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Date
1959
Material
wood; brass; plastic
Catalogue Number
103.09.1129
Description
Brass statuette trophy depicting a man wearing a military uniform saluting with his right arm. He is standing on top of a gold base, which features a chain-like pattern on the edges. Below this, a yellow/green tortoiseshell-eque tube of plastic (in the style of reeded glass) rises up from the base;…
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Title
Military Trophy
Date
1959
Material
wood; brass; plastic
Dimensions
48.0 x 15.0 cm
Description
Brass statuette trophy depicting a man wearing a military uniform saluting with his right arm. He is standing on top of a gold base, which features a chain-like pattern on the edges. Below this, a yellow/green tortoiseshell-eque tube of plastic (in the style of reeded glass) rises up from the base; it is approximately the same height as the man himself. The plastic tube is situated on a bezeled block of wood in two tones, one a deep brown colour, the other a light yellow. A small, brass coloured metal plate at the base of statue reads “Presented To / 2351/ Royal Canadian Army Cadet Corps / Banff Alberta / By The / Alberta United Services Institute / Calgary Alberta / For Being The Best Army Cadet Corps / In Southern Alberta / 1959”. The plate is held in place by four metal rivets, one in each corner.
Subject
military
cadet
statue
statuette
trophy
award
Credit
Gift of William G. Robinson, Vancouver, 1998
Catalogue Number
103.09.1129
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Date
1958
Material
synthetic cloth; metal
Catalogue Number
109.02.0068
Description
Blue synthetic cloth flag with two metal rivets on the left hand side. In the middle, a white shield contains an image of the BC emblem, two trees, mountains in the back and a body of water below. The flag reads “BC”, “1858”, “1958”. The flag has handwritten signatures across the white shield, writ…
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Title
Flag
Date
1958
Material
synthetic cloth; metal
Dimensions
30.0 x 65.0 cm
Description
Blue synthetic cloth flag with two metal rivets on the left hand side. In the middle, a white shield contains an image of the BC emblem, two trees, mountains in the back and a body of water below. The flag reads “BC”, “1858”, “1958”. The flag has handwritten signatures across the white shield, written in different pens. The bottom of the shield, in handwriting, reads “Mt. Fairweather Centennial Expedition, 1958”. Some of the handwritten names include:Walter Romanes, Joe Hulton, Paddy Sherman, JR Yard, Dave Blair, Paul (?), (?) Mow, (?) ?rrola
Subject
flag
hiking
outdoors
mountaineering
expedition
Credit
Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1986
Catalogue Number
109.02.0068
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Date
1958 – 1958
Material
fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
110.01.0043
Description
A small rectangular high-sided basket woven in plain checker-board weave with woven lid which fits over top to cover, and a twisted loop handle on either side; tied to the side with a piece of green raffle is a white paper label, "Grenada Spice Basket/ Nutmeg/ Mace/ Ginger/ Sapot/ Cinnamon/ Clove";…
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Title
Spice Basket
Date
1958 – 1958
Material
fibre; paper
Dimensions
8.6 x 3.9 x 7.2 cm
Description
A small rectangular high-sided basket woven in plain checker-board weave with woven lid which fits over top to cover, and a twisted loop handle on either side; tied to the side with a piece of green raffle is a white paper label, "Grenada Spice Basket/ Nutmeg/ Mace/ Ginger/ Sapot/ Cinnamon/ Clove"; inside are small packages of these spices twisted in cellophane with a printed label on each plus a package labeled "Tonka Bean".
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
110.01.0043
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Date
1958
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1267
Description
Small green pin with white lettering and design. Text reads “BANFF WINTER CARNIVAL 1958” with sheep head at centre.
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Title
Pin
Date
1958
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.5 cm
Description
Small green pin with white lettering and design. Text reads “BANFF WINTER CARNIVAL 1958” with sheep head at centre.
Subject
Banff Winter Carnival
events
parks
tourism
Credit
Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 2011
Catalogue Number
103.09.1267
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Date
1958 – 1958
Material
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
102.04.0384 a,b
Description
A pair of carved bookends of mountain goats standing on blocks of wood. Goats simply carved from 4.5 cm wide block of wide grained (fir?) wood which has had the grain darkened and raised, then shellacked. Both goats are rearing slightly with their front legs on a rock. Base plinth is plain block of…
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Title
Bookend
Date
1958 – 1958
Material
wood; fibre
Dimensions
20.5 x 12.2 x 18.9 cm
Description
A pair of carved bookends of mountain goats standing on blocks of wood. Goats simply carved from 4.5 cm wide block of wide grained (fir?) wood which has had the grain darkened and raised, then shellacked. Both goats are rearing slightly with their front legs on a rock. Base plinth is plain block of wood 4.5 cm high which has been bevelled along the upper edges. Bases covered on bottom with green felt.
Subject
households
decorative
animal
mountain goat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0384 a,b
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Date
1958
Material
paper
Catalogue Number
105.01.1017
Description
Round paper decal, Indigenous person in headdress centered with a red band around with "Calgary Stampede July 7 to 12 1958 Calgary Alberta Canada
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Title
Advertising Decal
Date
1958
Material
paper
Description
Round paper decal, Indigenous person in headdress centered with a red band around with "Calgary Stampede July 7 to 12 1958 Calgary Alberta Canada
Subject
Calgary Stampede
souvenir
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Maxine Bishop, Calgary, 1992
Catalogue Number
105.01.1017
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Date
1958
Material
plastic; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
108.04.1032 a,b
Description
Blue "Kastle" skis with aluminum and leather bindings. Full length steel core, blue plastic top, yellow plastic base. Steel edges. Triangular, swivel toe clamp, swivel heel plate. 240.0 long leather binding strap. Manufacturer's label at tip. Near tip Olympic games symbol. Circular black and…
Title
Alpine Skis
Date
1958
Material
plastic; metal; skin
Dimensions
7.0 x 210.0 cm
Description
Blue "Kastle" skis with aluminum and leather bindings. Full length steel core, blue plastic top, yellow plastic base. Steel edges. Triangular, swivel toe clamp, swivel heel plate. 240.0 long leather binding strap. Manufacturer's label at tip. Near tip Olympic games symbol. Circular black and gold insignia, toe clamp "Marker" heel plate "Racer".
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Credit
Gift of Kelly Sykes, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
108.04.1032 a,b
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Date
1957 – 1957
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
107.01.0302 a,b
Description
Two carved and painted wooden birds mounted on raw pieces of wood. One bird is a pileated woodpecker and the other is a flicker. Written on one end of the log the flicker is mounted on is “JOHN GERVERS KELOWNA, BC CANADA 1957 FLICKER” in black ink.
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Title
Decorative Carving
Date
1957 – 1957
Material
wood
Dimensions
12.4 x 5.9 x 21.7 cm
Description
Two carved and painted wooden birds mounted on raw pieces of wood. One bird is a pileated woodpecker and the other is a flicker. Written on one end of the log the flicker is mounted on is “JOHN GERVERS KELOWNA, BC CANADA 1957 FLICKER” in black ink.
Subject
carving
decorative art
birds
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
107.01.0302 a,b
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Date
1957 – 1957
Material
metal; wood; glass
Catalogue Number
104.41.0105
Description
Large zoom camera lens mounted on a wood base. Both ends have lens caps on them, the larger one is lined with red velvet.
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Title
Camera Lens
Date
1957 – 1957
Material
metal; wood; glass
Dimensions
20.5 x 15.3 x 44.5 cm
Description
Large zoom camera lens mounted on a wood base. Both ends have lens caps on them, the larger one is lined with red velvet.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
camera lens
camera equipment
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0105
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Date
1957 – 1957
Material
cardboard; paper; leather; metal; plastic;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0196
Description
White plastic light meter with a central metal dial above a clear plastic window over the meter needle and a removable metal grate over the light-sensitive plate on top housed in a brown leather pouch with “SOLEPHOT” embossed in gold on the front. The leather pouch snaps closed over the top at the …
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Title
Light Meter
Date
1957 – 1957
Material
cardboard; paper; leather; metal; plastic;
Dimensions
3.5 x 6.3 x 8.4 cm
Description
White plastic light meter with a central metal dial above a clear plastic window over the meter needle and a removable metal grate over the light-sensitive plate on top housed in a brown leather pouch with “SOLEPHOT” embossed in gold on the front. The leather pouch snaps closed over the top at the back and has a small opening in the bottom through which a gold metal chain is attached to the bottom of the meter. The meter is housed in its original cardboard box, which consists of a gold lid with “SOLAPHOT” printed in red on the lid that fits completely over the white body - also inside the box is the paper instruction manual.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
camera equipment
photography
photography equipment;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.41.0196
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