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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1048
- Date
- prior to 1922
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1048
- Description
- Elaborate wooden plaque, ACC members who died WWI. Wooden frame with painted plaster decoration, arch has Alpine Club logo and "SIC ITUR AD ASTRA", elaborate, curlicue border 10.5 wide frames inscription, gold lettering on blue: "To the memory of the members of the AC of C who died on active servic…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- prior to 1922
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Dimensions
- 160.5 x 92.3 cm
- Description
- Elaborate wooden plaque, ACC members who died WWI. Wooden frame with painted plaster decoration, arch has Alpine Club logo and "SIC ITUR AD ASTRA", elaborate, curlicue border 10.5 wide frames inscription, gold lettering on blue: "To the memory of the members of the AC of C who died on active service, 1914-1918. Their name liveth for evermore" with a list of 12 names and their rank and regiment, back has brown paper backing, centre top pasted on label "The Roberts Art Gallery Dealers & Importers of Fine Art, est.1842 729 Yonge St.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1048
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1036
- Date
- 1917
- Material
- wood; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1036
- Description
- Framed ACC book with inscription, wooden frame and backing. The Alpine Club of Canada book, 1917, opened and nailed to backing under glass, underneath a black piece of card 3.0 x 12.6 on which is lettered in white: "Found in a German dugout when the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge by Gunner, Charles …
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1917
- Material
- wood; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 34.4 x 34.4 cm
- Description
- Framed ACC book with inscription, wooden frame and backing. The Alpine Club of Canada book, 1917, opened and nailed to backing under glass, underneath a black piece of card 3.0 x 12.6 on which is lettered in white: "Found in a German dugout when the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge by Gunner, Charles E. Hornibrook, 22nd Howitzer Battery, C.F.A. France".
- Subject
- Alpine Club of Canada
- events
- World War I
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1036
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1243
- Date
- 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1243
- Description
- A piece of rundlestone in the shape of a mountain with stencilled engraving“MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL 1997”.
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1997
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A piece of rundlestone in the shape of a mountain with stencilled engraving“MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL 1997”.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1243
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1155
- Date
- 1981
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1155
- Description
- Grey plastic commemorative plaque with mounting holes each corner. "LAWRENCE GRASSI Mountaineer. guide. pioneer. trail builder. miner. and friend of all mountain travellers. BORN - Falmenta. Italy. December 20. 1890 DIED - Canmore. Alberta. February 5. 1980. Construction of this mountain hut was m…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1981
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 21.6 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Grey plastic commemorative plaque with mounting holes each corner. "LAWRENCE GRASSI Mountaineer. guide. pioneer. trail builder. miner. and friend of all mountain travellers. BORN - Falmenta. Italy. December 20. 1890 DIED - Canmore. Alberta. February 5. 1980. Construction of this mountain hut was made possible by: Lawrence Grassi - Canmore Alberta and the generosity of the Hayes family of Portland. Oregon: Edmund Hayes. Senior Former President. Canmore Mines Ltd. Edmund Hayes. Junior Frederick W. Hayes Philip S. Hayes. DEDICATED AUGUST. 1981"
- Subject
- Lawrence Grassi
- Alpine Club of Canada
- ACC
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1155
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- Date
- 1928 – 1931
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1171 a-c
- Description
- Two metal guides’ pins or badges: a)”NATIONAL PARKS OF CANADA ALPINE GUIDE. 4. 1928”; gold in colour; b) “NATIONAL PARKS OF CANADA ALPINE GUIDE. 3. 1931”, dark copper brown in colour. In black jewellery box c) with label underneath: “LEON EGUIAZU. San Sebastian Hernani. 15. Espagne . . . “
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1928 – 1931
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Two metal guides’ pins or badges: a)”NATIONAL PARKS OF CANADA ALPINE GUIDE. 4. 1928”; gold in colour; b) “NATIONAL PARKS OF CANADA ALPINE GUIDE. 3. 1931”, dark copper brown in colour. In black jewellery box c) with label underneath: “LEON EGUIAZU. San Sebastian Hernani. 15. Espagne . . . “
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- packers and guides
- Swiss guides
- Ernest Feuz
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- National Parks of Canada
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1171 a-c
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- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1136 a-l
- Description
- A collection of twelve pins: eight silver ice axes with “ACC” entwined around the handle of each; two oval metal plaques each bearing a three coloured shield; one metal gold-coloured round pin (Russian?); and one oval wooden pin featuring a ram’s head, a three coloured shield and “THE ALPINE CLU…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- A collection of twelve pins: eight silver ice axes with “ACC” entwined around the handle of each; two oval metal plaques each bearing a three coloured shield; one metal gold-coloured round pin (Russian?); and one oval wooden pin featuring a ram’s head, a three coloured shield and “THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA.”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Alpine Club of Canada
- insignia
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1136 a-l
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- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1137
- Description
- Very fine gold-coloured ice axe with a silver head. A rope deisgn encompasses enamelled letters “ACC”. The pin is in a green velvet box with “JC Penny” inside the lid.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- Very fine gold-coloured ice axe with a silver head. A rope deisgn encompasses enamelled letters “ACC”. The pin is in a green velvet box with “JC Penny” inside the lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Mary J. Nero, Seattle, USA, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1137
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1210
- Description
- One Alpine Club of Canada pin with a green, grey and white enamelled shield on front. A ram’s head and two ice axes are on the top of the shield and climbing ropes are on the bottom of the shield. The words Alpine Club of Canada are along the lower edge of the pin. The back of the pin has two atta…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- One Alpine Club of Canada pin with a green, grey and white enamelled shield on front. A ram’s head and two ice axes are on the top of the shield and climbing ropes are on the bottom of the shield. The words Alpine Club of Canada are along the lower edge of the pin. The back of the pin has two attachment pins.
- Credit
- Gift of Enid Darroch, North Vancouver, 2004
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1210
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- Date
- 1978 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1223 a,b
- Description
- Two Parks Canada Mountain Guide badges, one (a) from 1978-79, the other (b) from 1979-80. The badges are similar in that they are the same size and shape, rectangular with rounded corners, plastic coated fronts and metal backs with a horizontal pin set, safety-pin type of clasp with a u-type closur…
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1978 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 7 x 4.3 cm
- Description
- Two Parks Canada Mountain Guide badges, one (a) from 1978-79, the other (b) from 1979-80. The badges are similar in that they are the same size and shape, rectangular with rounded corners, plastic coated fronts and metal backs with a horizontal pin set, safety-pin type of clasp with a u-type closure for the pin. Instead of being soldered to the back, the pin is inserted through and under the backing through two holes.(a) is navy blue (lettering, imaging and numbers) on white background, Parks Canada logo of left bar of Canadian flag and maple leaf in lhc, “Parks Canada” in the middle, “Parcs Canada” rhc. The following words, letters in quotes are directly below each other and centred: “MOUNTAIN” with “GUIDE” in bold underneath, then “DE MONTAGNE”, then number “275”, followed by “1978-79”. “MADE IN CANADA” and “FAIT AU CANADA” have been folded so that they appear on the side.(b) is forest green (lettering, imaging and numbers) on white background, Parks Canada logo of left bar of Canadian flag and maple leaf in top left “Parks Canada” in the middle, “Parcs Canada” on the right; these are top centred on the badge. The following words, letters in quotes are directly below each other and centred: “GUIDE” in bold then in parenthesis “MOUNTAIN - MONTAGNE”, then number “233”, followed by “1979-80”. “Made in Canada” and “Fait au Canada” have been folded so that they appear on the side.
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1223 a,b
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