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Account of Shelley's visits to France, Swizterland & Savoy ... 1814 & 1816

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

Published Date: 1894

Author: Elton, Charles Isaac

Publisher: London : Bliss, Sunds & Foster

Call Number: D919 E47

Author: Elton, Charles Isaac

Publisher: London : Bliss, Sunds & Foster

Published Date: 1894

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

Subjects: Shelley, Percy Bysshe

Call Number: D919 E47

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Across East African glaciers : an account of the first ascent of Kilimanjaro

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

Published Date: 1891

Author: Meyer, Hans

Publisher: London : George Philip

Call Number: DT377 M4

Author: Meyer, Hans

Publisher: London : George Philip

Published Date: 1891

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DT377 M4

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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Alcohol Lamp

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: glass; metal

Catalogue Number: 102.05.1019 a-e

Description: Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).

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Title: Alcohol Lamp

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: glass; metal

Dimensions: 12.5 x 8.5 cm

Description: Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).

Subject: photography; Vaux family; camping

Credit: Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999

Catalogue Number: 102.05.1019 a-e

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Alpine memories

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

Published Date: 1899

Author: Javelle, Emile

Publisher: London : Unwin

Call Number: DQ823 J39

Author: Javelle, Emile

Publisher: London : Unwin

Published Date: 1899

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ823 J39

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alpine notes and the climbing foot

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

Published Date: 1896

Author: Wherry, George Edward

Publisher: Cambridge : Macmillan & Bowes

Call Number: DQ823 W44 1896

Author: Wherry, George Edward

Publisher: Cambridge : Macmillan & Bowes

Published Date: 1896

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ823 W44 1896

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Alps and Pyrenees

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

Published Date: 1898

Author: Hugo, Victor Marie, comte

Publisher: London : Bliss, Sands

Call Number: DC611 P988 H83

Author: Hugo, Victor Marie, comte

Responsibility: tr. from the French by John Manson

Publisher: London : Bliss, Sands

Published Date: 1898

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DC611 P988 H83

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The Alps from end to end

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

Published Date: 1895

Author: Conway, William Martin Conway, Baron

Publisher: Westminster : Constable

Edition: 3d ed

Call Number: DQ823 C651 1895

Author: Conway, William Martin Conway, Baron

Responsibility: illus. by A.D. McCormick

Edition: 3d ed

Publisher: Westminster : Constable

Published Date: 1895

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DQ823 C651 1895

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Among the Himalayas

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

Published Date: 1899

Author: Waddell, Laurence Austin

Publisher: New York : New Amsterdam

Call Number: DS485 H6 W33

Author: Waddell, Laurence Austin

Publisher: New York : New Amsterdam

Published Date: 1899

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DS485 H6 W33

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Among the Selkirk glaciers

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

Published Date: 1890

Author: Green, William Spotswood

Publisher: London : Macmillan

Call Number: F1089 S4 G4; F1089 S4 G4 copy 2 - Duplicate ACC box 3

Author: Green, William Spotswood

Publisher: London : Macmillan

Published Date: 1890

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: F1089 S4 G4; F1089 S4 G4 copy 2 - Duplicate ACC box 3

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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An artist in the Himalayas

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

Published Date: 1895

Author: McCormick, Arthur David

Publisher: New York : Macmillan

Call Number: DS485 H6 M33

Author: McCormick, Arthur David

Publisher: New York : Macmillan

Published Date: 1895

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

Notes: Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library

Call Number: DS485 H6 M33

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Aneroid Barometer

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Date: 1890 – 1900

Material: metal; glass

Catalogue Number: 104.30.0007

Description: Barometer in brass casing with brass suspension loop at top. "AJL & Co." over "B" (representing Boston) within oval on casing back. Dial shows pressure range of 26 to 31 inches. Indicators such as "stormy rain change fair very dry". Also "Made in England for Andrew J. LLoyd & Co. Boston". "Aneroid…

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Title: Aneroid Barometer

Date: 1890 – 1900

Material: metal; glass

Dimensions: 5.7 x 14.1 cm

Description: Barometer in brass casing with brass suspension loop at top. "AJL & Co." over "B" (representing Boston) within oval on casing back. Dial shows pressure range of 26 to 31 inches. Indicators such as "stormy rain change fair very dry". Also "Made in England for Andrew J. LLoyd & Co. Boston". "Aneroid barometer". Blue needle fluctuates with pressure and brass needle is manual needle which can be moved daily and compared with following day's reading. Manual needle movable on face. Screw adjustment on back of barometer adjusts blue needle to local conditions.

Subject: households; Russell Robb; hobbies; weather

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

Catalogue Number: 104.30.0007

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Animal Figurine

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Date: 1890 – 1920

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0014

Description: A painted casting (brass?) of a pug dog with its hind end in the air and shoulders and forelegs on the ground. The dog is grey with a black muzzle and ears, has a curly tail, and is wearing a narrow brown collar.

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Title: Animal Figurine

Date: 1890 – 1920

Material: metal

Dimensions: 11.0 (approx.) cm

Description: A painted casting (brass?) of a pug dog with its hind end in the air and shoulders and forelegs on the ground. The dog is grey with a black muzzle and ears, has a curly tail, and is wearing a narrow brown collar.

Subject: households; collectables; animals, dogs

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 107.01.0014

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Animal Toy

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Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: skin; metal; glass; metal

Catalogue Number: 108.05.0003

Description: A very true replica of a Jersey milk cow with tan and white coloured suede stretched over the carved wooden shape of a cow. The cow has wooden hooves and teats on the udder, with glass eyes, and hair at the end of the tail. The cow has a leather collar with a small round cowbell. The cow moos wh…

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Title: Animal Toy

Date: 1890 – 1910

Material: skin; metal; glass; metal

Dimensions: 17.5 x 8.0 x 26.0 cm

Description: A very true replica of a Jersey milk cow with tan and white coloured suede stretched over the carved wooden shape of a cow. The cow has wooden hooves and teats on the udder, with glass eyes, and hair at the end of the tail. The cow has a leather collar with a small round cowbell. The cow moos when its head is turned.