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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1025
- Description
- White felt hat with many names embroidered in red. Names include: G. Brewster, J. McFadden, R. S. Cushing, etc. Inside “R.E. Brett.”
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- Title
- Hat
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- White felt hat with many names embroidered in red. Names include: G. Brewster, J. McFadden, R. S. Cushing, etc. Inside “R.E. Brett.”
- Subject
- R.E. Brett
- G. Brewster
- crafts
- needlework
- Credit
- Gift of Dick Keller, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1025
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1225 a,b
- Description
- (a) A dark gold-coloured pin contained in its original paper jeweller’s box (b). The round pin has with an outer rim with lettering and an inner circle which is divided into four segments by a pair of crossed skis and an ice axe with a trailing cord. The top section, clockwise, features the embosse…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 2.8 cm
- Description
- (a) A dark gold-coloured pin contained in its original paper jeweller’s box (b). The round pin has with an outer rim with lettering and an inner circle which is divided into four segments by a pair of crossed skis and an ice axe with a trailing cord. The top section, clockwise, features the embossed head of a moose whose horns extend to the rim of the pin face; a maple leaf, a blue and red enamelled Union Jack; and a bear’s head. The outer rim has a dot on the middle bottom followed by: clockwise, “THE SKI CLUB OF THE”, 3 dots between moose’s horns, “CANADIAN ROCKIES”. A scrolled rim extending from the bottom of the circular pin face about one-third of the circumference has these words in Latin: “PER ARDUA AD MONTES”, roughly translated ‘through difficulties to the mountains’. The back of the pin has a pin set soldered on one-third from the top; one horizontal long-hinged pin rivetted at one end and fastened at the other by a swivel-locking safety clasp. (b) A square (3.8x3.8) red paper box filled with cotton batting. The top of the box has, in gold-coloured engraved script, “Cartier Ltd.” and printed underneath “LONDON”.
- Credit
- Gift of Peggy Leighton, London, 2007
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1225 a,b
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Ski Touring Boots
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.03.1119%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1940 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fabric; metal; rubber
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1119 a,b
- Description
- A pair of brown leather, over-ankle, square-toed, unlined ski touring boots, with thick rubber soles (1.30cm on the sole, 2.50cm on the heel), a grooved heel for a cable, and seven grommeted eyelets with yellow and brown laces. There are straps sewn on both sides of the boots; one with a buckle and…
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- Title
- Ski Touring Boots
- Date
- 1940 – 1940
- Material
- skin; fabric; metal; rubber
- Dimensions
- 16.4 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A pair of brown leather, over-ankle, square-toed, unlined ski touring boots, with thick rubber soles (1.30cm on the sole, 2.50cm on the heel), a grooved heel for a cable, and seven grommeted eyelets with yellow and brown laces. There are straps sewn on both sides of the boots; one with a buckle and one with holes; a leather loop pull-off on the back of the heel and boots have felt sole liners. There is a white label with blue lettering on the tongue, right boot “PIONEER by Daoust” (in script). Also on the outside ankles, viewer’s left, left boot (b) and viewer’s right of right boot (a), above the ankle, is the number “9” handwritten in black indelible ink, also written on the tongue “9” on the left boot and above the label on the right boot. On the stitched and nailed soles, near the toe, a “9” is imprinted in the rubber and then circled in black pen ink, and on the heel an imprint of a coniferous tree with SK in the middle and underneath “MADE IN CANADA”.
- Credit
- Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1119 a,b
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; shell, cowrie
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0006
- Description
- A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
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- Title
- Beaded Dress
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; shell, cowrie
- Dimensions
- 87.0 (shoulders) x 100.0 cm
- Description
- A girl's deerskin dress fringed at the bottom of sleeves and at the hem. The dress is decorated with widely spaced horizontal rows of cowrie shells across the yoke and extending half way down the sleeves. There is a single row of shells at the hem.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0006
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0015
- Description
- A soft buckskin belt with fringe (11.0 cm long) along the bottom edge. The belt fastens with a brass button from the U.S. Military (same as #103.07.0060m CC).
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- skin, deer; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 4.7 x 76.0 cm
- Description
- A soft buckskin belt with fringe (11.0 cm long) along the bottom edge. The belt fastens with a brass button from the U.S. Military (same as #103.07.0060m CC).
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0015
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- Date
- 1940
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0110
- Description
- A red, cardboard covered book, "simplicity Sewing Book 25 cents" with design on cover depicting dress form with drawing of white scissors, needles and thread swirling around it. Contains "88 pages fully illustrated 600 pictures 600 details on sewing & dressmaking 62 chapters for beginning.. and …
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- Title
- Sewing Book
- Date
- 1940
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 0.6 x 20.1 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A red, cardboard covered book, "simplicity Sewing Book 25 cents" with design on cover depicting dress form with drawing of white scissors, needles and thread swirling around it. Contains "88 pages fully illustrated 600 pictures 600 details on sewing & dressmaking 62 chapters for beginning.. and experts". Pages inside are illustrated with pink tinted drawings showing different sewing techniques, back cover plain white, black binding tape along spine.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- sewing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0110
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- Date
- 1940 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0276 a,b
- Description
- Two miniature figurines resembling pig-dogs with long bodies, stubby tails, floppy ears, brown bead eyes, and snouts. Their backs are decorated with two-toned yellow and blue flowers, a yellow and red crown, and a red and blue crest depicting three fleur-de-lis and a white animal. Marker on the bot…
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- Title
- Animal Figurine
- Date
- 1940 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.3 cm
- Description
- Two miniature figurines resembling pig-dogs with long bodies, stubby tails, floppy ears, brown bead eyes, and snouts. Their backs are decorated with two-toned yellow and blue flowers, a yellow and red crown, and a red and blue crest depicting three fleur-de-lis and a white animal. Marker on the bottom reads “1940...”.
- Subject
- whyte home, miniature, small
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0276 a,b
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Commemorative Pin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1071
- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1071
- Description
- "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" brown coloured bison, darker over head and shoulder, lighter over hindquarters, eyes, nostrils, and horns black with white highlights. bison stands in a white semicircle on which "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" is marked in black letters.
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- Title
- Commemorative Pin
- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" brown coloured bison, darker over head and shoulder, lighter over hindquarters, eyes, nostrils, and horns black with white highlights. bison stands in a white semicircle on which "Banff Winter Carnival 1941" is marked in black letters.
- Credit
- Gift of F. Morris Flewwelling, Red Deer, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1071
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- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood; glass; leather; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1086
- Description
- Wooden picture frame carved from a fruit crate. Trapezoidal in shape with rounded top and pointed bottom corners. Dark brown stained border 1cm thick around the edge. 1 light coloured 5 pointed (maple?) leaf on each corner plus 2 at bottom center and a group of 3 with 1 inverted at top center, all …
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- Title
- Picture Frame
- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood; glass; leather; paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 29 cm
- Description
- Wooden picture frame carved from a fruit crate. Trapezoidal in shape with rounded top and pointed bottom corners. Dark brown stained border 1cm thick around the edge. 1 light coloured 5 pointed (maple?) leaf on each corner plus 2 at bottom center and a group of 3 with 1 inverted at top center, all extending past border. 2 rectangular portrait picture windows cut out with dark stained border 0.5cm thick around edge. Glass plate and photo inside each. Photo on the left is of a man standing with houses in background. Photo on the right is of a woman and a child standing in field with building in background. Woman is wearing a hat and a dress, holding the child’s hand and a purse in the other.Reverse side has paper label remnants from crate glued to back. A leather strap loop is nailed to the top, centered so loop extends past frame edge. The glass pane and photograph of each window is kept in place with two nails (one nailed into top edge, one nailed into bottom edge).
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Lewis, Red Deer, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1086
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- Date
- 1941 – 1941
- Material
- paper; cardboard; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0113 a-f
- Description
- Dimensions for light bulbs; 23.5x9.6x34.9 cm.Six blue-tinted Daylight Photo Flood light bulbs individually housed in corrugated cardboard sleeves. Lights most likely used by Morant in studio settings to recreate daylight.
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- Title
- Light Bulb
- Date
- 1941 – 1941
- Material
- paper; cardboard; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 24.5 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Dimensions for light bulbs; 23.5x9.6x34.9 cm.Six blue-tinted Daylight Photo Flood light bulbs individually housed in corrugated cardboard sleeves. Lights most likely used by Morant in studio settings to recreate daylight.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0113 a-f
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