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(a): Topographical sheets|(b): Original map
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24654
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1889
- Publisher
- Dept. of the Interior
- Call Number
- C3-8.14 (a)
- C3-8.14 (b)
- Publisher
- Dept. of the Interior
- Published Date
- 1889
- Scale
- Scale:1:40,000
- Relief: Contour interval 100 ft.
- Subjects
- Anthracite
- Notes
- (b): 8 dup in map room
- Accession Number
- 675
- 400
- 3069
- Call Number
- C3-8.14 (a)
- C3-8.14 (b)
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Above the snow line : mountaineering sketches between 1870 and 1880
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26173
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1885
- Author
- Dent, Clinton
- Publisher
- London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Call Number
- 01.2 D43a
- Author
- Dent, Clinton
- Publisher
- London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Published Date
- 1885
- Physical Description
- 327 pages
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 01.2 D43a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Albert Canyon, Illicilliwaet River, Selkirks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15074
- Published Date
- 1889
- Physical Description
- p.325, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Selkirk Mountains
- British Columbia
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.II, no.47 (May 1889)
- photograph on p.325, description on p.327 under "Our Engravings"
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The amateur trapper and trap-maker's guide : a complete and carefully prepared treatise on the art of trapping, snaring, and netting, containing plain directions for constructing the most approved traps ... with concise but comprehensive instructions for preserving and stuffing specimens ...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25069
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1875?
- Author
- Harding, Stanley
- Publisher
- New York : Dick & Fitzgerald
- Call Number
- 02.7 H11t
- Author
- Harding, Stanley
- Publisher
- New York : Dick & Fitzgerald
- Published Date
- 1875?
- Physical Description
- 134 p. : ill.
- Abstract
- Guide to trapping fur-bearing and animals including how to make traps and taxidermy and other preservation methods.
- Notes
- Cover missing
- Accession Number
- 2926
- Call Number
- 02.7 H11t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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An approximate classification of the lands
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21497
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1878
- Call Number
- C12-1.22
- Published Date
- 1878
- Subjects
- North West Territory
- Notes
- Photostatic copy from Public Archives
- two sections
- Accession Number
- 675
- Call Number
- C12-1.22
- Collection
- Archives Library
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And Scabbard Dirk
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.05.0057%20a%2cb
- 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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Aneroid Barometer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.30.0008
- 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
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5312
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1885
- 1886
- 1887
- 1888-1889
- 1894
- 1898
- Author
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Call Number
- 03.1 G29ar
- Author
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Responsibility
- articles by George Mercer Dawson, G.C. Hoffmann, R.G. McConnell, E.D. Ingell, J. McEvoy, J.B. Tyrell and others
- Published Date
- 1885
- 1886
- 1887
- 1888-1889
- 1894
- 1898
- Physical Description
- 7v. : ill., maps
- Library has: 1886, 1885 Pt. 3, 1886 Pt. R, 1887 (photocopy), 1887 Pt. T (photocopy), 1887 Pt. E (photocopy), 1887 Pt. D, 1888-1889, 1894, 1898, 1898 Pt. D
- Subjects
- Mineral resources
- Peace River
- Yellowhead Pass
- Notes
- Contents: Report on a part of Northern Alberta and portions of adjacent districts of Assiniboia and Saskatchewan / J.B. Tyrell. -- Montreal, 1887. [Pt. E]; Extracted from geological and natural history survey of Canada 1887 : assay reports from samples taken in the Northwest Territory and the Province of British Columbia [Pt. T];
- Accession Number
- 112
- 333
- 400
- 512
- 732
- 3187
- 4000
- Call Number
- 03.1 G29ar
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Annual report of the Department of the Interior
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3651
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1875-1936
- Author
- Canada. Department of the Interior
- Call Number
- 02.4 C16i
- Published Date
- 1875-1936
- Series
- Sessional papers
- Subjects
- Banff (townsite)
- Businesses
- Government
- Hot springs
- Indians
- Mining
- National parks
- Roads
- Surveys
- Tourism
- Utilities
- Notes
- Holdings: 1875-1936 [some photocopies; some Part V or Part III only]. Photocopies only for: 1893, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1903/04, 1905/06, 1906/07, 1908 Dept of Interior & Part III only, 1911/12, 1914/15, 1916/17, 1918/19;
- Fiscal year Jan-Dec until 1899 - changed with 6 month gap between 1899 (dated Feb 28, 1900) and 1901 (June 1900-Jun30, 1901) [re: change of fiscal year?]; fiscal year change again 1906/07 (April to Mar 31)[ This second change caused there to be an annual report for 1905 of which we have original]
- Also referred to as "The Department of the Interior Report"
- Accession Number
- 334
- 1000
- 12548
- 2416
- 2691
- 7830
- Call Number
- 02.4 C16i
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Articles of a treaty
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8820
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1878
- Call Number
- 07.2 Ar7 Pam
- Published Date
- 1878
- Physical Description
- p.xliv-li
- Subjects
- Treaty Number Seven
- Notes
- From Annual Report of the Department of the Interior for the Year Ended 30th June 1877
- Call Number
- 07.2 Ar7 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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[Articles on the Canadian Pacific Railway]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6343
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1887
- Author
- The Quarterly Review (London)
- Call Number
- 08.5 Qu5
- Published Date
- 1887
- Physical Description
- p.119-143
- Subjects
- Moberly, Walter
- Rogers, Major A.B
- Accession Number
- 7500
- Call Number
- 08.5 Qu5
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Artificial Fruit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0032
- 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.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0032
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Artificial Fruit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.0035
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0035
- Description
- A handblown clear glass lemon with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem.
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- Title
- Artificial Fruit
- Date
- 1870 – 1920
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 10.0 cm
- Description
- A handblown clear glass lemon with a crackled surface and a single leaf hanging from the stem.
- Subject
- households
- collectables
- plants
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0035
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- Date
- 1880 – 1939
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1003
- Description
- A small black japanned tin with a wooden handle. The tin contains a wooden palette along with brushes and oil paint tubes.
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- Title
- Artist Box
- Date
- 1880 – 1939
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- A small black japanned tin with a wooden handle. The tin contains a wooden palette along with brushes and oil paint tubes.
- Subject
- Mary Schaffer
- artists
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1003
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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- metal; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0227
- Description
- A small awl with a round steel (?) spike tapering to a very sharp point which is slightly bent at the tip. The flattened white mother-of-pearl handle is slightly pointed at the end.
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- Title
- Awl
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- metal; shell
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 1.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A small awl with a round steel (?) spike tapering to a very sharp point which is slightly bent at the tip. The flattened white mother-of-pearl handle is slightly pointed at the end.
- Subject
- households
- crafts
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0227
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- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1004
- Description
- Axe head marked “4” and “Gilpin.”
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- Title
- Axe
- Date
- 1880 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Axe head marked “4” and “Gilpin.”
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.21.1004
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B. C. 1887 : a ramble in British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3806
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1888
- Author
- Lees, James Arthur
- Publisher
- London : Longmans, Green
- Call Number
- 02.5 K83l
- Author
- Lees, James Arthur
- Responsibility
- by J. A. Lees and W. J. Clutterbuck
- Publisher
- London : Longmans, Green
- Published Date
- 1888
- Physical Description
- viii, 387p. : ill., port., map, facsim
- Subjects
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Kootenay region
- Accession Number
- 400
- 3069
- Call Number
- 02.5 K83l
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0004
- Description
- A brass balance scale on a varnished wood base, painted black around the edges, with small wooden button feet. The arms of the scale and an indicator needle balance on a rod through a hole at the apex of triangular shaped legs. One side of the scale is an oval plate for the item to be weighed an…
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- Title
- Balance Scale
- Date
- 1875 – 1925
- Material
- wood; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 9.5 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A brass balance scale on a varnished wood base, painted black around the edges, with small wooden button feet. The arms of the scale and an indicator needle balance on a rod through a hole at the apex of triangular shaped legs. One side of the scale is an oval plate for the item to be weighed and the other side is round for counterweights. Four flat round brass weights in various sizes are stamped with thier value (“2 oz”, “1 oz”, “1/2 oz”, and “1/4 oz”) and fit into cut out circles on the base in front of the scale.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.0004
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Banff Hotel - National Park
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15045
- Published Date
- 1888
- Physical Description
- p.44, ill.
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Banff
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Rundle, Mount
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol. 1 (July 1888)
- photograph on p.44, description on p.38 under "Our Engravings"
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Banff Springs Hotel advertisement
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15064
- Published Date
- 1888
- Physical Description
- p.368
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In The Dominion Illustrated [newspaper], vol.1, no.23 (December 1888)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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