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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”.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert S. Edwards, Banff, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1108
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Athletic Trophy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1094
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1094
- Description
- Black turned wood, base for statuette trophy 103.09.1093. Solid wood, turned, central area has three silver plaques "King Edward Hotel Banff Western Canada Combined Downhill and Slalom", Shield shape "1936 J. Taylor Vancouver". "1938 Thobraatin Princeton",
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- Title
- Athletic Trophy
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.7 cm
- Description
- Black turned wood, base for statuette trophy 103.09.1093. Solid wood, turned, central area has three silver plaques "King Edward Hotel Banff Western Canada Combined Downhill and Slalom", Shield shape "1936 J. Taylor Vancouver". "1938 Thobraatin Princeton",
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- King Edward Hotel
- Credit
- Gift of J. L. King, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1094
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- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1011
- Description
- Board game of golf. Burgandy coloured cover has a picture of the Banff Springs Hotel in the background with five players on a green, two women and three men. Bottom left on picture is "Banff Springs Hotel" and at the right "18th. hole". Board is 34.0 wide and folds out to 84.7 on which is print…
- Title
- Board Game
- Date
- prior to 1950
- Material
- paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 41.2 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- Board game of golf. Burgandy coloured cover has a picture of the Banff Springs Hotel in the background with five players on a green, two women and three men. Bottom left on picture is "Banff Springs Hotel" and at the right "18th. hole". Board is 34.0 wide and folds out to 84.7 on which is printed the fairway with black numbers on white and black numbers on red. The red numbers indicate yards. A separate piece of board is the green. There is also a cut out tree and a waterhole. Six sets of small free standing pegs of different colours are the game pieces. Five sets of 12 are in small cardboard boxes, the sixth set has 11 pegs and are in a small "Brunswick Reinforcements" box. A fold over sheet of instructions. The game is played with dice however there are none included with the game. A green plaid cardboard box with the same picture on the front holds the game.
- Credit
- Purchased from Don Bourdon, Banff, 1996
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1011
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Commemorative Ribbon
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1104
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1104
- Description
- Ribbon with tam, Banff Highland Gathering, green plaid tam from which hangs a white ribbon with gold lettering: "Banff Highland Gathering and Scottish Music Festival Banff Springs Hotel 1930" gold coloured safety pin sewn on back.
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- Title
- Commemorative Ribbon
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.6 x 3.6 cm
- Description
- Ribbon with tam, Banff Highland Gathering, green plaid tam from which hangs a white ribbon with gold lettering: "Banff Highland Gathering and Scottish Music Festival Banff Springs Hotel 1930" gold coloured safety pin sewn on back.
- Credit
- Purchased from Aquila Books, Calgary, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1104
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- paper; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1020 a-c
- Description
- Three hotel identification door keys, (a) rounded diamond shape, no key "Cascade Hotel" (b) rounded diamond shape with skeleton key "The Villa" and (c) star shape "Carlton Hotel Calgary."
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- Title
- Hotel Key
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- paper; metal
- Description
- Three hotel identification door keys, (a) rounded diamond shape, no key "Cascade Hotel" (b) rounded diamond shape with skeleton key "The Villa" and (c) star shape "Carlton Hotel Calgary."
- Subject
- tourism
- Cascade Hotel
- The Villa
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1020 a-c
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My mountain tops : the romance of a journey across the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3974
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1912
- Author
- Randle, Lalah Ruth
- Publisher
- New York : Neale
- Call Number
- 02.6 R15
- Author
- Randle, Lalah Ruth
- Publisher
- New York : Neale
- Published Date
- 1912
- Physical Description
- 76p
- Subjects
- Banff
- Japanese
- Sanitarium Hotel
- Call Number
- 02.6 R15
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1032 a,b
- Description
- (a) base has one screw hole for securing to desk, lever handle, plam press is polished steel, round brass seal 4.0 dia. reads: "Brewster Hotel Company Limited 1915 Seal", in gold on front of frame "Dickinson The Stamp Man Calgary Alberta, on back frame both sides is a raised star, red with gold tr…
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- Title
- Paper Signet
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 21.4 x 5.0 x 13.3 cm
- Description
- (a) base has one screw hole for securing to desk, lever handle, plam press is polished steel, round brass seal 4.0 dia. reads: "Brewster Hotel Company Limited 1915 Seal", in gold on front of frame "Dickinson The Stamp Man Calgary Alberta, on back frame both sides is a raised star, red with gold trim and 6 gold lines emanating from it (b) same as (a) only larger 28.0x16.5x6.0, 2 screw holes, seal 4.8 dia. reads: "Brewster Trading Company Limited Banff Alberta Seal"
- Credit
- Gift of Ardene Howe, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1032 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1037
- Description
- Long black ballpoint pen with “Mount Royal Hotel. Banff” on the barrel, white head. “Made in Canada” in all caps at end of pen (raised plastic).
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- Title
- Pen
- Date
- 1930 – 1970
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Description
- Long black ballpoint pen with “Mount Royal Hotel. Banff” on the barrel, white head. “Made in Canada” in all caps at end of pen (raised plastic).
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1037
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; paper; shell, mother of pearl
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1017
- Description
- An early picture of the Banff Springs Hotel behind glass. Coloured with mother of pearl highlights. In the centre bottom is printed "Banff Springs Hotel".
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- Title
- Picture
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass; paper; shell, mother of pearl
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- An early picture of the Banff Springs Hotel behind glass. Coloured with mother of pearl highlights. In the centre bottom is printed "Banff Springs Hotel".
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Banff Springs Hotel
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1017
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- Date
- 1935 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0013
- Description
- A rectangular wooden plaque with an engraved sterling silver plate. The engraving notes that the plaque commemorates Philip Moore acting as tournament manager in Banff Spring Hotel’s Prince of Wales Golf Tournament. The silver plate is marked “Birks Sterling”.
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1935 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 1.8 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- A rectangular wooden plaque with an engraved sterling silver plate. The engraving notes that the plaque commemorates Philip Moore acting as tournament manager in Banff Spring Hotel’s Prince of Wales Golf Tournament. The silver plate is marked “Birks Sterling”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0013
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