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1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1911
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.322
Description
Front: the entrance to a railway tunnel is on the left, and muontain and trees surround it. Above the entrance is written “1908” and then his writing for a colour scheme in the brc.Back: mountains and trees surround a valley running through the picture. Writing in the brc: “VICTORIA RIDGE OVER 10…
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
1908 Railway Tunnel (Continental Divide on back)
Date
c. 1911
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 35.5 cm
Description
Front: the entrance to a railway tunnel is on the left, and muontain and trees surround it. Above the entrance is written “1908” and then his writing for a colour scheme in the brc.Back: mountains and trees surround a valley running through the picture. Writing in the brc: “VICTORIA RIDGE OVER 10,000feet, 33 BELOW zero, CONTINENTAL DIVIDE FEB 23”
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.322
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Above Geiranger Fjord, Norway

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.261
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Above Geiranger Fjord, Norway
Date
1938
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27.2 x 34.7 cm
Subject
landscape
mountain
camp
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.261
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1935 – 1940
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.517
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Above Lake O'Hara
Date
1935 – 1940
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
28.0 x 35.2 cm
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
mountain
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.517
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Artist
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)
Date
1937
Medium
etching on paper
Catalogue Number
RuC.04.26
Description
A herd of caribou stand on a rocky knoll, dominant animal is centre left, others to the right and farther away, mountains in background in the distance, top is cloudy sky
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Artist
Carl Clemens Moritz Rungius (1869 – 1959, American)
Title
Above Timberline
Date
1937
Medium
etching on paper
Dimensions
27.0 x 36.5 cm
Description
A herd of caribou stand on a rocky knoll, dominant animal is centre left, others to the right and farther away, mountains in background in the distance, top is cloudy sky
Subject
animal, caribou
landscape
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
RuC.04.26
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Artist
Leslie Manning (1944 – 2020, Canadian)
Date
1995
Catalogue Number
MaL.06.01
Description
An irregularly shaped vessel with various coloured clays juxtaposed to resemble land formations, sweeping upwards to approximately mid way. Lip is cut away to alter round shape. Also bottom edge is cut away in two places. Composed of 3 stoneware clays and porcelain - laminated, thrown and altere…
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Artist
Leslie Manning (1944 – 2020, Canadian)
Title
Above Tree Line
Date
1995
Dimensions
31.0 x 23.0 cm
Description
An irregularly shaped vessel with various coloured clays juxtaposed to resemble land formations, sweeping upwards to approximately mid way. Lip is cut away to alter round shape. Also bottom edge is cut away in two places. Composed of 3 stoneware clays and porcelain - laminated, thrown and altered, glazed with a traditional Celedone glaze, fired in reduction cone 9. Post firing sand blasting with silver amalgam added in lamination separations to conclude the work in keeping with historical ceramic traditions.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Purchased from Leslie Manning, Elginburg, 1995
Catalogue Number
MaL.06.01
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Accessories Guitar Accessories

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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal; wood; ivory; plastic
Catalogue Number
104.34.0008 a-m
Description
A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to t…
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Title
Accessories Guitar Accessories
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
metal; wood; ivory; plastic
Dimensions
3.4 cm
Description
A collection of odd guitar accessories. (a) finger pick set (3.4 x 2.0 diam) four metal frames that fit over the finger tip,Y-shaped with the arms of the Y forming an adjustable band that fits around finger, and the stem of the Y passing up over the tip of the finger and down the back halfway to the band, tip is crimped in stiff fold, 3 have solder at the tip to form a longer point. (MFG: Fitrite).(b) finger pick set (2.5 x 1.8 x 2.0) six metal rings that fit over the finger tips, adjustable band has circles cut out along it, flame shaped fingernail rises from band, curling inward slightly, and with cut out circle at middle. (mfg: National) (c) finger pick (2.5 x 1.9 x 2.0) as (b) but without cut out circles (mfg: Artisto) (d) finger picks (3.0 x 1.7 x 1.9) two metal bands that wrap around finger tip, widening near the end, then narrowing to a point that extends off to one side of the finger. (e) finger picks (3.5 x 1.5 x 1.9) two flat ivory bands which curl once around finger tip and extend out to one side in a point. (f) pick (3.2 x 2.3 x .1) small, flat, egg shaped, marbleized, grey plastic, stiff. (mfg: Durro). (g) pick (3.0 x 2.2 x .1) as (f) but brown tortoise shell coloured plastic (mfg: Eureka). (h) pick (2.7 x 1.9 x .1) as (f) but transparent yellowed plastic ?, slightly curled. (i) capo (5.3 x 1.9 x .9) flat metal bar with small hooks at either end to hold tightly coiled spring across the under side, lined underneath bar with cork. (mfg: Elton). j) bridge ? (4.7 x .8 x 1.1) a long, half round, hollow metal bar with six incised rings spaced evenly along the length. (mfg: Kamiki). (k) slides (7.2 x 1.7 diam) two heavy, solid, brass rods (used to slide over strings when playing the guitar Hawaiian style) (1) peg (5.0 x .9 x 2.3) white, cast plastic peg with long shaft and flattened key with finger depression each side, ferrules around top of shaft. (m) bridge (4.7 x 1.4 x 1.9) low, unfinished wood bridge with small dark support perpendicularly across under middle, short legs thicken slightly at base, series of small notches across top, some deliberately cut into wood, some worn in odd places from strings (mfg: Grover).
Subject
Whyte home
households
entertainment
pastime
Annie White
music
accessories
equipment
sound
song
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.34.0008 a-m
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Accessories Guitar Accessories

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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; plastic
Catalogue Number
104.34.0009 a-e
Description
A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, …
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Title
Accessories Guitar Accessories
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; plastic
Dimensions
5.0 x 1.3 x 0.5 cm
Description
A collection of odd, stringed instrument accessories. (a) bridge (5.0 x 1.3 x .5) long, squared, wood, with low legs thicker at base, four shallow notches evenly spaced across top, for ukulele?( b) bridge (4.4 x 1.7 x .6) as (a) but taller and not as long. (c) bridge (2.7 x 2.1 x .3) a small, high, yellowed, glass like bridge with arced top, and arch under between legs, curved in at sides, and four shallow notches across top. (d) pegs (15.9 x .9 x 1.9) three plain, wooden tuning pegs with straight, tapering shafts, and simple round flat keys at top with depressions for fingers to grasp, small slit cut across bottom, impressed marks from strings around bottom. (e)pick guard (7.8 x 5.2) small, lyre shaped form cut from a thin sheet of tortoiseshell patterned plastic, two pinholes at stem where broken off from something else (a bracket?).
Subject
Whyte home
households
entertainment
pastime
Annie White
music
accessories
equipment
sound
song;
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.34.0009 a-e
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Date
1935 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.289
Description
To the right of centre, the lower trunk of a large larch tree is visible. The trunk is outlined in black, and coloured brown and blue-grey (with touches of ochre and red-brown). In the upper half of the sketch, a few small branches, with brushstrokes indicating groups of yellow needles, are growing…
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Artist
Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C. (1906 – 1979, Canadian)
Title
Aged Larch
Date
1935 – 1955
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
25.4 x 30.3 cm
Description
To the right of centre, the lower trunk of a large larch tree is visible. The trunk is outlined in black, and coloured brown and blue-grey (with touches of ochre and red-brown). In the upper half of the sketch, a few small branches, with brushstrokes indicating groups of yellow needles, are growing from the tree's trunk. In the middleground are groups of younger (smaller) yellow trees, with tall dark green evergreens behind them. Beyond the trees is a flat area coloured tan-green.
Subject
landscape
mountain
Canadian Rockies
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyC.01.289
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Date
1900 – 1930
Material
metal; glass; wood
Catalogue Number
104.30.0006
Description
Air meter enclosed in circular shallow brass case covered with glass, and standing on three brass legs (3.5 cm) attached to a solid brass disk stand of the same size. Brass ring attached perpendicular to side of the meter case by two thin metal arms, contains wind vane with eight small square sails…
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Title
Air Meter
Date
1900 – 1930
Material
metal; glass; wood
Dimensions
7.1 x 7.8 x 8.5 cm
Description
Air meter enclosed in circular shallow brass case covered with glass, and standing on three brass legs (3.5 cm) attached to a solid brass disk stand of the same size. Brass ring attached perpendicular to side of the meter case by two thin metal arms, contains wind vane with eight small square sails attached to centre by small metal arms. Face dial measured around perimeter with numbers from 0-90 has small circular dial at top with numbers from 0-9 and the letters "HDS" just above central pivot of small thin needle. Dial reads "Air meter to 1000 feet/No 508". Bottom of solid brass base has screw hole at centre to hold screw mount which is brass finger screw with black painted brass tube attached to top. Lever on side of meter halts needle. Box, plain square wooden box with brass hinges for lid is fitted with small blocks of wood to hold air meter securely in place. Mounting screw slips over arm of piece of wood fastened to lid. Paper label inside lid reads, "Correction for Air Meter No. 508/. Add 30 per minute to the observed reading of the Air Meter. Note. Each instrument is now regulated so as to reduce the correction to a constant quantity per minute, which must be added as in the example given.". Small brass latch hook closes lid.
Subject
households
industry
surveying
Russell Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.30.0006
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Airplane Lake, British Columbia

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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Date
1936
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.02
Description
General colour: light green, brown. The lake sits in the lower third of the picture between two points of grassy treed land. One comes from the left side across the bottom, the other from the right side, part way up to right of center. A brown mountain range rises up from the lake and to the right …
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Artist
Ernest C. W Lamarque (1879 – 1970, Canadian)
Title
Airplane Lake, British Columbia
Date
1936
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
26.9 x 43.5 cm
Description
General colour: light green, brown. The lake sits in the lower third of the picture between two points of grassy treed land. One comes from the left side across the bottom, the other from the right side, part way up to right of center. A brown mountain range rises up from the lake and to the right side. Sky beyond with two birds flying center and left.
Subject
landscape
mountain
lake
Ernest Lamarque
Credit
Gift of Ernest Lamarque (Estate), 1971
Catalogue Number
LaE.05.02
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