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[Hunting party preparing to depart from Banff Indian Grounds or Brewster Corrals, Banff]

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Part Of
Pat Brewster fonds
Scope & Content
Image of five people on horseback with five pack horses
Date Range
1850-1910
Reference Code
v91 / 12 / a / na66 - 1716
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative, copy
Photograph, print
  1 image  
Part Of
Pat Brewster fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M2 / V91 / S21
Sous-Fonds
V91
Reference Code
v91 / 12 / a / na66 - 1716
GMD
Photograph
Negative, copy
Photograph, print
Date Range
1850-1910
Physical Description
1 photograph : negative : copy negative
Scope & Content
Image of five people on horseback with five pack horses
Subject Access
Discovery and Exploration
Environment and Nature
Sports and Recreation
Transportation
Geographic Access
Alberta
British Columbia
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Catharine Newbury Robb

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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Case contains 1 b&w ambrotype. Ambrotype documents an young woman (possibly Catharine Newbury Robb) posed for a portrait.
Date Range
[ca. 1850 - ca. 1870]
Reference Code
V683 / IV / A / PT - 16
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Tintype
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / IV / A / PT - 16
GMD
Photograph
Tintype
Date Range
[ca. 1850 - ca. 1870]
Physical Description
Cased Photograph : 1 b&w ambrotype --
Scope & Content
Case contains 1 b&w ambrotype. Ambrotype documents an young woman (possibly Catharine Newbury Robb) posed for a portrait.
Subject Access
Portrait
Language
English
Title Source
Title as found on item
Content Details
Ambrotype in case. Case covered with black coated paper. Front and back covers feature architectural and vegetal design in relief. The inside cover features a design debossed in red velvet and an adhesive sticker that reads “Catharine Newbury Robb.” The Ambrotype is framed in a brass coloured, decorative metal mat.
Processing Status
Processed
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Case contains 1 b&w ambrotype. Ambrotype documents a young man posing for a portrait. Possibly E.S. Morse.
Date Range
[ca. 1850 - ca. 1870]
Reference Code
V683 / IV / A / PT - 21
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Tintype
  1 image  
Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / IV / A : Robb / Morse Family Personal Series
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / IV / A / PT - 21
GMD
Photograph
Tintype
Date Range
[ca. 1850 - ca. 1870]
Physical Description
Cased Photograph : 1 b&w ambrotype --
Scope & Content
Case contains 1 b&w ambrotype. Ambrotype documents a young man posing for a portrait. Possibly E.S. Morse.
Subject Access
Portrait
Language
English
Title Source
Title as found on item
Content Details
Ambrotype in wooden case. Case covered with black coated paper. Front and back covers feature architectural and vegetal design in relief. The inside cover features a design debossed in red velvet and an adhesive sticker that reads “E.S. Morse.” The Ambrotype is framed in a brass coloured, decorative metal mat
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1850 – 1920
Material
ceramics;
Catalogue Number
102.04.0600
Description
Small round deep-sided decorative ceramic dish with blue and gilded gold stripes around the rim and a picture of a portly bald man wearing purple pants and a green coat with one hand raised in a room with a table, chairs, and windows behind him - printed at the bottom is “MR PICKWICK” and “BANFF” h…
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Title
Dish
Date
1850 – 1920
Material
ceramics;
Dimensions
4.0 cm
Description
Small round deep-sided decorative ceramic dish with blue and gilded gold stripes around the rim and a picture of a portly bald man wearing purple pants and a green coat with one hand raised in a room with a table, chairs, and windows behind him - printed at the bottom is “MR PICKWICK” and “BANFF” has been written above that in gold ink. A makers mark is stamped on the bottom - online research shows this image was a popular motif with Grimwades in the mid-1900s as Mr Pickwick was the main character of Charles Dickens’ first novel, “The Pickwick Papers.”
Subject
Charles Dickens
souvenir
household wares
literature
Credit
Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
Catalogue Number
102.04.0600
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Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal, silver
Catalogue Number
103.07.0013
Description
A silver shoehorn with a curved blade that narrows into a handle. There is an embossed floral pattern on the inside of the handle. The shoehorn in marked with three hallmarks and “Sterling B 350”.
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Title
Shoehorn
Date
1850 – 1900
Material
metal, silver
Dimensions
2.3 x 4.7 x 15.5 cm
Description
A silver shoehorn with a curved blade that narrows into a handle. There is an embossed floral pattern on the inside of the handle. The shoehorn in marked with three hallmarks and “Sterling B 350”.
Subject
households
clothing
footwear
assistive device
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0013
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Date
1850 – 1875
Material
metal, silver
Catalogue Number
103.07.0056
Description
A sterling silver long scissor-type tool with two long solid blades and a round spring hinge where the handles join. Pressure on the handles opens the jaws, which are flat along the inside and rounded on the outside. Stamped on the inside edge of the handle is “Sterling”.
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Title
Glove Stretcher
Date
1850 – 1875
Material
metal, silver
Dimensions
4.4 (widest) x 19.1 cm
Description
A sterling silver long scissor-type tool with two long solid blades and a round spring hinge where the handles join. Pressure on the handles opens the jaws, which are flat along the inside and rounded on the outside. Stamped on the inside edge of the handle is “Sterling”.
Subject
clothing
Isabella Brewster
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0056
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Date
1850 – 1930
Material
ceramic, porcelain
Catalogue Number
103.08.0139
Description
A small white porcelain bottle with a rolled lip. The bottle is decorated with blue and red Chinese dogs playing with a ball, and a thin blue horizontal line just under the lip and at the base.
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Title
Snuff Bottle
Date
1850 – 1930
Material
ceramic, porcelain
Dimensions
7.5 cm
Description
A small white porcelain bottle with a rolled lip. The bottle is decorated with blue and red Chinese dogs playing with a ball, and a thin blue horizontal line just under the lip and at the base.
Subject
smoking
medicinal
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0139
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Date
1850 – 1930
Material
ceramic, porcelain
Catalogue Number
103.08.0140
Description
A small white bottle with a rolled lip. The bottle is decorated on the side with a standing male figure.
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Title
Snuff Bottle
Date
1850 – 1930
Material
ceramic, porcelain
Dimensions
7.5 cm
Description
A small white bottle with a rolled lip. The bottle is decorated on the side with a standing male figure.
Subject
smoking
medicinal
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0140
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Date
1850 – 1930
Material
glass
Catalogue Number
103.08.0141
Description
A small white glass bottle with a rounded bottom. The bottle has three green leaf-shaped decorative marks with red and yellow centres falling down from the neck on each side of the bottle.
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Title
Snuff Bottle
Date
1850 – 1930
Material
glass
Dimensions
6.0 cm
Description
A small white glass bottle with a rounded bottom. The bottle has three green leaf-shaped decorative marks with red and yellow centres falling down from the neck on each side of the bottle.
Subject
smoking
medicinal
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.08.0141
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Date
1850 – 1890
Material
metal, steel; wood; skin
Catalogue Number
104.05.0024
Description
A sword with a single edged steel blade set a into wooden hilt which is wrapped with thin strips of leather. There are three metal rings at the joint of the handle and blade.
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Title
Sword
Date
1850 – 1890
Material
metal, steel; wood; skin
Dimensions
4.0 (approximately) x 55.0 (approximately) cm
Description
A sword with a single edged steel blade set a into wooden hilt which is wrapped with thin strips of leather. There are three metal rings at the joint of the handle and blade.
Subject
households
military
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.05.0024
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