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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- satin; fibre; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1008
- Description
- The quilt is made primarily of a blue fabric on the front and back. The front of the quilt presents a series of squares in blue, white, and red. Each square has the name or initials of the women that worked on the quilt. The central area is embroidered “The Bankhead Ladies Patriotic Society.” At ea…
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- Title
- Quilt
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- satin; fibre; cotton
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- The quilt is made primarily of a blue fabric on the front and back. The front of the quilt presents a series of squares in blue, white, and red. Each square has the name or initials of the women that worked on the quilt. The central area is embroidered “The Bankhead Ladies Patriotic Society.” At each of the four corners of the internal detail there is a small red cross within a white square. On the inside of each of these white squares there is a red square with an embroidered flower.
- Subject
- households
- furnishings
- crafts
- quilting
- Bankhead
- Credit
- Gift of Ruth A Biss, Nanaimo, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 102.01.1008
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Photograph Print
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- paper; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0100
- Description
- Black and white photograph of a man standing in front of an ornate fireplace. He is dressed in a three piece suit with a watch chain and is smoking a cigarette. He is in profile and is looking downwards and is quite pensive looking. Photograph is framed in a dark wooden frame, has wire for hanging…
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- Title
- Photograph Print
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- paper; wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Black and white photograph of a man standing in front of an ornate fireplace. He is dressed in a three piece suit with a watch chain and is smoking a cigarette. He is in profile and is looking downwards and is quite pensive looking. Photograph is framed in a dark wooden frame, has wire for hanging on wall. Marks: on framer's label on back "No. 20626 Doll & Richards Incorporated 71 Newbury St. Boston". Hand written in ink "Russell Robb 1915".
- Subject
- households
- photography
- Russell Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0100
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1032 a,b
- Description
- (a) base has one screw hole for securing to desk, lever handle, plam press is polished steel, round brass seal 4.0 dia. reads: "Brewster Hotel Company Limited 1915 Seal", in gold on front of frame "Dickinson The Stamp Man Calgary Alberta, on back frame both sides is a raised star, red with gold tr…
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- Title
- Paper Signet
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 21.4 x 5.0 x 13.3 cm
- Description
- (a) base has one screw hole for securing to desk, lever handle, plam press is polished steel, round brass seal 4.0 dia. reads: "Brewster Hotel Company Limited 1915 Seal", in gold on front of frame "Dickinson The Stamp Man Calgary Alberta, on back frame both sides is a raised star, red with gold trim and 6 gold lines emanating from it (b) same as (a) only larger 28.0x16.5x6.0, 2 screw holes, seal 4.8 dia. reads: "Brewster Trading Company Limited Banff Alberta Seal"
- Credit
- Gift of Ardene Howe, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1032 a,b
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1018
- Description
- 1915 War Service pin, Sam Ward's. Gold coloured pin, oval shaped, crown at top of pin. Three cannons etched into middle of pin. "On War Service 1915" etched in oval. "J.A.Wylie & Co. London-40520" on back.
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 4.3 cm
- Description
- 1915 War Service pin, Sam Ward's. Gold coloured pin, oval shaped, crown at top of pin. Three cannons etched into middle of pin. "On War Service 1915" etched in oval. "J.A.Wylie & Co. London-40520" on back.
- Subject
- World War I
- war service
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1018
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1003
- Description
- Lozenge shaped metal head has oblong shaped opening (4.0 x 4.5) through which a handle would fit. "J C" stamped onto one side of blade and "IS" stamped on the other side. The blade is broken and chipped. The handle is missing.
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- Title
- Head Tomahawk
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 8.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Lozenge shaped metal head has oblong shaped opening (4.0 x 4.5) through which a handle would fit. "J C" stamped onto one side of blade and "IS" stamped on the other side. The blade is broken and chipped. The handle is missing.
- Subject
- armament
- Indigenous
- Credit
- Gift of Gordon Thirsk, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.1003
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1003
- Description
- Goblet type silver coloured golf trophy. Engraved on one side "1915 Banff Springs Golf Club Open Handicap Presented by F.L. Hutchinson"
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 14.7 cm
- Description
- Goblet type silver coloured golf trophy. Engraved on one side "1915 Banff Springs Golf Club Open Handicap Presented by F.L. Hutchinson"
- Subject
- sports
- golf
- Banff Springs Golf Club
- Dr. Brett
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1003
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- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1170
- Description
- Loving cup with three handles. Each curved handle has a lion’s head at the top. The cup is not attached to the wooden base. The cup is engraved “BANFF REGATTA GENTS DOUBLE CANOE COMPETITION PRESENTED BY D.E. BLACK CALGARY.”
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Loving cup with three handles. Each curved handle has a lion’s head at the top. The cup is not attached to the wooden base. The cup is engraved “BANFF REGATTA GENTS DOUBLE CANOE COMPETITION PRESENTED BY D.E. BLACK CALGARY.”
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1170
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- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1163
- Description
- Two handled silver plated cup. Front reads: “Scottish Amateur Boxing Championships. 8 st. 4 lbs. Won by G.B. Sutherland 1914”. Manufacturer’s mark on back of cup, letters WWHG with crown and lion.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 18.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- Two handled silver plated cup. Front reads: “Scottish Amateur Boxing Championships. 8 st. 4 lbs. Won by G.B. Sutherland 1914”. Manufacturer’s mark on back of cup, letters WWHG with crown and lion.
- Subject
- sports
- boxing
- G.D. Sutherland
- Credit
- Gift of Jim Santa Lucia, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1163
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- Date
- 1914
- Material
- wood, paperboard, glass, metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1040
- Description
- Kodak box camera with case; regular box camera; body made of cardboard with wood back and front; holein front is lens and shutter, 2 windows top corner for viewfinders top andside; 2 pull posts, one for aperture, other to keep shutter open; shutterrelease on right hand side, along with film advance…
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- Title
- Box Camera
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- wood, paperboard, glass, metal
- Dimensions
- 17.1 x 14.3 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Kodak box camera with case; regular box camera; body made of cardboard with wood back and front; holein front is lens and shutter, 2 windows top corner for viewfinders top andside; 2 pull posts, one for aperture, other to keep shutter open; shutterrelease on right hand side, along with film advance knob; round amber window in back; back detached; cardboard box covered with cloth; flap comes over toplatches at clip which has "Brownie" in fancy letters, also has a leather strapon the case.
- Subject
- photography
- Hubert Green
- Credit
- Gift of Hubert E. Green Jr., Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1040
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Commemorative Flask
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- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1152
- Description
- A slightly curved silver flask with a screw on lid. The flask is inscribed “Presented by Georgeson and Co Ltd., Calgary. Banff Bonspeil .1914.” on the centre of the flat side of the flask. Above the inscription, near the neck of the flask there are engraved hallmarks “A&J.Z”,, an engraving of a fi…
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- Title
- Commemorative Flask
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 15.5 x 9 cm
- Description
- A slightly curved silver flask with a screw on lid. The flask is inscribed “Presented by Georgeson and Co Ltd., Calgary. Banff Bonspeil .1914.” on the centre of the flat side of the flask. Above the inscription, near the neck of the flask there are engraved hallmarks “A&J.Z”,, an engraving of a figure, and “n”.
- Subject
- households
- sport
- Bonspeil
- Bankhead
- Credit
- Gift of Ruth A Biss, Nanaimo, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1152
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- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal; silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1153
- Description
- A silver card holder in the shape of a change purse. The holder has a curved top and a flat bottom edge. The inscription on the front reads “Mrs. D. G. Wilson A Token of Appreciation from the Bachelors of Bankhead 1914”. On the back “T S” and the image of a lion, and “O” are engraved or stamped. Th…
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- Title
- Card Holder
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal; silver
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 9 x 15.5 with strap extended cm
- Description
- A silver card holder in the shape of a change purse. The holder has a curved top and a flat bottom edge. The inscription on the front reads “Mrs. D. G. Wilson A Token of Appreciation from the Bachelors of Bankhead 1914”. On the back “T S” and the image of a lion, and “O” are engraved or stamped. There is a metal chain link strap that is connected to the sides of the card holder, the two chains from either side are connected by a metal circle.
- Subject
- households
- adornment
- Bankhead
- Credit
- Gift of Ruth A Biss, Nanaimo, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1153
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Printing Plate
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- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.1009
- Description
- A printing plate for the "Alpine Club of Canada Yoho Camp 1914". Various shapes of pictures of mountains and people with the Club's logo bottom corner.
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- Title
- Printing Plate
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- A printing plate for the "Alpine Club of Canada Yoho Camp 1914". Various shapes of pictures of mountains and people with the Club's logo bottom corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Glenbow Museum, Calgary, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.1009
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Photographic Print
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- Date
- 1913 – 1913
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0031
- Description
- A black and white studio photograph of a woman (Isabella Thompson Brewster) with black dress sitting in wooden chair with a carved back.
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- Title
- Photographic Print
- Date
- 1913 – 1913
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 15.8 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white studio photograph of a woman (Isabella Thompson Brewster) with black dress sitting in wooden chair with a carved back.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0031
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Cross Stitch Sampler
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- Date
- 1913
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0024
- Description
- A rectangular piece of commercially woven needlepoint canvas with sampler design worked in wool slightly off centre and closer to the top. Background fabric natural ecru colour with rectangular sampler bordered in blue with light blue fret pattern edging. Alphabet of capital letters worked at the t…
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- Title
- Cross Stitch Sampler
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- hair; fibre
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- A rectangular piece of commercially woven needlepoint canvas with sampler design worked in wool slightly off centre and closer to the top. Background fabric natural ecru colour with rectangular sampler bordered in blue with light blue fret pattern edging. Alphabet of capital letters worked at the top in tan colour with cross stitch, with a cross stitched dog filling the space left at the end of the alphabet, then a row of blue cross stitching divides the numerals from 1 through 9 to 0 in light green, ending with the date "1913", then a blue line followed by "Catharine Robb", in pink, "her sampler, aged 7", in light green. Followed by a blue line with a small looped garland of pink flowers hanging from it, and a picture below carefully worked in needlepoint of a basket of flowers at the centre and a tree in pink flowerpot on either side.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.0024
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Beaded Moccasins
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- Date
- 1913
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1073 a,b
- Description
- Pair of ankle high moccasins, fully beaded foot, blue background with geometric design, a column of burgundy, green and yellow squares angle across foot, stepped triangles top and bottom go around heel, not as heavily designed inside foot, ankle flaps sewn on with long ties, small fringe sewn at he…
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- Title
- Beaded Moccasins
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 10.0 x 24.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of ankle high moccasins, fully beaded foot, blue background with geometric design, a column of burgundy, green and yellow squares angle across foot, stepped triangles top and bottom go around heel, not as heavily designed inside foot, ankle flaps sewn on with long ties, small fringe sewn at heel.
- Credit
- Gift of Anna Templeton-Cotill, West Levant, England, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1073 a,b
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- Date
- 1913
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1025 a,b
- Description
- Banff Boating Club trophy on black wood base. Tall, silver amphora-like trophy "The Banff Boating Club Annual Regatta --1913--presented by Supt. S.J.Clarke/Ladies and Gents Canoe Half-Mile Race", engraved canoe above. Round, lathe turned base holds three sheild-shaped silver name plates for "M. H…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 31.7 x 15.7 cm
- Description
- Banff Boating Club trophy on black wood base. Tall, silver amphora-like trophy "The Banff Boating Club Annual Regatta --1913--presented by Supt. S.J.Clarke/Ladies and Gents Canoe Half-Mile Race", engraved canoe above. Round, lathe turned base holds three sheild-shaped silver name plates for "M. Horner/D. Winters--1928 M. Vernon/J.Porter-1929 D. Standish/N. Duncan-1931" Maker stamp amd "A 11" underneath base of cup.
- Subject
- sports
- Stan Peyto
- Banff Regatta
- boating
- Credit
- Gift of Stan Peyto, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1025 a,b
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Portable; Chautauqua Desk
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- Date
- 1913
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1018 a-d
- Description
- A folding, portable wooden desk. "The Chautauqua Industral Art Desk a plan to promote the culture of work and play among children in the home". A map of the United States on the back of the upright. A paper scroll 49.0 cm wide rolls up and down to display various learning devices - geometric sha…
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- Title
- Portable; Chautauqua Desk
- Date
- 1913
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; stone
- Description
- A folding, portable wooden desk. "The Chautauqua Industral Art Desk a plan to promote the culture of work and play among children in the home". A map of the United States on the back of the upright. A paper scroll 49.0 cm wide rolls up and down to display various learning devices - geometric shapes, animal shapes, flowers, people, music, writing, telegrahic codes, shorthand, business forms, perspective, electrical symbols, trains, illustration, colours, flags, etc. Base is a chalkboard. Two lesson books accompany the desk along with a box of white chalk.
- Subject
- households
- children
- schooling
- Chautauqua
- Credit
- Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 102.03.1018 a-d
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Commemorative Plaque
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- Date
- 1912 – 1912
- Material
- plaster;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3055
- Description
- Round plaster-cast plaque featuring a man’s face in profile, like a coin, painted bronze. Written on the back in pencil is “E.K., Ernest Kennedy N.M.D.S., ‘12, Chicago, Ills., May 5 - 1912, This plaque presented to me by the sculptor R.W. Bock. EK.”
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1912 – 1912
- Material
- plaster;
- Description
- Round plaster-cast plaque featuring a man’s face in profile, like a coin, painted bronze. Written on the back in pencil is “E.K., Ernest Kennedy N.M.D.S., ‘12, Chicago, Ills., May 5 - 1912, This plaque presented to me by the sculptor R.W. Bock. EK.”
- Subject
- commemorative
- awards;
- Credit
- Gift of Ernest Kennedy, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.3055
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- Date
- 1912
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1108
- Description
- A metal table knife from The Banff Hotel which is now known as the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. On one side of the blade and handle only: engraved inside the Rogers Brothers logo on the blade “1847 ROGERS BROS. WARRANTED 12 DWT”; the handle has a pattern of scrolled leaves and engraved at the top …
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- Title
- Table Knife
- Date
- 1912
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.80 x 20.5 cm
- Description
- A metal table knife from The Banff Hotel which is now known as the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. On one side of the blade and handle only: engraved inside the Rogers Brothers logo on the blade “1847 ROGERS BROS. WARRANTED 12 DWT”; the handle has a pattern of scrolled leaves and engraved at the top “BANFF HOTEL CO”.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert S. Edwards, Banff, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1108
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- Date
- 1912 – 1912
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0076
- Description
- A rough, lightweight wooden (pine?) gavel with a squared head and plain round handle. Hand printed on head: “John Walker handled the gavel, old countrymen's stag party Jan. 18, 1912.”
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- Title
- Gavel
- Date
- 1912 – 1912
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 8.2 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- A rough, lightweight wooden (pine?) gavel with a squared head and plain round handle. Hand printed on head: “John Walker handled the gavel, old countrymen's stag party Jan. 18, 1912.”
- Subject
- events
- John Walker
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0076
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