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... et la Montagne conquit l'Homme : histoire du developpement de l'alpinisme
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2316
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Schwartz, Myrtil
- Publisher
- Paris : Fischbacher
- Call Number
- G510 S383
- Author
- Schwartz, Myrtil
- Publisher
- Paris : Fischbacher
- Published Date
- 1931
- Call Number
- G510 S383
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The 1927-1928 Peruvian expedition of the American Geographical Society
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1770
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1929
- Author
- Miller, O.M
- Publisher
- New York : Geographical Review
- Call Number
- F3423 M54
- Author
- Miller, O.M
- Publisher
- New York : Geographical Review
- Published Date
- 1929
- Notes
- From Geographical Review, vol.19
- Call Number
- F3423 M54
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Date
- 1920 – 1933
- Material
- wood; metal; grass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.15.0001
- Description
- A dark brown wooden frame with thirteen horiztonal reed rods, two replaced with copper rods, each holding seven counting beads of black wood. The seven beads on each rod are divided into two sections by a vertical piece of wood the height of the frame, each section containing two and five beads. Co…
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- Title
- Abacus
- Date
- 1920 – 1933
- Material
- wood; metal; grass
- Dimensions
- 36.9 x 3.0 x 17.4 cm
- Description
- A dark brown wooden frame with thirteen horiztonal reed rods, two replaced with copper rods, each holding seven counting beads of black wood. The seven beads on each rod are divided into two sections by a vertical piece of wood the height of the frame, each section containing two and five beads. Corners of frame are braced with brass plates, two flat wooden braces horizontally across back.
- Subject
- households
- business
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.15.0001
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The abode of snow : observations on a tour from Chinese Tibet to the Indian Caucasus
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2894
- 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
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DS485 H6 W54
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Accessories Guitar Accessories
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.34.0008%20a-m
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood; ivory; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0008 a-m
- Description
- A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to t…
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- Title
- Accessories Guitar Accessories
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; wood; ivory; plastic
- Dimensions
- 3.4 cm
- Description
- A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to the band, tip is crimped in stiff fold, 3 have solder at the tip to form a longer point. (MFG: Fitrite).(b) finger pick set (2.5 x 1.8 x 2.0) six metal rings that fit over the finger tips, adjustable band has circles cut out along it, flame shaped fingernail rises from band, curling inward slightly, and with cut out circle at middle. (mfg: National) (c) finger pick (2.5 x 1.9 x 2.0) as (b) but without cut out circles (mfg: Artisto) (d) finger picks (3.0 x 1.7 x 1.9) two metal bands that wrap around finger tip, widening near the end, then narrowing to a point that extends off to one side of the finger. (e) finger picks (3.5 x 1.5 x 1.9) two flat ivory bands which curl once around finger tip and extend out to one side in a point. (f) pick (3.2 x 2.3 x .1) small, flat, egg shaped, marbleized, grey plastic, stiff. (mfg: Durro). (g) pick (3.0 x 2.2 x .1) as (f) but brown tortoise shell coloured plastic (mfg: Eureka). (h) pick (2.7 x 1.9 x .1) as (f) but transparent yellowed plastic ?, slightly curled. (i) capo (5.3 x 1.9 x .9) flat metal bar with small hooks at either end to hold tightly coiled spring across the under side, lined underneath bar with cork. (mfg: Elton). j) bridge ? (4.7 x .8 x 1.1) a long, half round, hollow metal bar with six incised rings spaced evenly along the length. (mfg: Kamiki). (k) slides (7.2 x 1.7 diam) two heavy, solid, brass rods (used to slide over strings when playing the guitar Hawaiian style) (1) peg (5.0 x .9 x 2.3) white, cast plastic peg with long shaft and flattened key with finger depression each side, ferrules around top of shaft. (m) bridge (4.7 x 1.4 x 1.9) low, unfinished wood bridge with small dark support perpendicularly across under middle, short legs thicken slightly at base, series of small notches across top, some deliberately cut into wood, some worn in odd places from strings (mfg: Grover).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- accessories
- equipment
- sound
- song
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0008 a-m
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Accessories Guitar Accessories
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0009 a-e
- Description
- A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, …
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- Title
- Accessories Guitar Accessories
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm
- Description
- A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, high, yellowed, glass like bridge with arced top, and arch under between legs, curved in at sides, and four shallow notches across top. (d) pegs (15.9 x .9 x 1.9) three plain, wooden tuning pegs with straight, tapering shafts, and simple round flat keys at top with depressions for fingers to grasp, small slit cut across bottom, impressed marks from strings around bottom. (e)pick guard (7.8 x 5.2) small, lyre shaped form cut from a thin sheet of tortoiseshell patterned plastic, two pinholes at stem where broken off from something else (a bracket?).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- accessories
- equipment
- sound
- song;
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0009 a-e
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Accessories Violin Accessories
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- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0007 a-g
- Description
- A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small …
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- Title
- Accessories Violin Accessories
- Date
- 1925 – 1950
- Material
- wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.2 cm
- Description
- A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small dot of nacre inlaid at middle of end, tiny hole drilled through shaft nearly halfway up. (c) peg (5.9 x .9 x 2.3) as (b) but slightly smaller, hole through shaft lowe. (d) bridge (4.7 x 3.9 x .5) cut out of unfinished wood with scrolled carving at sides around short legs and at middle, arched top with four shallow notches for strings. Marks: on side, "PANPI (TC monogram trademark)" (e) bridge (4.5 x 3.2 x .5) as (d). Marks: on side, "VUILL?TIME", penciled "10" (f) string package (5.5 x 5.4) white paper envelope holding "Muller's Eternelle First violin string" with accompanying product blurb printed in black, holds coiled catgut string with tiny yellow loop at one end (unused) (g) string package (7.3 x 7.2) cellophane envelope with paper label of same size slipped inside with slits cut to hold string, label printed in black with "The Bernhardt String made of silver steel (trademark)/ violin E", contains two coiled strings, 1 broken of catgut, and the other of very fine wire (e string) wrapped with yellow at one end, (unsure if string is original one of envelope, catgut string definitely not).
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- pastime
- Annie White
- music
- sound
- song
- musical equipment
- accessories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.0007 a-g
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Account of Tibet : the travels of Ippolito Desideri of Pistoia...1712-1727 Edited by Filippo de Filippi
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue838
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1937
- Author
- Desideri, Ippolito
- Publisher
- London : Routledge
- Edition
- Rev. ed
- Call Number
- DS785 D4
- Author
- Desideri, Ippolito
- Edition
- Rev. ed
- Publisher
- London : Routledge
- Published Date
- 1937
- Call Number
- DS785 D4
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Across America : or, the great west and the Pacific coast
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2225
- 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
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F594 R88
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Across Asia's snows and deserts
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1819
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1927
- Author
- Morden, William James
- Publisher
- New York : Putnam
- Call Number
- DS785 M67
- Author
- Morden, William James
- Publisher
- New York : Putnam
- Published Date
- 1927
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DS785 M67
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Adventures in geyser land
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue614
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1935
- Author
- Carpenter, Frank D
- Publisher
- Caldwell (ID): Caxton
- Call Number
- F722 C37
- Author
- Carpenter, Frank D
- Publisher
- Caldwell (ID): Caxton
- Published Date
- 1935
- Notes
- From: The wonders of geyser land, ed. of 1875
- Call Number
- F722 C37
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The adventures of a nature guide
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1773
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1920
- Author
- Mills, Enos Abijah
- Publisher
- Garden City (N.Y.): Doubleday, Page
- Call Number
- QH81 M5
- Author
- Mills, Enos Abijah
- Publisher
- Garden City (N.Y.): Doubleday, Page
- Published Date
- 1920
- Call Number
- QH81 M5
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Adventures of an Alpine guide
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1479
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1932
- Author
- Klucker, Christian
- Publisher
- London : Murray
- Edition
- Tr. from the third German ed
- Call Number
- DQ824 K58
- Author
- Klucker, Christian
- Responsibility
- edited ... by H.E.G. Tyndale
- Edition
- Tr. from the third German ed
- Publisher
- London : Murray
- Published Date
- 1932
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DQ824 K58
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Advertising Pin
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0004
- Description
- A circular pin in the shape of a spoked ship's wheel with an enamelled map of the world at the centre. There is a red band around the map with the words “Everett Travel Service” spaced evenly around the circle. The pin has a large stud clasp back.
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- Title
- Advertising Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 1.1 cm
- Description
- A circular pin in the shape of a spoked ship's wheel with an enamelled map of the world at the centre. There is a red band around the map with the words “Everett Travel Service” spaced evenly around the circle. The pin has a large stud clasp back.
- Subject
- tourism
- travel
- Everett Travel Service
- uniforms
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0004
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Advertising Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.01.0022
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- MDF; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0022
- Description
- Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rec…
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- Title
- Advertising Sign
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- MDF; wood
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rectangle shape at the bottom, where an inscription reads as follows:“SIMPSON SISTERS / “Canada’s Darlings” / With the / “GAY BLADES” / AT THE ARENA / Sat. the 8:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Mat. Dec 19th 2:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Eve. Dec 19th 8:30 p.m.”The sisters are wearing skating costumes that resemble a mountie outfit, along with wide rim hats and white figure skates.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0022
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After Everest : the experiences of a mountaineer and medical missionary
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue2474
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1936
- Author
- Somervell, Theodore Howard
- Publisher
- London : Hodder & Stoughton
- Call Number
- DS486 E8 S64
- Author
- Somervell, Theodore Howard
- Publisher
- London : Hodder & Stoughton
- Published Date
- 1936
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- DS486 E8 S64
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1006
- Description
- Alarm clock with metal case and rounded wooden frame that sits on halved, flattened dowels. The face of the clock is covered with convex glass. The face of the clock has a small dial used to set the alarm time underneath the “12”. The center of the clock has metal hands and “Mayfair.” The back …
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- Title
- Alarm Clock
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.8 x 3.9 x 21.2 cm
- Description
- Alarm clock with metal case and rounded wooden frame that sits on halved, flattened dowels. The face of the clock is covered with convex glass. The face of the clock has a small dial used to set the alarm time underneath the “12”. The center of the clock has metal hands and “Mayfair.” The back of the clock has keys to wind the clock, set the time and a knob to turn on and off the alarm.
- Subject
- households
- Helen Shandruk
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 104.47.1006
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Alexander Mackenzie's voyage to the Pacific Ocean in 1793
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue1640
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Mackenzie, Sir Alexander
- Publisher
- Chicago : Lakeside Press
- Call Number
- F1060.7 M3 (missing)
- Author
- Mackenzie, Sir Alexander
- Publisher
- Chicago : Lakeside Press
- Published Date
- 1931
- Notes
- Edward C. Porter Mountaineering Library
- Call Number
- F1060.7 M3 (missing)
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Alpen : da Gefamtgebiet in Bildern
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1930
- Author
- Schmithals, Hans
- Publisher
- Berlin : Ernst Wasmuth
- Call Number
- DQ823 S35 Ger
- Author
- Schmithals, Hans
- Publisher
- Berlin : Ernst Wasmuth
- Published Date
- 1930
- Call Number
- DQ823 S35 Ger
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- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- wood; antler; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0002
- Description
- Cane (or short alpenstock) with a very smoothly polished wooden shaft and a black cast iron pointed tip. A black chamois antelope antler forms a sharp hook attached to the shaft. Black printing on the handle reads “Staubagh.”
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- Title
- Alpenstock
- Date
- 1920 – 1935
- Material
- wood; antler; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 (widest point) x 92.0 cm
- Description
- Cane (or short alpenstock) with a very smoothly polished wooden shaft and a black cast iron pointed tip. A black chamois antelope antler forms a sharp hook attached to the shaft. Black printing on the handle reads “Staubagh.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0002
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