topic:"camping" found 45 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Filter

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Date: 1910 – 1950

Material: metal; aluminum;

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0282 a,b

Description: Two cylindrical aluminum filters, most likely used inside coffee makers - both have very small holes throughout the entirety of the cylinder. The larger filter has a solid base, a support ridge with holes throughout sticking out about 2/3rds up, and a thin wire handle. The smaller filter is hollow,…

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Title: Filter

Date: 1910 – 1950

Material: metal; aluminum;

Dimensions: 6.8 cm

Description: Two cylindrical aluminum filters, most likely used inside coffee makers - both have very small holes throughout the entirety of the cylinder. The larger filter has a solid base, a support ridge with holes throughout sticking out about 2/3rds up, and a thin wire handle. The smaller filter is hollow, with no base, and a single flat ridge at the top. No makers marks.

Subject: coffee making; food preparation; camping equipment; kitchen utensils.

Credit: Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0282 a,b

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Frying Pan

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Date: 1917 – 1920

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1099 a,b

Description: Two oval aluminum frying pans with folding handle and lid, which doubles as serving plate. Both have manufacturer’s stamp on handle: “U.S. TUSA Co. 1917.” a) is charred on the bottom with scratched in initials “E.F.T.” and has typewritten label by Bert’s daughter Doris Burton: “F.H.R.’s earliest ca…

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Title: Frying Pan

Date: 1917 – 1920

Material: metal

Dimensions: 17.0 x 22.5 cm

Description: Two oval aluminum frying pans with folding handle and lid, which doubles as serving plate. Both have manufacturer’s stamp on handle: “U.S. TUSA Co. 1917.” a) is charred on the bottom with scratched in initials “E.F.T.” and has typewritten label by Bert’s daughter Doris Burton: “F.H.R.’s earliest camp dishes for 2 to 4 people. 1909 etc.” b) has typewritten label: “One of a set of F.H.R.’s early plate-combinations. 1909 etc.”

Subject: packers and guides; camping; Bert Riggall

Credit: Gift of Dale Burton, Surrey, 1999

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1099 a,b

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Grill

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Date: 1910 – 1950

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1093

Description: Cooking grate/grill for use over open fire. Metal frame with heavy wire mesh. Metal rod in each corner functions as leg and stake to hold grill in place. Legs fold in toward centre for storage or packing.

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Title: Grill

Date: 1910 – 1950

Material: metal

Dimensions: 33.5 x 30.0 x 61.0 cm

Description: Cooking grate/grill for use over open fire. Metal frame with heavy wire mesh. Metal rod in each corner functions as leg and stake to hold grill in place. Legs fold in toward centre for storage or packing.

Subject: packers and guides; George Harrison; camping

Credit: Gift of Tom Boon, Sidney, 1999

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1093

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Icebox

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Date: 1915 – 1925

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0087

Description: A bulky black box made of galvanized sheet metal folded over at the seams and rolled at the edges. Top is hinged at back and closes over small metal lip with hasp for locking at front. Three metal plates riveted to back have been cut off close to rivets with the two lower plates apparently having b…

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Title: Icebox

Date: 1915 – 1925

Material: metal

Dimensions: 32.6 x 27.2 x 37.0 cm

Description: A bulky black box made of galvanized sheet metal folded over at the seams and rolled at the edges. Top is hinged at back and closes over small metal lip with hasp for locking at front. Three metal plates riveted to back have been cut off close to rivets with the two lower plates apparently having been joined together as a single piece of metal. Outside roughly painted black except for area that would have been covered by the strap of metal between the rivets in the back. Interior shows rusty rings on bottom and runs down sides.

Subject: Whyte home; households; camping; travel; Dave White

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.19.0087

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Kettle

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Date: 1910 – 1950

Material: metal; aluminum; plastic;

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1292

Description: Round, domed aluminum kettle with a black metal handle and a spout with cap - the cap has a black plastic insert on top for the whistle. Engraved on the bottom is the manufacturer logo.

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Title: Kettle

Date: 1910 – 1950

Material: metal; aluminum; plastic;

Dimensions: 13.5 x 17.8 x 18.3 cm

Description: Round, domed aluminum kettle with a black metal handle and a spout with cap - the cap has a black plastic insert on top for the whistle. Engraved on the bottom is the manufacturer logo.

Subject: teapot; cookware; camping equipment;

Credit: Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1292

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Lake St. John

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to loose pages from an album depicting a canoe trip in the Lac St. John region of Quebec in 1919. Includes scenes of motorcar transportation, camps, canoeing, scenic views, rivers, lakes, fishing, and unidentified people.

Date Range: 1919

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph print

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Part Of: Lillian Gest fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M67 / S36 / V225

Series: II.C. Activities / photography

Sous-Fonds: V225

Sub-Series: ii.b. Photograph material / photograph album

Accession Number: 5142

Reference Code: V225 / II / C / ii / b / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph print

Date Range: 1919

Physical Description: 1 album (76 photographs : b&w ; 10.5 x 8 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description

Scope & Content: File pertains to loose pages from an album depicting a canoe trip in the Lac St. John region of Quebec in 1919. Includes scenes of motorcar transportation, camps, canoeing, scenic views, rivers, lakes, fishing, and unidentified people.

Notes: Album pages were also accompanied by a Document consisting of the front half of a mailing envelope addressed to Lillian Gest - not scanned.

Name Access: Gest, Lillian

Subject Access: Activities; Boats; Camps; Camping; Canoes and canoeing; Family and personal life; Fishing; Scenery; Travel

Geographic Access: Quebec; Canada

Access Restrictions: Microfilm copy available for reference use by appointment only.

Language: English

Conservation: Avoid further handling of file.

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Maud Woodworth album, 1912

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of photo album created by Maud Woodworth in 1912, containing 158 black and white print photographs. Pertains to Maud Woodworth with family members and friends, unidentified Indigenous communities and individuals (possibly Stoney Nakoda in Morley), landscape views, animals (including b…

Date Range: 1912

Reference Code: V324 / I / A / PD - 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records

Sous-Fonds: V324

Sub-Series: V324 / I / A : 1894 - 1920

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / I / A / PD - 1

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Produced by Maud Woodworth

Date Range: 1912

Physical Description: 1 album (158 photographs : b&w ; 9.5 x 14 cm or smaller)

Scope & Content: File consists of photo album created by Maud Woodworth in 1912, containing 158 black and white print photographs. Pertains to Maud Woodworth with family members and friends, unidentified Indigenous communities and individuals (possibly Stoney Nakoda in Morley), landscape views, animals (including bears, deer, and dogs), one view of Banff Springs Hotel, swimming in sulphur hot springs, hunting, hiking, and camping in the Bow Valley. Individuals are unnamed, or captions have faded and become illegible.

Notes: Inside front cover reads: "1912 Maudie Woodworth Banff, Alta."

Name Access: Woodworth, Maude; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Subject Access: Animals; Dog; Bear; Family; Swimming; Hotel; Landscapes; Mountain; Hiking; Deer; Hunting; Children; Family and personal life; Horses; Camping

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Bankhead; Bow Valley

Language: English

Conservation: Pages have been interleaved with acid-free tissue. Monitor in case of further moisture/humidity damage

Creator: Maud Woodworth

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Maud Woodworth album, 1916

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Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 224 black and white photograph prints, one newspaper clipping and one pressed plant. Many photographs are annotated in white lettering or on reverse sides. Content pertains to family members and friends of Maud Woodworth and depicts people posing in …

Date Range: 1916

Reference Code: V324 / I / A / PD - 2

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Published record

Part Of: Kidney family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M74 / V324

Series: V324 / I : Maud (Woodworth) Kidney records

Sous-Fonds: V324

Sub-Series: V324 / I / A : 1894 - 1920

Accession Number: 2016.8581

Reference Code: V324 / I / A / PD - 2

GMD: Album; Photograph; Photograph print; Textual record; Published record

Responsibility: Produced by Maud Woodworth

Date Range: 1916

Physical Description: 1 album (224 photographs : b&w) dimensions TBD - see "Admin Notes"

Scope & Content: File consists of one photograph album containing 224 black and white photograph prints, one newspaper clipping and one pressed plant. Many photographs are annotated in white lettering or on reverse sides. Content pertains to family members and friends of Maud Woodworth and depicts people posing in military uniforms, horseback riding/packing trips in the Canadian Rockies, portraits of various family members, Maud Woodworth at the Banff Winter Carnival ice palace, numerous babies and young children, skiing, children playing, horseback riding and ranching, camping, hiking, swimming, the Bankhead monument, and boating. Locations include Bear Creek, Brazeau Lake, Nigel Pass, Banff Springs Hotel, the Woodworth home in Banff, Cave and Basin, "The Great Divide" [Alberta/British Columbia border], and Vancouver. Individuals include Joe Woodworth, Annie and Maud Woodworth, Mary and Margaret Simpson [later known as the "Simpson Sisters"], "Billie" and numerous others who are mostly unnamed. Newspaper clipping pertains to Will Rogers memorial ice sculpture, n.d.

Notes: Some photographs annotated on reverse side with information re: individuals in photograph, location, etc.; Negatives have been removed from album [see "Conservation" notes]; newspaper clipping and pressed plant kept in album

Name Access: Woodworth, Maude; Woodworth, Joe; Simpson, Margaret; Simpson, Mary (Hallock); Woodworth, Annie

Subject Access: Hiking; Skiing; Boating; Horses; Packing; Camping; Family; Monument; Banff Winter Carnival; Ice sculpture; World War I; Travel; Swimming; Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; British Columbia; Victoria; Cave and Basin; Banff National Park; Bear Creek; Brazeau Lake; Nigel Pass

Language: English

Conservation: Condition report completed by Karol Hancik in July 2017.; Pressed plant in album has been encapsulated to prevent damage to other album materials; 5 black and white negatives have been removed from album and will be stored with other V324 negatives in separate file box in downstairs vault, processed under V324 / I / A / NA; Album has been interleaved with acid-free tissue paper

Creator: Maud Woodworth

Category: Family and personal life

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Mess Kit

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Date: 1915 – 1930

Material: metal, steel; ivory; skin

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0024 a-c

Description: A mess kit consisting of a leather case holding a knife and fork:a) A rectangular heavy leather case with a flap at the top which fastens with a snap. The case holds a folded knife and fork. The name “P.A. Moore” is handwritten on the case. b) An ivory-handled knife with a rounded flat steel blad…

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Title: Mess Kit

Date: 1915 – 1930

Material: metal, steel; ivory; skin

Dimensions: 5.0 (a) x 11.0 (a); 18.5 (b,c) cm

Description: A mess kit consisting of a leather case holding a knife and fork:a) A rectangular heavy leather case with a flap at the top which fastens with a snap. The case holds a folded knife and fork. The name “P.A. Moore” is handwritten on the case. b) An ivory-handled knife with a rounded flat steel blade. The blade folds into the handle. c) An ivory-handled fork with four tines. The steel tine section of the fork folds into the handle. There is a steel corkscrew at the opposite end of fork that also folds into the handle. The fork is stamped with “Germany”.

Subject: Philip Moore; camping

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0024 a-c

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 481 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, the building of Cottonwood Canyon homes, Parkview school, Kay Russell (nee Riggall) and Doris "Babe" Burton as children and teens, homestead building, Gloyne's oil camp, Kootenay Brown, Dora cooking in camp,…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / A / NA (A1 to A59)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / A / NA (A1 to A59)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 481 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 481 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to Riggall pack trains and camps, the building of Cottonwood Canyon homes, Parkview school, Kay Russell (nee Riggall) and Doris "Babe" Burton as children and teens, homestead building, Gloyne's oil camp, Kootenay Brown, Dora cooking in camp, Cyril Watmough, Dora's cows, Chris William hauling logs, Dick Russell, Dora in Pincher creek, Doris "Babe" Burton in Vancouver, Jenkins ranch corralls, Riggall's log house on number 6, Riggall's dogs, flood at Cottonwood creek, various Riggall homes and picnics, hunting, fishing, Jack Hazzard's hotel, and Dora hiking and working.