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Newsworthy Articles Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing 1925 newspaper clippings from The Bulletin pertaining to the Locarno Security Pact ; January, 1959 Herald Magazine news-clippings relating to Bow River Lodge Anniversary ; Article written by David G. Ross "A Strategy of Mountains" ; Newspaper articles on a va…

Date Range: 1925-1963

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 34

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records

Sous-Fonds: III. Luxton Family sous-fonds

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / III / B4 / 34

GMD: Textual record; Scrapbook

Date Range: 1925-1963

Physical Description: 5.5 cm of textual records (19 pages ; 25.5 x 31 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook containing 1925 newspaper clippings from The Bulletin pertaining to the Locarno Security Pact ; January, 1959 Herald Magazine news-clippings relating to Bow River Lodge Anniversary ; Article written by David G. Ross "A Strategy of Mountains" ; Newspaper articles on a variety of subjects ; July 1963 The Calgary Herald articles pertaining to Camp Hector ; 1962 articles from The Calgary Herald ; February 1958 article on Chief Crowfoot ; March 1959 article re birthday celebrations for Walking Buffalo ; March 1960 articles from The South Side Mirror - The Weekly Star relating to Mrs. Dowler, a Glenmore resident ; A variety of newspaper clippings unsorted and placed in between the pages of the scrapbook ; December 1928 copy of The Alberta Sentinel ; Clippings of b&w published photographs of mountains, lamas at a monastery, and various ethnographic photographs.

Subject Access: Activities; Administration; Anniversary; Glenmore Dam; Military; Missionaries; Mountains; Newspaper; Oldtimers; Organizations; Stoney; Stoney Nakoda

Geographic Access: Banff National Park; Canmore; Morley; Calgary; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Calumet

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Date: 1965 – 1975

Material: stone; wood; buckskin

Catalogue Number: 109.02.0020

Description: A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem …

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Title: Calumet

Date: 1965 – 1975

Material: stone; wood; buckskin

Dimensions: 4.9 x 2.8 x 29.9 cm

Description: A calumet with heavy squared grey stone (steatite?) bowl and wooden stem made from tree branch; bowl is carved from stone in L-shape with conical shaped fire-bowl cut into top leg of "L" and narrow fringed buckskin band fastened around at end; fringed buckskin band sewn to fit around joint of stem and bowl is painted with a black dot on each face covering square bowl end; pipe stem is branch with bark removed, carved flat at mouthpiece, with small hole drilled through its length; stem painted with green band near bowl, and green and black bands in middle to emphasize a natural knuckle where twigs have been carved off, black arrows along length pointing toward mouthpiece, and four black symbols representing tomahawks, with green dots.

Subject: Indigenous; ceremonial; smoking; Stoney

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 109.02.0020

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Ashtray

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Date: 1960 – 1970

Material: plastic

Catalogue Number: 102.04.0347 a,b

Description: Heat resistant plastic ashtrays with photographic reproduction of Indigenous people (Stoney) in dish, white bases. (a) is rectangular, with rounded corners and ridged foot, stamped "Canadian Scenes, Made in Italy" on bottom. Scene of horse mounted Chief and standing woman with Mount Rundle in backg…

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Title: Ashtray

Date: 1960 – 1970

Material: plastic

Dimensions: 1.3 x 10.5 x 14.9 cm

Description: Heat resistant plastic ashtrays with photographic reproduction of Indigenous people (Stoney) in dish, white bases. (a) is rectangular, with rounded corners and ridged foot, stamped "Canadian Scenes, Made in Italy" on bottom. Scene of horse mounted Chief and standing woman with Mount Rundle in background, bottom left corner chipped (b) is square with rounded corners, stamped "MB Italy" logo on bottom. Pictures same Chief in portrait, signed "Banff" and marked "Indian Chief, Canada".

Subject: households; decorative; Indigenous; Stoney; souvenirs

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 102.04.0347 a,b

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Breech Cloth

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Date: 1965 – 1975

Material: skin; glass

Catalogue Number: 103.05.1008

Description: Mark Lefthand's white buckskin with red strips, cotton backing, machine stitched, 2 thongs to tie, bright shiny strips of red fabric with pinked buckskin strips over top, 4 strips are arced across the cloth in 16 cm long strips.

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Title: Breech Cloth

Date: 1965 – 1975

Material: skin; glass

Dimensions: 0.5 x 47.7 x 32.0 cm

Description: Mark Lefthand's white buckskin with red strips, cotton backing, machine stitched, 2 thongs to tie, bright shiny strips of red fabric with pinked buckskin strips over top, 4 strips are arced across the cloth in 16 cm long strips.

Subject: Indigenous; regalia; Mark Lefthand; Stoney

Credit: Gift of Unknown, 1968

Catalogue Number: 103.05.1008

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War Bonnet Headdress

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Date: 1960 – 1978

Material: feathers; fibre; hair

Catalogue Number: 103.09.3020

Description: No browband. White and brown feathers with dark ends, different feather types, and horsehair attached to tips. Orange dyed downy feathers at bases. Feathers wrapped with red fabric and white tape.

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Title: War Bonnet Headdress

Date: 1960 – 1978

Material: feathers; fibre; hair

Description: No browband. White and brown feathers with dark ends, different feather types, and horsehair attached to tips. Orange dyed downy feathers at bases. Feathers wrapped with red fabric and white tape.

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; regalia; crafts; beadwork; Joe Brown

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.09.3020

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War Bonnet Headdress

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Date: 1960 – 1970

Material: feathers; glass; fibre; hair; skin

Catalogue Number: 103.09.3024

Description: White beaded band, with pink and green arrows and red and blue diamond design. Yellow medallions with red pinwheel and green centre attached at each end of browband along with bead wrapped long dark horsehair and ermine skin. Dark feathers, white down tips and blue down bases. Printed yellow cott…

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Title: War Bonnet Headdress

Date: 1960 – 1970

Material: feathers; glass; fibre; hair; skin

Description: White beaded band, with pink and green arrows and red and blue diamond design. Yellow medallions with red pinwheel and green centre attached at each end of browband along with bead wrapped long dark horsehair and ermine skin. Dark feathers, white down tips and blue down bases. Printed yellow cotton carrying bag with Mexican theme. Bag has drawstring one end and is open at other. Tag with CRW's writing: "John Wesley March 15, 1970 Headress (sic) not to sell."

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; regalia; beadwork; John Wesley; crafts

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.09.3024

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Beaded Martingale

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Date: 1960 – 1973

Material: feather; fibre; glass; skin

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3020

Description: Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather th…

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Title: Beaded Martingale

Date: 1960 – 1973

Material: feather; fibre; glass; skin

Dimensions: 28.0 x 78.0 cm

Description: Two beaded strips, backed with purple fabric, joined by a beaded rectangle at centre. The beadwork is red and blue diamonds on a white ground (very similar to 103.07.3051). One end of each of the strips is forked. The square ends are joined together with ribbon. There are feathers and leather thongs attached to the outside edges. A tag with CRW writing is attached: “Jack Labelle Nov 13 1973 belonged to David Simeon more at home.”

Subject: Indigenous; Stoney; Jack Labelle; David Simeon; animals, horses; regalia; beadwork

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 106.06.3020

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Mrs Morely Twoyoungmen

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of Mrs Morley Twoyoungmen [name written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte] in profile with her hair in a braid and her hand up to her mouth, wearing a polka-dot dress.

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 17

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Description Level: 6 / Item

Fonds Number: M36 / V683 / S37

Series: V683 / III / A / 6 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Local Indigenous people and Indian Days

Sous-Fonds: V683

Accession Number: .

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 6 / PA - 17

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1920-1960]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of Mrs Morley Twoyoungmen [name written on the back in pencil by Catharine Whyte] in profile with her hair in a braid and her hand up to her mouth, wearing a polka-dot dress.