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- Date
- 1911
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1039
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- 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.
- Credit
- Gift of Don Beers, Calgary, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1039
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The high Alps : a natural history of ice and snow
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26164
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Tutton, A. E. H.
- Publisher
- London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Call Number
- 03 T89t
- Author
- Tutton, A. E. H.
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Publisher
- London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.
- Published Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 317 pages
- Contents
- PART I -- I. Introduction -- II. The evolution of our knowledge of water and ice -- III. The physical relationships of water and ice -- IV. The crystal structure of ice and snow -- V. Optical, thermal, and electrical properties of ice -- VI. Plasticity, viscosity, and elasticity of ice -- VII. Artificial ice production, river and ground ice, arctic and antarctic ice -- PART II -- VIII. The Alps, the ice and snow mountains of central Europe and their call -- IX. Nature and geological character of the Alps -- X. Situations of the ranges, peaks, and glaciers of the Alps -- XI. Snow-caps and glaciers and their movements -- XII. Crevasses, bergschrunds, and seracs ; dirt-bands and veins ; moraines and glacier lakes -- XIII. How the great summits have been conquered -- PART III -- XIV. Expeditions in the Bernese Oberland -- XV. Expeditions in the Pennine Alps, Monte Rosa -- Matterhorn section -- XVI. Expeditions in the Pennine Alps. Zinai, ferpecle and arolla section -- XVII. Expeditions in the chain of Mont Blanc -- XVIII. The ascent of Mont Blanc. Scientific work on the mountain -- XIX. Expeditions in the Graian and Dauphine Alps -- XX. Expeditions in the Bernina Alps and ortler group.
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 03 T89t
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- Archives Library
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In the shadow of Mount McKinley
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26160
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Beach, William N.
- Publisher
- New York ; The Derrydale Press
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Call Number
- 02.3 B36i
- Author
- Beach, William N.
- Responsibility
- Foreword by John Burnhalm ; Introduction by Robert Sterling Yard ; Illustrations by Carl Rungius
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- New York ; The Derrydale Press
- Published Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 289 pages ; 63 ill.
- Contents
- Foreword / John Burnham -- I. Introduction / Robert Sterling Yard -- II. In the shadow of Mt. McKinley -- III. Along the north side of the Alaskan range to Mt. Dall: expedition of 1925 -- IV. Jenny of Mt. McKinley -- V. Rainy Pass, saddle of the range: expedition of 1926 -- VI. Exploration of 1930 -- VII. Early exploration and later developments in the Mt. McKinley country -- VIII. Mt. McKinley National Park -- IX. American big game animals: mountain sheep, caribou, moose, deer and elk, bear, goat -- X. On conservation of big game.
- Notes
- Special Edition: 750 copies printed.
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 02.3 B36i
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- Archives Library
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Report of progress for 1875-76
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5318
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1877
- Author
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Call Number
- 03.1 G29rp 1875-76
- Author
- Geological Survey of Canada
- Responsibility
- articles by [A.R.C.] Selwyn, John Macoun
- Published Date
- 1877
- Physical Description
- xxiii, 432p. : ill
- Subjects
- Botany
- British Columbia
- Expeditions
- Accession Number
- 5219
- Call Number
- 03.1 G29rp 1875-76
- Collection
- Archives Library
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To the ends of the world and back : scouting for a great museum
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6853
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1931
- Author
- McSpadden, J. Walker
- Call Number
- 04.2 M24
- Author
- McSpadden, J. Walker
- Published Date
- c1931
- Subjects
- Expeditions
- Indians
- Paleontology
- Call Number
- 04.2 M24
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- Archives Library
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