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Date
1905
Material
paper
Catalogue Number
108.01.1008
Description
A set of souvenir playing cards; 54 cards, 4 full suits, plus 1 Joker, 1 blank card, and 1 (unbacked) card which is the description of the 52 views and one person (Joker) in the set. Set in a deep blue slip case, goldstamped, some splitting on one seam of inner case. Back of cards is Mt. Sir Donald…
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Title
Playing Cards
Date
1905
Material
paper
Dimensions
7.0 x 9.5 cm
Description
A set of souvenir playing cards; 54 cards, 4 full suits, plus 1 Joker, 1 blank card, and 1 (unbacked) card which is the description of the 52 views and one person (Joker) in the set. Set in a deep blue slip case, goldstamped, some splitting on one seam of inner case. Back of cards is Mt. Sir Donald set in a ring of maple leaves. Dated as 1905 on basis of the views.
Subject
souvenir
entertainment
card
landscape
mountain
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Purchased from Rockland Books, Victoria, 1991
Catalogue Number
108.01.1008
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Postcard album, Brewster family

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Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
1918
1921
1942
1949
1962
Reference Code
V90 / VI / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Postcard
Print
Photograph
Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M436
V90
Series
V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
Sous-Fonds
V90
Accession Number
2023.09
Reference Code
V90 / VI / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Postcard
Print
Photograph
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
1918
1921
1942
1949
1962
Physical Description
1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.
Notes
Some postcard prints are annotated on the back
NOTE: some materials in this album contain offensive subject matter, including racist content. These materials reflect views from their original time period and have not been censored.
Subject Access
Banff
Businesses
Community life
Family and personal life
Home
Homestead
Indigenous people
Landscape
Military
Municipal views
Public events
Portrait
Recreation
Regalia
Royalty
Royal Visit
Sports
War
World War I
Winter sports
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Australia
Access Restrictions
Contains offensive subject matter- accessible at researcher's individual discretion
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Indigenous Peoples
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871 – 1927, American)
Date
c. 1910
Medium
oil on board
Catalogue Number
RoE.02.02
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Artist
Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts (1871 – 1927, American)
Title
Punkatasset Hill
Date
c. 1910
Medium
oil on board
Dimensions
25.8 x 33.9 cm
Subject
landscape
mountain
skyscape
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
RoE.02.02
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1912
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.52
Description
The lower half of the image is a rippling pool of water. The top half is dominated by two mountains, on the left and right, and several trees to the right of the centre. The image is primarily rendered in blue and green tones.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Reflections
Date
c. 1912
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
27.5 x 38.5 cm
Description
The lower half of the image is a rippling pool of water. The top half is dominated by two mountains, on the left and right, and several trees to the right of the centre. The image is primarily rendered in blue and green tones.
Subject
landscape
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.05.52
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Ribs of “Shorty”

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.257
Description
A sketch of what appears to be a skeleton of a sheep (?)
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Ribs of “Shorty”
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.5 x 19 cm
Description
A sketch of what appears to be a skeleton of a sheep (?)
Subject
landscape
animal
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.257
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Artist
Charles L Gibbs
Date
1903
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
GiC.09.01
Description
Hard cover sketchbook Hudson & Kearns bookmakers, London. Each page has a graphite sketch of architectural details, buildings, statues, landscapes, most dated. First page has -Chas-L-Gibbs-1903-. Sketches are dated from May 31, 1903 to August 30, 1903, and contain sights from Italy, France, Swit…
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Artist
Charles L Gibbs
Title
Sketchbook
Date
1903
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
16.8 x 24.1 cm
Description
Hard cover sketchbook Hudson & Kearns bookmakers, London. Each page has a graphite sketch of architectural details, buildings, statues, landscapes, most dated. First page has -Chas-L-Gibbs-1903-. Sketches are dated from May 31, 1903 to August 30, 1903, and contain sights from Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. Front interior cover contains an inscription, which reads: Service held every year by British colny(?) at Brussels / Mr Brown gives ? ? every ? of June “ Back interior binding has “JL” written in pencil.
Subject
architecture
urban
rural
landscape
Europe
Germany
Italy
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Luxembourg
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1976
Catalogue Number
GiC.09.01
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Souvenir postcard booklet, Canadian Rockies

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Part Of
Postcard general file collection
Scope & Content
One souvenir postcard booklet titled "Post Folder Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies". Postcards depict colourized views of Banff Springs Hotel, Canmore, Lake Louise, Emerald Lake and related scenes. Booklet is signed by A.J. Carpenter in pencil.
Date Range
[ca.1905-1910]
Reference Code
V466 / accn. 2022.25
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Postcard
Part Of
Postcard general file collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V466
Sous-Fonds
V466
Accession Number
2022.25
Reference Code
V466 / accn. 2022.25
GMD
Postcard
Date Range
[ca.1905-1910]
Physical Description
1 souvenir postcard booklet (10 x 15 cm)
Scope & Content
One souvenir postcard booklet titled "Post Folder Souvenir of the Canadian Rockies". Postcards depict colourized views of Banff Springs Hotel, Canmore, Lake Louise, Emerald Lake and related scenes. Booklet is signed by A.J. Carpenter in pencil.
Subject Access
Travel
Tourism
Trains
Mountains
Landscape
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Lake Louise
Jasper
British Columbia
Emerald Lake
Language
English
Category
Exploration and travel
Tourism
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1910
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.352
Description
Large stooks of hay in the foreground left and background right.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Stooks [of hay]
Date
c. 1910
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
8.5 x 20.5 cm
Description
Large stooks of hay in the foreground left and background right.
Subject
haystacks
landscape
farm
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.352
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Artist
W. R.
Date
1900
Medium
etching on paper
Catalogue Number
WxR.04.01
Description
Etching of large tree and grasses along riverbank, with another large tree in middle ground, and house with a line of large trees on the horizon.
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Artist
W. R.
Title
Trees By River
Date
1900
Medium
etching on paper
Dimensions
12.6 x 15.0 cm
Description
Etching of large tree and grasses along riverbank, with another large tree in middle ground, and house with a line of large trees on the horizon.
Subject
landscape, forest
architecture, rural
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WxR.04.01
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Twelve Sheep in Pasture

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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.261
Description
Sheep standing and laying down in some grass. There are pencil lines throughout the sketch.
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Artist
Charles John Collings (1848 – 1931, British)
Title
Twelve Sheep in Pasture
Date
c. 1905
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
7 x 25 cm
Description
Sheep standing and laying down in some grass. There are pencil lines throughout the sketch.
Subject
landscape
animal, sheep
Credit
Gift of John Rivette, Seymour Arm, 1997
Catalogue Number
CoJ.03.261
Images
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