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The abode of snow : observations on a tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1876

Author: Wilson, Andrew

Publisher: Edinburgh & London : Blackwood

Edition: 2d ed

Call Number: DS485 H6 W54

Author: Wilson, Andrew

Edition: 2d ed

Publisher: Edinburgh & London : Blackwood

Published Date: 1876

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DS485 H6 W54

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Across America : or, the great west and the Pacific coast

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1874

Author: Rusling, James

Publisher: New York : Sheldon

Call Number: F594 R88

Author: Rusling, James

Publisher: New York : Sheldon

Published Date: 1874

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F594 R88

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Adventures on the Columbia River

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1831

Author: Cox, Ross

Publisher: London : Colburn & Bentley

Call Number: F880 C69 1831 II

Author: Cox, Ross

Publisher: London : Colburn & Bentley

Published Date: 1831

Physical Description: 400 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Volume 2 of 2

Subjects: Rocky Mountains, Canada

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F880 C69 1831 II

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Adventures on the Columbia River

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1831

Author: Cox, Ross

Publisher: London : Colburn & Bentley

Call Number: F880 C69 1831 I

Author: Cox, Ross

Publisher: London : Colburn & Bentley

Published Date: 1831

Physical Description: 368 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Volume 1 of 2

Subjects: Rocky Mountains, Canada

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F880 C69 1831 I

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alpes de la haute Engadine

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1859

Author: Binet-Hentsch, J.L

Publisher: Geneve : Ramboz et Schuchardt

Call Number: DQ841 E5 B55

Author: Binet-Hentsch, J.L

Publisher: Geneve : Ramboz et Schuchardt

Published Date: 1859

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ841 E5 B55

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alpes et Pyrenees

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1854

Author: de Chaumont, C

Publisher: Limoges : Barbou Freres

Call Number: DQ825 C43

Author: de Chaumont, C

Publisher: Limoges : Barbou Freres

Published Date: 1854

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ825 C43

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alpine ascents and adventures : or, rock and snow sketches

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1878

Author: Wilson, Henry Schutz

Publisher: London : Low [et al.]

Call Number: DQ825 W54

Author: Wilson, Henry Schutz

Publisher: London : Low [et al.]

Published Date: 1878

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: DQ825 W54

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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And Scabbard Dagger

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Date: 1850 – 1920

Material: wood; metal

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0056 a,b

Description: A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass wit…

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Title: And Scabbard Dagger

Date: 1850 – 1920

Material: wood; metal

Dimensions: 1.7 x 3.3 x 24.5 cm

Description: A long straight knife with fluted wooden handle and scabbard ornately trimmed with brass. (a) dagger, short, narrow, pointed, double edged steel blade with small, dark, fluted wooden handle. Blade guard, cast of brass with raised curlicue design, turns upward at sides, handle tip of cast brass with similar design and small lug with hole through at one side Note: blade guard loose; wooden handle cracked along length; blade pitted. (b) scabbard, narrow and straight, made of two pieces of wood held together by two rings of heavy cast brass with raised floral motifs, becoming oval medallions on one side with cast relief of dragon like figures. Cast brass bands at mouth and tip repeat dragon floral motif of other two bands and have floral motif cut through exposing pebbly stone inlay in wood. Brass ring near top with small brass loop on one side.

Subject: warfare; fighting; animal; dragon; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0056 a,b

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And Scabbard Dirk

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Date: 1875 – 1930

Material: metal; wood; fibre

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0057 a,b

Description: A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and d…

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Title: And Scabbard Dirk

Date: 1875 – 1930

Material: metal; wood; fibre

Dimensions: 2.1 x 1.0 x 15.0 cm

Description: A very thin knife with ebony handle like rifle butt and wooden scabbard wrapped with bands of black cord. (a) dirk, short, narrow, pointed steel blade with reverse curve to sharp shoulder on under side of hilt. Small carved ebony handle shaped like a rifle butt, with carved band of scallops and diamond shapes around middle. Two decorative notches carved across butt of handle. Note: handle checked along length. (b) scabbard, small, simple and straight, carved of two pieces of wood with triangular opening at mouth. Top carved to curve downward on one side to accommodate shoulder of blade. Girded with four double bands of finely braided cord, evenly spaced along length, and a fifth triple band at top beneath shoulder. Note: top fibre hands loose and slide up and down.

Subject: warfare; fighting; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0057 a,b

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And Scabbard Knife

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Date: 1850 – 1935

Material: metal; shell; wood

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0060 a,b

Description: Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to hand…

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Title: And Scabbard Knife

Date: 1850 – 1935

Material: metal; shell; wood

Dimensions: 4.6 x 2.6 x 33.8 cm

Description: Knife with carved pistol grip handle and flame like carved piece at mouth of wooden scabbard. (a) knife, thin, curved, pointed steel blade with handle carved of greenish tortoiseshell ? shaped like a simple pistol grip. Deep single groove incised at each side at top near hilt. Blade joined to handle with roughly formed collar of grey metal. Note: hairline cracks in handle along grain, blade pitted and rusted. (b) scabbard, simple, slightly curved, wood with hoof like ebony tip. Band of tortoiseshell ? at opening carved in shape of flame or flowing leaf sticking out to one side. Round hole drilled through top, five thin lines incised across wood spaced evenly along length of scabbard. Small patches of glossy black material in a few places, and a black colour in the grain of the wood indicate that the wood may have been once enamelled black

Subject: warfare; fighting; Japanese; Edward S. Morse

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0060 a,b

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And Scabbard Kris

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Date: 1850 – 1934

Material: metal; wood; stone

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0059 a,b

Description: Kris with carved light coloured wooden handle, collar of pink stones between it and blade, and wooden scabbard of light colour with dark splotches and large organic cover for sword guard. (a) kris, long, narrow, pointed, double edged blade flaring out at shoulders which have ornate, lacy edges and…

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Title: And Scabbard Kris

Date: 1850 – 1934

Material: metal; wood; stone

Dimensions: 2.5 x 9.0 x 52.8 cm

Description: Kris with carved light coloured wooden handle, collar of pink stones between it and blade, and wooden scabbard of light colour with dark splotches and large organic cover for sword guard. (a) kris, long, narrow, pointed, double edged blade flaring out at shoulders which have ornate, lacy edges and deep double groove incised on either side of blade. Handle is an angular, carved block of wood with a wide band of ebony girding its middle. Small brass ring set in with round pink stones jade? at junction between blade and handle. (b) scabbard, carved of light coloured wood with dark patches. Straight, wide, and rounded at tip with large, flat, rounded crosspiece at mouth. Opening elongated at one end to accept wide shoulder of blade, and crosspiece slightly carved to accentuate shape. Dark splotches of heartwood form organic patterns on the lighter wood of the scabbard.

Subject: warfare; fighting

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0059 a,b

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And Scabbard Sword

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Date: 1850 – 1909

Material: metal; wood; skin

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0050 a,b

Description: A small narrow sword with wooden scabbard and handle shaped like angular dragon's head. (a) sword, small with thin, narrow, sharply pointed blade, of one piece with handle which is shaped like angular dragon head on long neck. Blade is inlaid with strips of bronze on each side and along spine with …

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Title: And Scabbard Sword

Date: 1850 – 1909

Material: metal; wood; skin

Dimensions: 3.6 x 3.5 x 53.5 cm

Description: A small narrow sword with wooden scabbard and handle shaped like angular dragon's head. (a) sword, small with thin, narrow, sharply pointed blade, of one piece with handle which is shaped like angular dragon head on long neck. Blade is inlaid with strips of bronze on each side and along spine with incised geometric designs, and a double notch cut into spine on each side near the middle. Handle is overlaid with bronze strips into which designs and features of dragon have been cut. (b) scabbard, made of two pieces of wood shaped to fit the blade and held together with five metal strips around the outside, evenly spaced along length, one strap missing. Front side completely carved with intricate geometric design and small slit carved out near top through which is tied a leather thong.

Subject: warfare; fighting; Sam Ward; Justice Doughty; Ennesmore Gardens

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.05.0050 a,b

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Aneroid Barometer

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Date: 1870 – 1910

Material: glass; metal

Catalogue Number: 104.30.0008

Description: Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and …

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Title: Aneroid Barometer

Date: 1870 – 1910

Material: glass; metal

Dimensions: 5.8 x 19.1 cm

Description: Wall type aneroid barometer in a brass casing with three brackets for screw mounting, its range is 710 to 790 millimeters. It’s manufactured for the Phillipine Islands and all the surface information is in Spanish. The longer of the two brass needles under the glass is the pressure indicatior and the shorter of the needles is the setting which can be varied manually for purposes of comparison.

Subject: households; industry; weather; Russell Robb

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.30.0008

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Annual report on the progress of the topographical survey of the Adirondack region of New York

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1873-79

Author: New York (State). Adirondack Survey

Publisher: Albany : Weed, Parsons

Call Number: F127 A2 N49

Author: New York (State). Adirondack Survey

Responsibility: by Verplanck Colvin

Publisher: Albany : Weed, Parsons

Published Date: 1873-79

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Call Number: F127 A2 N49

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Arctic explorations : the second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1856

Author: Kane, Elisha Kent

Publisher: Philadelphia : Childs & Peterson

Call Number: G665 K3 I

Author: Kane, Elisha Kent

Publisher: Philadelphia : Childs & Peterson

Published Date: 1856

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Volume 1 of 2

Call Number: G665 K3 I

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Arctic explorations : the second Grinnell Expedition in search of Sir John Franklin

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1856

Author: Kane, Elisha Kent

Publisher: Philadelphia : Childs & Peterson

Call Number: G665 K3 II

Author: Kane, Elisha Kent

Publisher: Philadelphia : Childs & Peterson

Published Date: 1856

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Volume 2 of 2

Call Number: G665 K3 II

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Artificial Fruit

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Date: 1870 – 1920

Material: glass

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0032

Description: A handblown clear glass fruit (apple/tomato?) with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem. The glass has a gold sheen.

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Title: Artificial Fruit

Date: 1870 – 1920

Material: glass

Dimensions: 5.5 cm

Description: A handblown clear glass fruit (apple/tomato?) with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem. The glass has a gold sheen.