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- Date
- 1884
- Material
- metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1127
- Description
- Shield-shaped silver medal. Inscription engraved in the metal: "Presented to R. Bore Esq. by The Duke of Sutherland September 1884". The medal is curved vertically backwards and has a handle attached vertically on the back.
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- Title
- Medal
- Date
- 1884
- Material
- metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 7.4 x 5.5 cm
- Description
- Shield-shaped silver medal. Inscription engraved in the metal: "Presented to R. Bore Esq. by The Duke of Sutherland September 1884". The medal is curved vertically backwards and has a handle attached vertically on the back.
- Subject
- R. Bore
- The Duke of Sutherland
- awards
- Credit
- Gift of Liza Hay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1127
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First Time Bean Pods
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- Artist
- Ito Sojun
- Date
- 1885 – 1885
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SoI.03.01
- Description
- This drawing features a branch which extends from the blc, starting as one branch, and reaches into the tr side of the work where it branches into three grouping of leaves. The leaves are a black ink wash. Green ink is used to depict bean pods which are growing underneath the leaves closer to the…
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- Artist
- Ito Sojun
- Title
- First Time Bean Pods
- Date
- 1885 – 1885
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 33.5 cm
- Description
- This drawing features a branch which extends from the blc, starting as one branch, and reaches into the tr side of the work where it branches into three grouping of leaves. The leaves are a black ink wash. Green ink is used to depict bean pods which are growing underneath the leaves closer to the bottom of the branch.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SoI.03.01
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Group portrait
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of three First Nations men posed with Reverends McDougall and Stunhaues[?] in a studio setting - "Standing Chief Samson & Rev. R.B. Stunhaues[?] L to R Rev. John McDougall Chief Paken[?] Chief Jonas Big Stoney" written on the back in blue ink
- Date Range
- 1886
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 848
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 848
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1886
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of three First Nations men posed with Reverends McDougall and Stunhaues[?] in a studio setting - "Standing Chief Samson & Rev. R.B. Stunhaues[?] L to R Rev. John McDougall Chief Paken[?] Chief Jonas Big Stoney" written on the back in blue ink
- Notes
- Copyright: Ernest Brown collection
- Name Access
- Big Stoney, Jonas
- McDougall, John
- Subject Access
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Portrait
- Recognizing relations
- Stoney
- Stoney Nakoda
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Landscape (Rocky Mountains)
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- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FsJ.05.01
- Description
- Flat body of water in foreground surrounded by plants. Large rounded snow-covered peak in background with smaller peaks behind.
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- Title
- Landscape (Rocky Mountains)
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 33.7 cm
- Description
- Flat body of water in foreground surrounded by plants. Large rounded snow-covered peak in background with smaller peaks behind.
- Subject
- mountains
- Mount Baker?
- Credit
- Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2023
- Catalogue Number
- FsJ.05.01
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The Canadian Pacific Railway
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- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.04.02
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- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Title
- The Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 40 x 28.2 cm
- Credit
- Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.04.02
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- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BrH.05.01
- Description
- General colour: red, yellow, blue. The left profile and torso of a boy dressed in a uniform. Blue pants with a yellow stripe and a red jacket and a blue hat. He holds a trumpet and faces left.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 26 x 19 cm
- Description
- General colour: red, yellow, blue. The left profile and torso of a boy dressed in a uniform. Blue pants with a yellow stripe and a red jacket and a blue hat. He holds a trumpet and faces left.
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- BrH.05.01
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Untitled [Cucumber, Its Flower, Vine, Leaf]
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- Artist
- Ito Sojun
- Date
- 1887 – 1887
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SoI.03.02
- Description
- This drawing features a cucumber, and it vine with leaves. There is a slight green tint at the top of the Cucumber, and a yellow colour for one of its flowers. The vine starts in the trc of the paper and slopes to the blc.
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- Artist
- Ito Sojun
- Title
- Untitled [Cucumber, Its Flower, Vine, Leaf]
- Date
- 1887 – 1887
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- This drawing features a cucumber, and it vine with leaves. There is a slight green tint at the top of the Cucumber, and a yellow colour for one of its flowers. The vine starts in the trc of the paper and slopes to the blc.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SoI.03.02
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Lady Nalih’la Going Down to the East
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- Artist
- Yasuda Shodo
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ShY.04.01 a-c
- Description
- This triptych features three women on a journey. What appears to be Mount Fuji is in the background of the first panel, and all three panels are divided in half by a watery background and a yellow sandy foreground; the first panel is the only with trees but has no figures in it. A figure on a hor…
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- Artist
- Yasuda Shodo
- Title
- Lady Nalih’la Going Down to the East
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 37.5 x 71.0 cm
- Description
- This triptych features three women on a journey. What appears to be Mount Fuji is in the background of the first panel, and all three panels are divided in half by a watery background and a yellow sandy foreground; the first panel is the only with trees but has no figures in it. A figure on a horse and one standing to the left of the horse make up the second panel, in the third panel a lone figure stands, facing the women in the second panel who’s heads are turned to the left.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ShY.04.01 a-c
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Untitled [Leaves and Flower]
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- Artist
- Ito Sojun
- Date
- 1887 – 1887
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- SoI.03.03
- Description
- This drawing features a curious looking portion of a plant. It extends with soft lines from the brc to the tlc. At the top of this extended branch is a dark pointy leaf, and under this leaf is a branch of blossoms with pale yellow centers.
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- Artist
- Ito Sojun
- Title
- Untitled [Leaves and Flower]
- Date
- 1887 – 1887
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 32.2 cm
- Description
- This drawing features a curious looking portion of a plant. It extends with soft lines from the brc to the tlc. At the top of this extended branch is a dark pointy leaf, and under this leaf is a branch of blossoms with pale yellow centers.
- Subject
- Botanical
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- SoI.03.03
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Untitled [Insect and Basket]
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- Artist
- Hobun Tani
- Date
- 1887 – 1887
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- TaH.03.01
- Description
- A brown insect with long antenna’s is inside of a basket. The basket has four sides with lines going across to form a trap of sorts and is quite tall. There are green leaves around the basket, with little blue flowers or berries on them.
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- Artist
- Hobun Tani
- Title
- Untitled [Insect and Basket]
- Date
- 1887 – 1887
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A brown insect with long antenna’s is inside of a basket. The basket has four sides with lines going across to form a trap of sorts and is quite tall. There are green leaves around the basket, with little blue flowers or berries on them.
- Subject
- still life
- basket
- insect
- leaves
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- TaH.03.01
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of various boats, mostly canoes, on the Bow River with a dock in the background
- Date Range
- 1887
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 687
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 687
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1887
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of various boats, mostly canoes, on the Bow River with a dock in the background
- Subject Access
- Banff Regatta
- Boats
- Bow River
- Buildings
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Revelstoke, Lower Town
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- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- RoD.02.01
- Description
- Town of low wooden buildings in brown meadow with train bridge crossing river at left. Logs and blackened trees in foreground. Tree-covered and snowcapped mountains in background beneath sliver of blue sky. Signature and date (15/11/1887) in lower right corner. Gold painted wood frame with thick wh…
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- Title
- Revelstoke, Lower Town
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 44.4 cm
- Description
- Town of low wooden buildings in brown meadow with train bridge crossing river at left. Logs and blackened trees in foreground. Tree-covered and snowcapped mountains in background beneath sliver of blue sky. Signature and date (15/11/1887) in lower right corner. Gold painted wood frame with thick white linen mat. White label on back for Masters Gallery Ltd.
- Subject
- Revelstoke
- town
- mountains
- Credit
- Gift of Robyn L Fulton, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- RoD.02.01
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Hector Lake, Kicking Horse Pass, BC
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- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BeS.05.07
- Description
- Mountain landscape with large glassy lake in centre of painting. Abstract foliage and stand of dead trees in foreground at right. Brown treed slopes on opposite shore with large snow-capped mountains in distance. Small white and red buildings on far shore of lake. Title written in bottom left corne…
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- Title
- Hector Lake, Kicking Horse Pass, BC
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.8 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Mountain landscape with large glassy lake in centre of painting. Abstract foliage and stand of dead trees in foreground at right. Brown treed slopes on opposite shore with large snow-capped mountains in distance. Small white and red buildings on far shore of lake. Title written in bottom left corner. “F.M. Bell-Smith 1887” at bottom right.
- Credit
- Gift of Mark Cullen, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- BeS.05.07
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Kicking Horse Lake Looking East, Hector on the Canadian Pacific Railway
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- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- photographic print on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.18.01
- Description
- Mountain landscape with large lake dominating the centre. A small white building and storage tank [possibly a refueling station] can be seen on the far side of the lake. Train tracks run the width of foreground and seated figure [known to be Fredrick M. Bell-Smith] at easel in bottom right corner. …
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- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Title
- Kicking Horse Lake Looking East, Hector on the Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- photographic print on paper
- Dimensions
- 22.6 x 27.8 cm
- Description
- Mountain landscape with large lake dominating the centre. A small white building and storage tank [possibly a refueling station] can be seen on the far side of the lake. Train tracks run the width of foreground and seated figure [known to be Fredrick M. Bell-Smith] at easel in bottom right corner. Title typed in bottom left corner. Manufacturer’s mark “WM. NOTMAN & SON, MONTREAL” typed in bottom right.
- Subject
- mountains
- lake
- CPR
- Fredrick Bell-Smith
- Credit
- Gift of Mark Cullen, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.18.01
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Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
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- Artist
- C. Firth
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.01
- Description
- Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
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- Artist
- C. Firth
- Title
- Banff Springs Hotel, Rocky Mountains 1887
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Scene showing Banff springs hotel at right perched on a hillside. In the background the Bow River winds through a valley between Tunnel Mountain and Mt. Roundly. More mountains in distance. Trees in foreground. My. Roundly is hazy, almost unfinished in appearance.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.01
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Bow River NWT, 1887
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- Artist
- C. Firth
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.02
- Description
- Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
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- Artist
- C. Firth
- Title
- Bow River NWT, 1887
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Large river [The Bow River] with snow-capped mountains at back and stands of conifers on the banks. River winds from left foreground into right background. Stand of trees at right foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.02
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Silver City and Castle Mountain, B.C., 1887
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- Artist
- C. Firth
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.03
- Description
- Collection of low log buildings in an open field with A large mountain [Castle Mountain] rising up in the distance. Mountain appears hazy, almost unfinished.
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- Artist
- C. Firth
- Title
- Silver City and Castle Mountain, B.C., 1887
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Collection of low log buildings in an open field with A large mountain [Castle Mountain] rising up in the distance. Mountain appears hazy, almost unfinished.
- Subject
- mountains
- castle mountain
- log cabins
- town
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy and Jim McLeod, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- FiC.05.03
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Crows in Flight
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- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ShE.04.01
- Description
- Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the thi…
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- Title
- Crows in Flight
- Date
- 1887
- Medium
- woodblock on paper
- Dimensions
- 36.3 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- Three black ravens flying to the left at top of picture, the top of the background is reddish and tapers to white at bottom of picture. The birds are not completely in picture - the first raven show only the end of the tail, the second has the top of the head and back out of the picture and the third has the tip of the top wing and tip of the tail feathers out of the picture.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- ShE.04.01
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Commemorative Trowel
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- Date
- 1887
- Material
- wood; metal; silver
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1006
- Description
- Sterling silver, corner stone Methodist Church , on the face of the silver trowel is the inscription from base to point "Presented to Mrs. Geo. A. Stewart on the occasion of laying the Corner Stone of the Methodist Church, National Park, Banff, Alberta, Aug't 24, 1887, Clement Williams Pastor" the…
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- Title
- Commemorative Trowel
- Date
- 1887
- Material
- wood; metal; silver
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Sterling silver, corner stone Methodist Church , on the face of the silver trowel is the inscription from base to point "Presented to Mrs. Geo. A. Stewart on the occasion of laying the Corner Stone of the Methodist Church, National Park, Banff, Alberta, Aug't 24, 1887, Clement Williams Pastor" there is some fancy engraving at the head and the base, the handle of the trowel is wood with a metal cap.
- Credit
- Gift of William (Mrs.) W. Foster, 1969
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1006
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- Date
- 1887 – 1887
- Material
- wood; metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0107
- Description
- A straight walking stick with a textured silver handle that is bent at a right angle to the stick. An inscription on the handle reads: “H.F.M. to J.W.B. April 18, ‘87”. The handle is also marked “sterling”.
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- Title
- Cane
- Date
- 1887 – 1887
- Material
- wood; metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 85.0 cm
- Description
- A straight walking stick with a textured silver handle that is bent at a right angle to the stick. An inscription on the handle reads: “H.F.M. to J.W.B. April 18, ‘87”. The handle is also marked “sterling”.
- Subject
- assistive device
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0107
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