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- Date
- 1982
- Material
- Cordula nylon; cloth
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0571
- Description
- Handmade Cordura nylon shoulder bag, used by Ben Gadd for guided tours of Cadomin Cave in 1984 to 2005. The bag is red with an thick orange strap. It has a black strap that attaches to the side of the bag and acts as a closure for the top.
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- Title
- Caving Bag
- Date
- 1982
- Material
- Cordula nylon; cloth
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Handmade Cordura nylon shoulder bag, used by Ben Gadd for guided tours of Cadomin Cave in 1984 to 2005. The bag is red with an thick orange strap. It has a black strap that attaches to the side of the bag and acts as a closure for the top.
- Subject
- caving
- exploration
- Credit
- Gift of Ben Gadd, Banff, 2024
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0571
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1004 a-l
- Description
- Twelve miscellaneous types of stone, some quartz and some contain fossils.
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- Title
- Collection Rock
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- stone
- Description
- Twelve miscellaneous types of stone, some quartz and some contain fossils.
- Subject
- exploration
- Parks
- geological
- Credit
- Gift of Forrest (Pat) Oliver Brewster, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1004 a-l
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1052
- Date
- 1908
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1052
- Description
- Wooden plaque, William S Vaux Jr. oak panel 63.5x32.5x3.3 has carved lettering : "This fireplace in memory of William S Vaux Jr. A.C.C. student of glaciers 1887-1908 Born 1872 - Died 1908", wooden pegs each corner, mounted on larger wooden base
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1908
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 46.2 x 77.6 cm
- Description
- Wooden plaque, William S Vaux Jr. oak panel 63.5x32.5x3.3 has carved lettering : "This fireplace in memory of William S Vaux Jr. A.C.C. student of glaciers 1887-1908 Born 1872 - Died 1908", wooden pegs each corner, mounted on larger wooden base
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1052
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0001
- Description
- A compass in a simple flat round brass case with a screw off lid. The compass is set deeply in the case under glass and the face shows sixteen points of the compass with a fleur-de-lis at North. A black magnetic needle indicates direction with another brass needle which can be set with a knob at …
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- Title
- Compass
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 1.2 cm
- Description
- A compass in a simple flat round brass case with a screw off lid. The compass is set deeply in the case under glass and the face shows sixteen points of the compass with a fleur-de-lis at North. A black magnetic needle indicates direction with another brass needle which can be set with a knob at the centre.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- hiking
- exploration
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0001
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; metal; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0003
- Description
- A small compass set in a deep round brass case with a sliding button mechanism to lock the needle in place. The face dial is scaled at eight points and marked “N”, “NE”, “E”, “SE”, “S”, “SW”, “W”, and “NW”. The magnetic compass needle is half black (indicates North direction) and half silver colo…
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- Title
- Compass
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- glass; metal; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 1.0 x 3.5 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- A small compass set in a deep round brass case with a sliding button mechanism to lock the needle in place. The face dial is scaled at eight points and marked “N”, “NE”, “E”, “SE”, “S”, “SW”, “W”, and “NW”. The magnetic compass needle is half black (indicates North direction) and half silver coloured. “MADE IN FRACE” is stamped on the back.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- hiking
- exploration
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.0003
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1022
- Description
- A small piece of copper ore, greenish in colour. Removed from mine shaft.
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- Title
- Copper Ore
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A small piece of copper ore, greenish in colour. Removed from mine shaft.
- Subject
- Bill Peyto
- exploration
- mining
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1022
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- Date
- c. 1893
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1028
- Description
- Large flat round can, can is very rusty and top has been partly removed in very jagged cuts, soldered on to centre of inside bottom is a piece of metal which sticks up 2.5 cm.
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- Title
- Food Can
- Date
- c. 1893
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- Large flat round can, can is very rusty and top has been partly removed in very jagged cuts, soldered on to centre of inside bottom is a piece of metal which sticks up 2.5 cm.
- Credit
- Gift of Don Beers, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1028
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- Date
- 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1041
- Description
- Food can opened at top, lid still attached. Body of can in V-shape, for pouring (for coal oil?), recovered from mine shaft.
- Title
- Food Tin
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Food can opened at top, lid still attached. Body of can in V-shape, for pouring (for coal oil?), recovered from mine shaft.
- Subject
- Bill Peyto
- exploration
- mining
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1041
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1040
- Description
- Narrow bottle, green tinge. Removed from garbage pit near old cabin (fallen in) adjacent to mine shafts.
- Title
- Glass Bottle
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 15.5 cm
- Description
- Narrow bottle, green tinge. Removed from garbage pit near old cabin (fallen in) adjacent to mine shafts.
- Subject
- Bill Peyto
- exploration
- mining
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1040
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- Date
- 1955
- Material
- metal; plastic; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1020 a, b
- Description
- A metal hand compass (a) in a brown leather case (b) into which the compass fits perfectly. The case has “MADE IN GERMANY” stamped in ink on the inside. The compass is two-sided; one side is calibrated for a directional compass and one side is for measuring inches to miles and nautical miles (on ma…
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- Title
- Hand Compass
- Date
- 1955
- Material
- metal; plastic; leather
- Dimensions
- 9.2 x 5.2 cm
- Description
- A metal hand compass (a) in a brown leather case (b) into which the compass fits perfectly. The case has “MADE IN GERMANY” stamped in ink on the inside. The compass is two-sided; one side is calibrated for a directional compass and one side is for measuring inches to miles and nautical miles (on maps). The compass is suspended on a central pivot with a metal ring on the top. The compass has a round face covered by hard clear plastic; the body of the compass is metal. The bottom of the compass is elongated with a point at the end where a small wheel is riveted onto the body. This compass wheel is used for measuring distances (land miles or nautical miles) on maps. On the directional side of the compass face the background is white and the letters and numbers are blue. The magnetic compass needle is half silver, half blue. The face dial is calibrated in degrees starting with 0, every 10 degrees marked to 330, completing the 360 degrees; N, E, S, and W and the lines marking them from the centre are in bold face blue N/E, S/E, S/W and N/W are in blue but smaller lettering. On the opposite side of the compass the outer ring is blue and the inner ring is orange, the background is white with the degrees in black; the needle is black also. The outer “inches to miles” compass has 39 on the top and every fifth degree is calibrated to 3, then 6, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36 where it comes full circle to the top at 39. The inner “Nautical Miles” starts with 0 at the top and every 10th degree is marked in succession by 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, until it comes full circle to 0. The word “GERMANY” is printed at the bottom of the compass.
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1020 a, b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1004
- Description
- Light brown folding leather case, insides have plastic covers. Long narrow leather strap
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- Title
- Map Case
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- skin; plastic; metal
- Description
- Light brown folding leather case, insides have plastic covers. Long narrow leather strap
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Brewster, Banff, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1004
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Map Measure Gauge
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.44.1003
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1003
- Description
- 3.5 dia. scale in inches and centimetres with thin metal dial. The case extends to a small rolling disc, handle is 7.2 cm long. On face "Made in Switzerland" on back "Keuffel & Esser Co. Switzerland". Paper case with lid has printed instructions for use on one side.
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- Title
- Map Measure Gauge
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 cm
- Description
- 3.5 dia. scale in inches and centimetres with thin metal dial. The case extends to a small rolling disc, handle is 7.2 cm long. On face "Made in Switzerland" on back "Keuffel & Esser Co. Switzerland". Paper case with lid has printed instructions for use on one side.
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1003
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- Date
- 1811
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1006 a,b
- Description
- Two musket balls matted and framed with inscription. Frame is 15.5x23.2, behind glass.Inscription reads “Musket Balls lost by David Thompson at Athabaska (sic) Pass on January 13th, 1811, and discovered by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey July 1921. Presented by R.W. Cautley The Leader of the S…
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- Title
- Musket Ball
- Date
- 1811
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Description
- Two musket balls matted and framed with inscription. Frame is 15.5x23.2, behind glass.Inscription reads “Musket Balls lost by David Thompson at Athabaska (sic) Pass on January 13th, 1811, and discovered by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey July 1921. Presented by R.W. Cautley The Leader of the Survey Party.Note In frame Musket was originally spelled Muske1 and then a bar put through to make it look like a t.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1006 a,b
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- Date
- 1811 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1003
- Description
- Irregularly shaped round ball.
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- Title
- Musket Ball
- Date
- 1811 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Irregularly shaped round ball.
- Credit
- Gift of anonymous, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1003
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1032 a-d
- Description
- summit registers [4] Mt Patterson, Crowfoot Mountain (a) sardine can 10.5 x 7.8 x 2.0 lid partially cut off,embossed on centre of lid: "Canadian Sardines" (b) opening key 9.0 long has part of lid wound around it (c) round can, 4.2 x 8.5 dia. embossed on bottom: "The Governor's Company Adventure…
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- Title
- Summit Canister
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal
- Description
- summit registers [4] Mt Patterson, Crowfoot Mountain (a) sardine can 10.5 x 7.8 x 2.0 lid partially cut off,embossed on centre of lid: "Canadian Sardines" (b) opening key 9.0 long has part of lid wound around it (c) round can, 4.2 x 8.5 dia. embossed on bottom: "The Governor's Company Adventurers of England Trading into Hudson's Bay", also lettering on side, mostly obscured by rust. (d) lid 1.0 x 8.3 dia. on lid "Hudson BayCompany Incorporated AD 1670",company seal centered.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1032 a-d
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- Date
- 1886 – 1956
- Material
- wood; metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1005
- Description
- Weathered round post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. Mounted on stained and varnished board. Post placed at 1/4 section corner on east boundary of section 26, township 26, range 14, westof the 5th meridian, now in Banff National Park, by P.R.A. Belanger, D.L.S. in 1886. Replaced by a…
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- Title
- Survey Marker
- Date
- 1886 – 1956
- Material
- wood; metal, copper
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 10.0 x 94.0 cm
- Description
- Weathered round post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. Mounted on stained and varnished board. Post placed at 1/4 section corner on east boundary of section 26, township 26, range 14, westof the 5th meridian, now in Banff National Park, by P.R.A. Belanger, D.L.S. in 1886. Replaced by an old-pattern iron post in 1959 by M. Wuhr, D.L.S. and A.L.S.
- Subject
- Banff National Park
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1005
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- Date
- 1914 – 1959
- Material
- wood; metal, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1006
- Description
- Weathered, squared post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. "XXX" incised in face of post, "XXIX" incised in back. Post placed at northeast corner of Lot 30, Block 7, Villa lot section Banff, Ab by C.M. Walker, D.L.S. in 1914. Replaced by a Canada Lands survey standard post in 1959 by M. W…
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- Title
- Survey Marker
- Date
- 1914 – 1959
- Material
- wood; metal, copper
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 4.3 x 43.2 cm
- Description
- Weathered, squared post, pointed one end, traces of yellow paint. "XXX" incised in face of post, "XXIX" incised in back. Post placed at northeast corner of Lot 30, Block 7, Villa lot section Banff, Ab by C.M. Walker, D.L.S. in 1914. Replaced by a Canada Lands survey standard post in 1959 by M. Wuhr, D.L.S., A.L.S.
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- Banff National Park
- Credit
- Gift of National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1006
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- Date
- 1922 – 1961
- Material
- metal, iron
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1007
- Description
- Cast iron rod, squared tip and raised collar welded to round iron shaft, having a squared head. Point is 11.7 long. Mounted on board 95.0x10.2x2.0, board is stained and varnished. "IR" stamped in one face of squared post top, "#112" handwritten.
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- Title
- Survey Marker
- Date
- 1922 – 1961
- Material
- metal, iron
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 2.7 x 90.2 cm
- Description
- Cast iron rod, squared tip and raised collar welded to round iron shaft, having a squared head. Point is 11.7 long. Mounted on board 95.0x10.2x2.0, board is stained and varnished. "IR" stamped in one face of squared post top, "#112" handwritten.
- Subject
- Banff National Park
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of National Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1007
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Survey Micrometer
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.48.1003
- Date
- 1895 – 1940
- Material
- metal; wood; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1003
- Description
- Brass tube has a scale marked on both sides of an opening which has a sliding adjustable marker. 4.0 dia. lens one end, other end has a pullout extension. Inscribed on this shaft in script is "Docteur Arthur Chevalier Opt. 158 Palais Royal Paris". Fitted box made of wood has a keyhole and two me…
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- Title
- Survey Micrometer
- Date
- 1895 – 1940
- Material
- metal; wood; glass
- Dimensions
- 45.0 cm
- Description
- Brass tube has a scale marked on both sides of an opening which has a sliding adjustable marker. 4.0 dia. lens one end, other end has a pullout extension. Inscribed on this shaft in script is "Docteur Arthur Chevalier Opt. 158 Palais Royal Paris". Fitted box made of wood has a keyhole and two metal latch closures.
- Credit
- Gift of Edgar A. Korner, Tamarac, USA, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.48.1003
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Surveying Tripod
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.44.1009%20a-c
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1009 a-c
- Description
- Articulated wood arms with metal connectors.
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- Title
- Surveying Tripod
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 70.3 cm
- Description
- Articulated wood arms with metal connectors.
- Subject
- exploration
- surveying
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1009 a-c
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