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Bathing Suit

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Date: 1923

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.05.1202

Description: women’s one piece, navy bathing suit with 6 red strips at bottom of attached skirt, thick tight knit weave, tapered at waist, high slight V-neck, left side short shoulder strap, right side short shoulder straps meant to be fastened with missing button; right front corner has a stitched emblem of wo…

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Title: Bathing Suit

Date: 1923

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 41.0 x 84.0 cm

Description: women’s one piece, navy bathing suit with 6 red strips at bottom of attached skirt, thick tight knit weave, tapered at waist, high slight V-neck, left side short shoulder strap, right side short shoulder straps meant to be fastened with missing button; right front corner has a stitched emblem of woman in red bathing suit and cap, diving with the word "JANTZEN" below her breast; inside label is black cloth with stitched "Jantzen c 1923/PAT Sept 26 1921/SWIMMING SUIT”.

Subject: households; sports; swimming; Kidney; MacAulay

Credit: Gift of Julie-Ann MacAulay, 2016

Catalogue Number: 103.05.1202

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Blanket

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.01.0004

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: hair, sheep

Catalogue Number: 102.01.0004

Description: Multi-coloured geometric design, woven wool blanket. Label reads: “A genuine Oregon City made at Oregon City Woolen mills, Oregon City, Oregon Expressly for G. N. Ry Co. Glacier National Park.”

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Title: Blanket

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: hair, sheep

Dimensions: 129.0 x 200.0 cm

Description: Multi-coloured geometric design, woven wool blanket. Label reads: “A genuine Oregon City made at Oregon City Woolen mills, Oregon City, Oregon Expressly for G. N. Ry Co. Glacier National Park.”

Subject: households; furnishings; souvenirs; parks

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 102.01.0004

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Toaster

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Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: metal; fibre

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1030

Description: Small electric toaster with a long fabric covered cord. The sides, that hold the food against the elements, are spring loaded.

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Title: Toaster

Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: metal; fibre

Description: Small electric toaster with a long fabric covered cord. The sides, that hold the food against the elements, are spring loaded.

Subject: households; Ken Campbell

Credit: Gift of Ken Campbell, Qualicum Beach, 1987

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1030

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Butcher Knife

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Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: metal; wood

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1036

Description: Long metal knife with a wooden handle that is rivetted on to the steel. The wood is incised “W.N. Cain.”

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Title: Butcher Knife

Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: metal; wood

Description: Long metal knife with a wooden handle that is rivetted on to the steel. The wood is incised “W.N. Cain.”

Subject: households; Phyllis Cain; W.N. Cain

Credit: Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1036

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Colander

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Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1066

Description: Large steel colander with two handles and a base.

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Title: Colander

Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: metal

Description: Large steel colander with two handles and a base.

Subject: households; Dorothy Cranstone

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1066

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Teakettle

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: metal; wood

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1076

Description: Steel kettle with wooden handhold centred on a hinged arch handle. The kettle has a lid with a black triangular handle.

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Title: Teakettle

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: metal; wood

Description: Steel kettle with wooden handhold centred on a hinged arch handle. The kettle has a lid with a black triangular handle.

Subject: households; Bob Edwards

Credit: Gift of Phyllis H. Horpenuk, Banff, 1988

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1076

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Pot

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Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: metal; plastic

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1080

Description: Three aluminum (?) pots. One pot has a lid with a black triangular handle.

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Title: Pot

Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: metal; plastic

Description: Three aluminum (?) pots. One pot has a lid with a black triangular handle.

Subject: households; Verkuil

Credit: Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1080

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Toaster

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Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: metal; fibre; plastic

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1087

Description: An electric toaster with sides that pull down. The sides and top of the toaster have scrolled cut-outs.

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Title: Toaster

Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: metal; fibre; plastic

Description: An electric toaster with sides that pull down. The sides and top of the toaster have scrolled cut-outs.

Subject: households

Credit: Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1087

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Frying Pan

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Date: 1920 – 1970

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1090

Description: Large black metal frying pan.

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Title: Frying Pan

Date: 1920 – 1970

Material: metal

Description: Large black metal frying pan.

Subject: households

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

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1090

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Pot

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Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1091 a,b

Description: Two enamel pots, each with an arched wire handle. One pot is much larger than the other and has two handles.

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Title: Pot

Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: metal

Description: Two enamel pots, each with an arched wire handle. One pot is much larger than the other and has two handles.

Subject: households

Credit: Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991

Catalogue Number: 104.19.1091 a,b

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Cup

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Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1021

Description: White ceramic cup with a quotation and picture of a man in red.

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Title: Cup

Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: ceramic

Description: White ceramic cup with a quotation and picture of a man in red.

Subject: households

Credit: Gift of Mabel Aubin, Banff, 1970

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1021

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Napkin

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Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: fibre; paper

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1033 a-j

Description: Eight beige linen coctail napkins still in the display box. Each napkin has a picture of drink with its name and number of calories. All of the napkins are tied in place with a white ribbon. There is a gold-coloured paper label with “PURE LINEN HAND ROLLED” written in dark blue. The napkins ar…

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Title: Napkin

Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: fibre; paper

Description: Eight beige linen coctail napkins still in the display box. Each napkin has a picture of drink with its name and number of calories. All of the napkins are tied in place with a white ribbon. There is a gold-coloured paper label with “PURE LINEN HAND ROLLED” written in dark blue. The napkins are in a flat white box that has “Edmee” written in pencil in one corner.

Subject: households; Edmee Moore; Mary Schaffer; crafts; needlework; embroidery

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1033 a-j

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Soup Bowl

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Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1087 a-c

Description: Three shallow white soup bowls.

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Title: Soup Bowl

Date: 1920 – 1960

Material: ceramic

Description: Three shallow white soup bowls.

Subject: households; Dorothy Cranstone

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1087 a-c

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Candy Dish

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1088

Description: Small white china plate with a scalloped edge and three tulips and leaves in relief on the rim. The plate has green printing on the face: “George Noble Spode China Banff, Canada” and the Copeland Spode trademark on the bottom.

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Title: Candy Dish

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: ceramic

Description: Small white china plate with a scalloped edge and three tulips and leaves in relief on the rim. The plate has green printing on the face: “George Noble Spode China Banff, Canada” and the Copeland Spode trademark on the bottom.

Subject: households; George Noble; photography; souvenir; Dorothy Cranstone

Credit: Gift of Dorothy Cranstone, Banff, 1992

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1088

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Cruet

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Date: 1920 – 1980

Material: glass

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1103

Description: Two glass cruets, one green and one clear, with glass stoppers.

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Title: Cruet

Date: 1920 – 1980

Material: glass

Description: Two glass cruets, one green and one clear, with glass stoppers.

Subject: households; Phyllis Cain

Credit: Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1103

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Dish

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: ceramic

Catalogue Number: 104.20.1104

Description: Small white china plate with a scalloped edge and three tulips and leaves in relief on the rim. The plate has green printing on the face: “George Noble Spode China Banff, Canada” and the Copeland Spode trademark on the bottom.

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Title: Dish

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: ceramic

Description: Small white china plate with a scalloped edge and three tulips and leaves in relief on the rim. The plate has green printing on the face: “George Noble Spode China Banff, Canada” and the Copeland Spode trademark on the bottom.