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Date
1911
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.19.1039
Description
Very rusty can, lid cut open along edge four fifths around. Hole in centre of lid.
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Title
Food Can
Date
1911
Material
metal
Description
Very rusty can, lid cut open along edge four fifths around. Hole in centre of lid.
Subject
Eliot Porter
Myosotis Lake
expeditions
Jimmy Simpson
Skoki
Credit
Gift of Don Beers, Calgary, 1994
Catalogue Number
104.19.1039
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Date
1911 – 1911
Material
metal; silver
Catalogue Number
105.02.0069
Description
A miniature sterling silver spade with a grip handle and a flat square blade. There is a relief image of an eagle with outspread wings and banner beneath on handle. Writing on the spade blade: “Used by William Howard Taft, president of the United States, October 14, 1911 in turning the first spad…
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Title
Miniature Spade
Date
1911 – 1911
Material
metal; silver
Dimensions
0.1 x 2.0 x 10.2 cm
Description
A miniature sterling silver spade with a grip handle and a flat square blade. There is a relief image of an eagle with outspread wings and banner beneath on handle. Writing on the spade blade: “Used by William Howard Taft, president of the United States, October 14, 1911 in turning the first spadeful of earth for the Panama Pacific International Exposition to be held in San Francisco 1915' with setting sun below and flowers and leaves framing the words. The back of handle is marked with hallmarks and “Sterling, Pat. appd for.”
Subject
households
souvenirs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0069
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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”.
Subject
silverware
hotel
Banff Hotel Co.
Banff Springs Hotel
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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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.
Subject
households
decorative
craft
needlework
CR
children
Edith Morse Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
107.02.0024
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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.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
Mary Wright
regalia
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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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.
Subject
photography
families
households
Isabella Brewster
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0031
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