so that subsequent honours could be attached under "1975" to create a sequence. Back of pin has lock clasp vertical pin, and crest and plate…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1974 – 1975
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.1 x 2.7 cm
- Description
- Alberta provincial crest with "Alberta" at top and "Achievement" at bottom tip. Two links suspend a tiny, arched plate bearing "1975" in writing. Pin designed so that subsequent honours could be attached under "1975" to create a sequence. Back of pin has lock clasp vertical pin, and crest and plate stamped "Birks GP" (gold fill).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0094
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0124
- Description
- A small gold coloured circle with "A.U.W." on yellow banner across. Circle textured to give impression of twisted fibres. Yellow enamelled banner curls from behind, flows across centre of cut out circle, and rolls behind on the opposite side. Enamelled in blue on banner are the letters. Hinged pin …
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.9 x 0.5 x 2.2 cm
- Description
- A small gold coloured circle with "A.U.W." on yellow banner across. Circle textured to give impression of twisted fibres. Yellow enamelled banner curls from behind, flows across centre of cut out circle, and rolls behind on the opposite side. Enamelled in blue on banner are the letters. Hinged pin horizontally across back fastens under curled hook.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- organizations
- A.U.W.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0124
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- Date
- 1890 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0064
- Description
- A pin in the shape of a miniature sporran. Long, silky, black fibre tassel with three smaller white tassels hanging about midway in front and fastened at the top by small metal cones. The whole depends from a small, flat, oval, silver-coloured metal pin with clasp. Pin is etched with a drawing of t…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1890 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; metal; stone
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 5.5 x 9.8 cm
- Description
- A pin in the shape of a miniature sporran. Long, silky, black fibre tassel with three smaller white tassels hanging about midway in front and fastened at the top by small metal cones. The whole depends from a small, flat, oval, silver-coloured metal pin with clasp. Pin is etched with a drawing of thistles, with an oval rosy-brown coloured faceted stone at its centre. Stored in box of cardboard with Blackwatch plaid cover. Handwritten inside cover; "From Father to Annie".
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0064
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- Date
- 1974
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1138
- Description
- Small round blue and white pin, "Baffin 1974" blue letters on white top half, lower half is blue with white "Banff"
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1974
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Small round blue and white pin, "Baffin 1974" blue letters on white top half, lower half is blue with white "Banff"
- Credit
- Gift of Juanita Rose Violini, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1138
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1209 a-c
- Description
- Three metal pins.a) Pine wreath with hiking boot, flower, rope, and banner with “INNSBRUCK” on top and a ice axe behind.b) Gold coloured round pin (2.5 cm dia) wtih a mountain in the centre and “* BERG.SPORT.CLUB* ST GALLEN” around the edge. The pin has ”Ch.DUBOIS GENEVE” on the back.c) Red enamel…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 1.4 (a) x 3.8 (a) x 6.1 (a) cm
- Description
- Three metal pins.a) Pine wreath with hiking boot, flower, rope, and banner with “INNSBRUCK” on top and a ice axe behind.b) Gold coloured round pin (2.5 cm dia) wtih a mountain in the centre and “* BERG.SPORT.CLUB* ST GALLEN” around the edge. The pin has ”Ch.DUBOIS GENEVE” on the back.c) Red enamelled round pin (2.2cm dia) with a silver coloured edge and raised decoration - a maple leaf and two shapes (an “S” shape and another line that follows the bottom curve of the “S”). The back of the pin has a maker’s mark and “STERLING.” The pin has a screw-on backing with teeth.
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1209 a-c
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