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Across the continent : a summer's journey to the Rocky mountains, the Mormons and the Pacific States

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1865
Author
Bowles, Samuel
Publisher
Springfield (Mass.): Bowles
Call Number
F594 B6
Author
Bowles, Samuel
Publisher
Springfield (Mass.): Bowles
Published Date
1865
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F594 B6
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Across the country from Thonon to Trent : rambles and scrambles in Switzerland and the Tyrol

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1865
Author
Freshfield, Douglas William
Publisher
London : Spottiswoode
Call Number
DQ823 F74
Author
Freshfield, Douglas William
Publisher
London : Spottiswoode
Published Date
1865
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DQ823 F74
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Adventures of James Capen Adams, mountaineers and grizzly bear hunter

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1861
Author
Hittell, Theodore Henry
Publisher
Boston : Crosby, Nichols, Lee
Call Number
F864 A3
Author
Hittell, Theodore Henry
Publisher
Boston : Crosby, Nichols, Lee
Published Date
1861
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Call Number
F864 A3
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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Adventures with my alpen-stock and carpet bag

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1864
Author
Smith, William
Publisher
London : Pitman
Call Number
DQ23 S615
Author
Smith, William
Publisher
London : Pitman
Published Date
1864
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DQ23 S615
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Alpine regions of Switzerland and the neighbouring countries

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1868
Author
Bonney, Thomas George
Publisher
Cambridge : Deighton, Bell
Call Number
DQ823 B65
Author
Bonney, Thomas George
Responsibility
with illustrations by E. Whymper
Publisher
Cambridge : Deighton, Bell
Published Date
1868
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DQ823 B65
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Alps : or, sketches of life and nature in the mounains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1861
Author
Berlepsch, Hermann Alexander von
Publisher
London : Longman, Green
Call Number
DQ823 B47
Author
Berlepsch, Hermann Alexander von
Responsibility
tr. by the Rev. Leslie Stephen
Publisher
London : Longman, Green
Published Date
1861
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DQ823 B47
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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An expedition across the Rocky Mountains into British Columbia by the Yellowhead or Leather Pass

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1865
Author
Milton, William Fitzwilliam, Viscount
Publisher
London : Petter & Galpin
Call Number
F1060.8 M5 Pam
Author
Milton, William Fitzwilliam, Viscount
Publisher
London : Petter & Galpin
Published Date
1865
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F1060.8 M5 Pam
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Ascension dans les montagnes Rocheuses

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1867
Author
Marcou, Jules
Publisher
Paris : Martinet
Call Number
F802 R68 M3
Author
Marcou, Jules
Publisher
Paris : Martinet
Published Date
1867
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F802 R68 M3
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Ascensions aux cimes de l'Etna et du Mont Blanc

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1835
Author
Tilly, Henri de
Publisher
Geneve : Berthier-Guers libraire
Call Number
DQ841 M7 T54
Author
Tilly, Henri de
Publisher
Geneve : Berthier-Guers libraire
Published Date
1835
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
DQ841 M7 T54
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1837
Author
Atkins, Henry Martin
Publisher
London : Not published
Call Number
DQ841 M7 A8
Author
Atkins, Henry Martin
Publisher
London : Not published
Published Date
1837
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DQ841 M7 A8
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Ascent to the summit of Mont Blanc in 1834

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1836
Author
Barry, Martin
Publisher
Edinburgh : Blackwood
Call Number
DQ841 M7 B27
Author
Barry, Martin
Publisher
Edinburgh : Blackwood
Published Date
1836
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
DQ841 M7 B27
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Astroria : or, anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1836
Author
Irving, Washington
Publisher
Philadelphia : Carey, Lea & Blanchard
Call Number
F880 I78 II
Author
Irving, Washington
Publisher
Philadelphia : Carey, Lea & Blanchard
Published Date
1836
Physical Description
279 pages
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Series
Volume 2 of 2
Notes
Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
Call Number
F880 I78 II
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1836
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1187
Description
Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
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Title
Baby Dress
Date
1836
Material
fibre
Dimensions
64 x 77.5 cm
Description
Small cream coloured baby dress with puff sleeves. Lace around neckline, sleeves, and at bodice. Two ties are in bows at the neckline and just below. Circle of lace approx. 9 cm above hem of dress. Waist of dress is 20 cm, width at bottom 77.5 cm.
Subject
households
clothing
children
Mary Schaffer Warren
Credit
Gift of Shelagh Nolan Lester, Calgary, 2005
Catalogue Number
103.05.1187
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Date
1860 – 1875
Material
skin; glass
Catalogue Number
103.01.0074
Description
An eight strand coil beaded loop necklace, white beads wound around leather strands, with brass and wooden beads at the nadir of each strand. Two pieces of harness leather at each end with the strand leathers brought through them to form fringe, and hanging ties at the top of each piece of harness …
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1860 – 1875
Material
skin; glass
Dimensions
47.0 cm
Description
An eight strand coil beaded loop necklace, white beads wound around leather strands, with brass and wooden beads at the nadir of each strand. Two pieces of harness leather at each end with the strand leathers brought through them to form fringe, and hanging ties at the top of each piece of harness leather. Ties would tie immediately behind neck. A brass necklace with pony beads in a traditional men’s design. During Treaty times the Stoney were enamoured with brass and would barter for it for decorative purposes.*custom made plexi glass display in bottom of box
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
accessories
regalia
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0074
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Date
1835 – 1905
Material
fibre, silk; metal
Catalogue Number
103.08.0086
Description
A long narrow netted grey silk evening bag with metallic beads laced in the netting. The beading becomes quite heavy at the bottom. The purse has a beaded tassel and a slit opening in the side with two angular metal rings that slip over the purse and secure its contents. Two Canadian ten cent co…
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Title
Beaded Purse
Date
1835 – 1905
Material
fibre, silk; metal
Dimensions
37.5 cm
Description
A long narrow netted grey silk evening bag with metallic beads laced in the netting. The beading becomes quite heavy at the bottom. The purse has a beaded tassel and a slit opening in the side with two angular metal rings that slip over the purse and secure its contents. Two Canadian ten cent coins dated 1911 and 1917 were found inside this purse.
Subject
households
social customs
crafts
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0086
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Beyond the Mississippi : from the great river to the great ocean

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1869
Author
Richardson, Albert Deane
Publisher
Hartford : American
Edition
New ed
Call Number
F594 R52
Author
Richardson, Albert Deane
Edition
New ed
Publisher
Hartford : American
Published Date
1869
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Call Number
F594 R52
Collection
Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Date
1832
Material
fibre; paper; metal
Catalogue Number
103.04.1021
Description
Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face.…
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Title
Bonnet
Date
1832
Material
fibre; paper; metal
Description
Bright green bonnet (calash) with eight folds. Fabric is stitched around shaped metal stays, 14 in all. Neck piece is padded and shaped with wire. Rim has fabric folded or pleated in ribbon effect. Long green ribbon ties at front of neck. Additional long grey ribbon attached to brim higher on face. Inside back is reinforced with burlap on which is glued brown paper. Written in Mary Schaffer’s hand: “18 S.M. Potts 1832 Calasche”. On back, ribbon is tied in bow. Green fabric stitched on back to cover neck.
Subject
clothing
S.M. Potts
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.04.1021
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Date
1860 – 1910
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.03.1039 a,b
Description
Pair of white baby bootees, ankle high, fancy knit at top. Red pattern over foot and knitted band at ankle with thin satin ribbon laced through.
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Title
Bootees
Date
1860 – 1910
Material
fibre
Description
Pair of white baby bootees, ankle high, fancy knit at top. Red pattern over foot and knitted band at ankle with thin satin ribbon laced through.
Subject
households
clothing
children
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.03.1039 a,b
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