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- Date
- 1968
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0109
- Description
- Red and gold academic hood, red velvet border, 8cm. wide, fits over shoulders, main body hangs down back, lower edge is rounded. Outside is solid gold colour, inside is red with two gold bands, each 14 cm. wide. An arc is cut into center seam to create a deep pocket, 29.5 x 15.5 x 21cm. tag insid…
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- Title
- Academic Hood
- Date
- 1968
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 81.0 x 116.0 cm
- Description
- Red and gold academic hood, red velvet border, 8cm. wide, fits over shoulders, main body hangs down back, lower edge is rounded. Outside is solid gold colour, inside is red with two gold bands, each 14 cm. wide. An arc is cut into center seam to create a deep pocket, 29.5 x 15.5 x 21cm. tag inside pocket reads "09595 year "74 code 63 for Univ. of Calgary Hr. Dr. Hd. Sainthill Levine". Hood is contained in a black nylon zippered pouch, 34 x 40cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0109
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- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0095
- Description
- A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flowers, smoked buckskin, edges pinked. Cut western style with collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and pockets with front opening full length. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front ti…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1935 – 1955
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 57.0 x 63.0 cm
- Description
- A woman's tan buckskin jacket, fringed and lightly beaded with flowers, smoked buckskin, edges pinked. Cut western style with collar, yoke, inset sleeves, and pockets with front opening full length. 12.0 cm fringes below front yoke, and down backs of sleeves continuing across yoke in back. Front ties closed with four sets of buckskin thongs. Six large beaded flowers on two front pockets, front yoke and back are shades of blue with red and yellow accents, with yellow leaves outlined in green. Each side of front band contains four chevrons in shades of blue with red accents, pointing toward front opening. Machine stitched and completely lined with cream coloured fabric. Two inside breast pockets with stitching above to indicate that there may have been flaps there at one time.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- CRW
- Catharine Robb Whyte
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0095
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0062
- Description
- A very simple, curious, beanie, knitted from strips of muslin which have been cut with pinking shears. Appears to have vertical ridges, and stretches lengthwise but not across its width.
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- Title
- Beanie
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A very simple, curious, beanie, knitted from strips of muslin which have been cut with pinking shears. Appears to have vertical ridges, and stretches lengthwise but not across its width.
- Subject
- households
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0062
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- Date
- 1976 – 1978
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0087 a-d
- Description
- A collection of four simple squarish cotton bibs worn in ski competition. Crudely hemmed, with twill tape straps and tie. Name of race and entrance number printed on. (a) "1976, logo, 2235 Sunlife" printed in red and blue. Unhemmed with neck strap and waist ties. ( b) "1977 logo 3361 Sunlife", as…
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- Title
- Bib Collection
- Date
- 1976 – 1978
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of four simple squarish cotton bibs worn in ski competition. Crudely hemmed, with twill tape straps and tie. Name of race and entrance number printed on. (a) "1976, logo, 2235 Sunlife" printed in red and blue. Unhemmed with neck strap and waist ties. ( b) "1977 logo 3361 Sunlife", as (a). (c) "Veteran Ski Race Tita's Trophy 40 Banff, Alberta 1976" printed in red with number stenciled in black. Neck strap and waist ties. (d) "Mount Norquay 7 logo of stylized "M" sitting on bar " printed in blue. Double bib for front and back with straps connecting over shoulders and waist ties. Shoulder straps knotted to shorten.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0087 a-d
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- Date
- 1946 – 1949
- Material
- metal, glass, leather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1014 a,b
- Description
- Kodak twin reflex camera and case; (a) black, two lens on front, waist level view finder; film choice dial and film advance on side; lens cover; film counter display lever on back; straploops each side top; tripod mount on bottom; film take-up spool included; (b)brown leather field case, carrying …
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- Title
- Camera And Case
- Date
- 1946 – 1949
- Material
- metal, glass, leather
- Description
- Kodak twin reflex camera and case; (a) black, two lens on front, waist level view finder; film choice dial and film advance on side; lens cover; film counter display lever on back; straploops each side top; tripod mount on bottom; film take-up spool included; (b)brown leather field case, carrying strap; viewing hole for frame number, tripod mount on bottom.
- Subject
- photography
- Catharine Whyte
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Marie Sinclair, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1014 a,b
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Christmas Tree Ornament
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- Date
- 1938
- Material
- paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0162
- Description
- A five pointed star cut from cardboard and wrapped around to cover completely with a strand of tinsel garland which is fastened behind with string and tape. Length of fine brass wire threaded through back.
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- Title
- Christmas Tree Ornament
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- paper; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 11.5 x 11.5 cm
- Description
- A five pointed star cut from cardboard and wrapped around to cover completely with a strand of tinsel garland which is fastened behind with string and tape. Length of fine brass wire threaded through back.
- Subject
- households
- decorative
- Christmas
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0162
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0116
- Description
- Oblong, handless brush with sterling spine which is scored lengthwise with blank engraving plate at centre and edges are bevelled. Stamped "Sterling" on edge followed by hallmark. Spine sits on wood base for bristles but has become unglued and is detachable, wire construction for anchoring bristle…
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- Title
- Clothes Brush
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal; wood; hair
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 3.6 x 12.2 cm
- Description
- Oblong, handless brush with sterling spine which is scored lengthwise with blank engraving plate at centre and edges are bevelled. Stamped "Sterling" on edge followed by hallmark. Spine sits on wood base for bristles but has become unglued and is detachable, wire construction for anchoring bristles on wood base. Topside of wood base is white laminated moulding.
- Subject
- households
- CRW
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0116
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Collection Shoehorn
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- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0163 a-c
- Description
- Three ordinary metal shoehorns, spatulate shaped and cupped across, with curved ends. Narrower end curls back or forward to afford a finger grip, and has a hole drilled through for hanging shoehorn. (a) plain, narrow end curls under in smooth curve with .6 cm hole. (b) "Jack's Shoe Store" narrow …
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- Title
- Collection Shoehorn
- Date
- 1925 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 4.2 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Three ordinary metal shoehorns, spatulate shaped and cupped across, with curved ends. Narrower end curls back or forward to afford a finger grip, and has a hole drilled through for hanging shoehorn. (a) plain, narrow end curls under in smooth curve with .6 cm hole. (b) "Jack's Shoe Store" narrow end curled as (a) with .8 cm hole. Stamped into front of shoehorn, " boots shoes dry goods shoe repair phone 22 Coronation. (c)"Thayer McNeill Co." narrow end curves down slightly, then up in to a small bowl like depression with .9 cm hole at centre. Stamped into shoehorn, "fine shoes, Boston", and near bend of handle, "pat. 12-16-13".
- Subject
- households
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0163 a-c
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- Date
- 1924 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0137
- Description
- A very fine burnt orange and black silk chemise style dress encrusted with gold ruching and embroidery. Dress has short sleeves, a rounded neck opening to the collarbones slightly gathered on each side, and falls straight from the underarms to the hem. Dress is burnt orange above hips in front, bla…
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- Title
- Formal Dress
- Date
- 1924 – 1925
- Material
- fibre; glass
- Dimensions
- 47.3 x 106.5 cm
- Description
- A very fine burnt orange and black silk chemise style dress encrusted with gold ruching and embroidery. Dress has short sleeves, a rounded neck opening to the collarbones slightly gathered on each side, and falls straight from the underarms to the hem. Dress is burnt orange above hips in front, black below hips and entirely in back, with burnt orange sleeves having wide black bands at the end. A narrow, 3.2 cm, black streamer ribbon hangs from the centre of neck in back, folded to three different lengths, sides of skirt are slit open to hips with material pleated to conceal the slit, with a detail of five burnt orange covered buttons in a row at the top of the pleat. The edges of the bodice are heavily encrusted with narrow gold ribbon rucking, interspersed with thick gold and blue silk embroidery, and accented with burnt orange beads scattered about.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0137
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Full Length Coat
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0099
- Description
- A knee length ladies blue quilted nylon polyester coat. Machine quilting done to vertical rows of soft puffy quilting alternating with rows of tighter closer stitching, double-breasted, very simple style shaped slightly at the waist with open vent at the back from waist to hem. Fairly wide collar a…
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- Title
- Full Length Coat
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre, synthetic
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- A knee length ladies blue quilted nylon polyester coat. Machine quilting done to vertical rows of soft puffy quilting alternating with rows of tighter closer stitching, double-breasted, very simple style shaped slightly at the waist with open vent at the back from waist to hem. Fairly wide collar and lapels. Pockets in vertical seam on each side of front with pointed plackets. Three buttons on either side of front covered with same material as coat. Full lining inside of name material unquilted. Separate long piece quilted material with buttonhole at either end and slightly pointed at the middle found in one pocket, belt?
- Subject
- households
- winter
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0099
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0261
- Description
- A blue, square, silk kerchief with pink, red, green and white paisley and rose designs. Small tag on the top right corner reads “A Burmel ORIGINAL all silk Hand Rolled MADE IN JAPAN”
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- Title
- Kerchief
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 58.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- A blue, square, silk kerchief with pink, red, green and white paisley and rose designs. Small tag on the top right corner reads “A Burmel ORIGINAL all silk Hand Rolled MADE IN JAPAN”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- accessories
- fashion
- style
- travel
- souvenir
- kerchief
- neckerchief
- headkerchief
- CRW
- closet
- dressing room
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0261
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0262
- Description
- A large white head or neckerchief with lace trim and a repeating floral pattern.
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- Title
- Kerchief
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 67.5 x 86.5 cm
- Description
- A large white head or neckerchief with lace trim and a repeating floral pattern.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0262
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0263
- Description
- A square, blue and white printed bandana/kerchief. The white designs are paisley-like inside the border and small flowers in the center.
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- Title
- Kerchief
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 49.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A square, blue and white printed bandana/kerchief. The white designs are paisley-like inside the border and small flowers in the center.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0263
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0264
- Description
- A large, square neck or headkerchief with orange flowers with blue and green stems and foliage around them. The background is a pale-pink, almost transparent colour with a dark red border.Small tag in one of the corners reads “Truly Regal TRIPLE SHEER RAYON MADE IN JAPAN”
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- Title
- Kerchief
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 75.5 x 75.5 cm
- Description
- A large, square neck or headkerchief with orange flowers with blue and green stems and foliage around them. The background is a pale-pink, almost transparent colour with a dark red border.Small tag in one of the corners reads “Truly Regal TRIPLE SHEER RAYON MADE IN JAPAN”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0264
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- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0265
- Description
- A sheer, pale blue, square kerchief. Top left corner has a small tag that reads “Hudson’s Bay Company INCORPORATED 2ND MAY 1670”
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- Title
- Kerchief
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 56.0 cm
- Description
- A sheer, pale blue, square kerchief. Top left corner has a small tag that reads “Hudson’s Bay Company INCORPORATED 2ND MAY 1670”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0265
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0266
- Description
- A long, rectanular, blue headkerchief with pink, yellow and blue flowers all over it. Each end has more flowers than in the center.
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- Title
- Kerchief
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 142.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- A long, rectanular, blue headkerchief with pink, yellow and blue flowers all over it. Each end has more flowers than in the center.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0266
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0267
- Description
- A large, square kerchief with silky fabric and a depiction of four horses, 3 of which are being ridden by men, and the other does not have a rider on it, but is dressed in a saddle and bridle. The three men that are on the three horses are jumping them over a brown bank with a dead tree and a lampo…
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- Title
- Kerchief
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 68.0 x 67.0 cm
- Description
- A large, square kerchief with silky fabric and a depiction of four horses, 3 of which are being ridden by men, and the other does not have a rider on it, but is dressed in a saddle and bridle. The three men that are on the three horses are jumping them over a brown bank with a dead tree and a lampost or flag beside it. The print is repeated on both the top and bottom of the kerchief, however the top is upside down as the kerchief is meant to be folded.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- souvenir
- accessories
- equestrian
- horses
- headkerchief
- neckerchief
- fashion
- style
- CRW
- closet
- dressing room
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0267
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- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0044 a,b
- Description
- Two triangular kerchiefs made from plaid materials. (a) green plaid, a square of fabric cut on the bias and machine stitched in a narrow hem across the bias and along one side, the other side being the selvage edge of the material. Dark blue squares bordered by narrow green bands with an independen…
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- Title
- Kerchief
- Date
- 1950 – 1979
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 87.5 cm
- Description
- Two triangular kerchiefs made from plaid materials. (a) green plaid, a square of fabric cut on the bias and machine stitched in a narrow hem across the bias and along one side, the other side being the selvage edge of the material. Dark blue squares bordered by narrow green bands with an independent narrow green band between on white ground, a thin central cross line of yellow, and independent cross lines of red. (b) red plaid, a square of fabric cut on the bias and band stitched in narrow hem on all three sides, blue and red bands form checks which are bordered with narrow black bands, and thin independent blue cross lines.
- Subject
- households
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0044 a,b
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- Date
- 1976 – 1977
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0123
- Description
- An ankle length fine black wool skirt with a colourful band of embroidery down the side and around hem and waist. Embroidered band predominantly orange and green flowers with white accents done completely in a very close chain stitch which seams to have been handdone. Skirt closes down the length o…
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- Title
- Long Skirt
- Date
- 1976 – 1977
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 39.0 x 105.0 cm
- Description
- An ankle length fine black wool skirt with a colourful band of embroidery down the side and around hem and waist. Embroidered band predominantly orange and green flowers with white accents done completely in a very close chain stitch which seams to have been handdone. Skirt closes down the length of the front with a long strip of Velcro beneath the embroidered band.
- Subject
- households
- Order of Canada
- CRW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0123
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Novelty Pin Collection
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- Date
- 1965 – 1977
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0012 a-ll
- Description
- A collection of 38 plastic buttons on metal backing, pins and patches, advertising places and events. 11 pins representing places (a-c) Baffin 1974 Banff (d) 1875 1975 Fort Saskatchewan (e) Parks for Tomorrow, National Parks Assoc. (f) I'm going North of 60 Northwest Territories (i) Silver City Fo…
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- Title
- Novelty Pin Collection
- Date
- 1965 – 1977
- Material
- metal; plastic; fibre
- Description
- A collection of 38 plastic buttons on metal backing, pins and patches, advertising places and events. 11 pins representing places (a-c) Baffin 1974 Banff (d) 1875 1975 Fort Saskatchewan (e) Parks for Tomorrow, National Parks Assoc. (f) I'm going North of 60 Northwest Territories (i) Silver City Food & Beverage Co Banff, Alberta (s) Loyalist Days Saint John N.B. Canada Squire John (x) Happiness is Broughton Island, NWT (ii-jj) Pangnirtung, NWT. 14 pins representing ski events (j) 1977 Canadian International Disabled Ski Meet Banff Alberta (aa) Handicapped Skiers Association of Japan (k) I Support our National Ski Team White Stag (l,m) Canada I support a l'equipe de Ski Team 1968 Olympic (n) Ski Molstar Have you found the missing link (o) Support your Olympic Team B.C. Ford Montreal (p) I Love Nancy (q) Sunshine Ski School (cc) Sunshine (dd) ski shape Banff (ee) snowflake (ff) Refugio Cerro Lopez 1620 m (kk) 77 MS Canadian Ski Marathon. 7 campaign pins (g) Sa lad a Key for Me Jasper Edson Liberal Campaign Committee (r) telephone with red mouth (t) blue button with stick person (u,v) Tracks are back Amtrak (w) Chimo (y) Vote for Nobody if you think you have nothing to say about your future, I won't say it for you. 5 pins representing events (h) The University of Lethbridge Official Opening 1972 (z) Family Snow Festival Banff (bb) Banff Winter Festival (gg) shape of cowboy hat Catharine Whyte Banff Calgary something to smile about (ll) Picasso Glenbow Museum 1978 (hh) Tequila Sauza el tequila del Siglio, with pearl headed hat pin to pin on.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0012 a-ll
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