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Date
1910 – 1950
Material
metal;
Catalogue Number
104.19.0280
Description
Cylindrical metal grater with a handle on top. The cylinder is divided into three surfaces: large holes, small holes, and standard cheese grater.
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Title
Grater
Date
1910 – 1950
Material
metal;
Dimensions
21.8 cm
Description
Cylindrical metal grater with a handle on top. The cylinder is divided into three surfaces: large holes, small holes, and standard cheese grater.
Subject
kitchen utensils
food preparation;
Credit
Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
Catalogue Number
104.19.0280
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Date
1898 – 1924
Material
tin; metal; paper;
Catalogue Number
105.03.0036
Description
Small red and gold tin box with a hinged lid containing spare gramophone needles, some of which are held by a small piece of cardboard. Printed on the red lid in gold is a dog looking into the bell of a gramophone with “FULL TONE NEEDLES 300” is printed above and “HIS MASTERS VOICE” below. Manufact…
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Title
Gramophone Needles
Date
1898 – 1924
Material
tin; metal; paper;
Dimensions
1.2 x 4.7 x 3.5 cm
Description
Small red and gold tin box with a hinged lid containing spare gramophone needles, some of which are held by a small piece of cardboard. Printed on the red lid in gold is a dog looking into the bell of a gramophone with “FULL TONE NEEDLES 300” is printed above and “HIS MASTERS VOICE” below. Manufacturer details printed on the bottom of the box, as well as the instruction to only use each needle once. Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co. is the Canadian branch of the of German-based company Deutsche Grammophon, founded by gramophone inventor Emile Berliner and his brother Joseph in Montreal in 1898. Over the next 10 years, Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co. would record and press records, as well as distribute various kinds of gramophones, in Montreal until it was sold in 1924 to the Victor Talking Machine Co.
Subject
music
music equipment
Credit
Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
Catalogue Number
105.03.0036
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Date
1896 – 1940
Material
leather; fabric; velvet; glass;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0183
Description
Black hard-sided leather box with a hinged lid held closed with a small silver clasp. The inside of the lid is lined with purple satin and has the manufacturer’s details printed in gold. The interior of the main body is lined with purple velvet and divided into three compartments that house three l…
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Title
Lens Case
Date
1896 – 1940
Material
leather; fabric; velvet; glass;
Dimensions
9.0 x 13.9 x 20.2 cm
Description
Black hard-sided leather box with a hinged lid held closed with a small silver clasp. The inside of the lid is lined with purple satin and has the manufacturer’s details printed in gold. The interior of the main body is lined with purple velvet and divided into three compartments that house three lenses and an extra lens hood - all for Meyer Optik Görlitz cameras.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
camera equipment
camera accessories
photography;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.41.0183
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Date
1910 – 1930
Material
ceramic;
Catalogue Number
104.19.0267
Description
Beige ceramic pudding “Quick-Cooker.” Consists of a narrow, deep bowl with a hollow central funnel and a lid with a central hole. Both the bowl and the lid have instructions and advertisements [for other Grimwades products] throughout the insides and outsides. The bowl has four notches on the botto…
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Title
Meat Pudding
Date
1910 – 1930
Material
ceramic;
Dimensions
13.5 cm
Description
Beige ceramic pudding “Quick-Cooker.” Consists of a narrow, deep bowl with a hollow central funnel and a lid with a central hole. Both the bowl and the lid have instructions and advertisements [for other Grimwades products] throughout the insides and outsides. The bowl has four notches on the bottom and the lid has four corresponding notches in the rim where two loops of string fit to hold the lid in place while cooking.According to the instructions throughout, these bowls were used predominantly for “meat puddings” - the central funnel serves like a bundt pan in order to evenly cook the pudding.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
kitchen utensils
cooking tools
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.19.0267
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Date
1890 – 1950
Material
metal; enamel;
Catalogue Number
103.02.0337
Description
Round white enamel chamber pot with a dark blue handle and blue stripe around the lip.
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Title
Chamber Pot
Date
1890 – 1950
Material
metal; enamel;
Dimensions
11.8 x 27.4 x 23.9 cm
Description
Round white enamel chamber pot with a dark blue handle and blue stripe around the lip.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
household items
toiletries
bathroom accessories;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
103.02.0337
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Date
1910 – 1950
Material
metal; tin;
Catalogue Number
110.01.0290
Description
Small yellow octagonal cookie tin with a hinged lid. The exterior of the box is decorated throughout with flowers and leaves and have scenes of a garden printed on the larger side panels and on the lid - the lid image also features a woman in a yellow and blue Victorian-era dress. The manufacturer …
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Title
Tin Box
Date
1910 – 1950
Material
metal; tin;
Dimensions
10.8 x 13.8 x 13.8 cm
Description
Small yellow octagonal cookie tin with a hinged lid. The exterior of the box is decorated throughout with flowers and leaves and have scenes of a garden printed on the larger side panels and on the lid - the lid image also features a woman in a yellow and blue Victorian-era dress. The manufacturer details are printed on the bottom.
Subject
cookie tin
boxes
candy;
Credit
Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
Catalogue Number
110.01.0290
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Date
1910 – 1950
Material
metal; tin;
Catalogue Number
110.01.0289
Description
Black and gold decorated octagonal tin candy box with a hinged lid. The outside of the box is decorated with black and gold triangles and gold-on-black swallows alternating on the side panels and more triangles, gold-on-black flowers, and a central blue and gold swallow on the lid. On the inside of…
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Title
Tin Box
Date
1910 – 1950
Material
metal; tin;
Dimensions
10.8 x 20.0 x 20.0 cm
Description
Black and gold decorated octagonal tin candy box with a hinged lid. The outside of the box is decorated with black and gold triangles and gold-on-black swallows alternating on the side panels and more triangles, gold-on-black flowers, and a central blue and gold swallow on the lid. On the inside of the lid is “BLUE BIRD LIQUORICE TOFFEE” below a swallow, all in dark blue.
Subject
candy
licorice
toffee
candy box
Credit
Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
Catalogue Number
110.01.0289
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Date
1910 – 1920
Material
canvas; metal; wax
Catalogue Number
104.41.1126 a-d
Description
A Candle Lamp for use in a dark room. The foundation of the Candle Lamp consists of a square metal base (a) (8.5 X 8.5 X0.9 cm), which contains a raised circular ring that serves to hold the candle (b) (4.0 cm diameter X 1.0 cm height) in place. Once the lit candle is mounted on the metal base, the…
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Title
Candle; Darkroom Lamp
Date
1910 – 1920
Material
canvas; metal; wax
Dimensions
15.5 x 8.8 x 8.5 cm
Description
A Candle Lamp for use in a dark room. The foundation of the Candle Lamp consists of a square metal base (a) (8.5 X 8.5 X0.9 cm), which contains a raised circular ring that serves to hold the candle (b) (4.0 cm diameter X 1.0 cm height) in place. Once the lit candle is mounted on the metal base, the collapsible red canvas housing (c) (15.2 X 8.0 X 0.5 cm) is raised around it and another square metal piece (d) (8.7 X 8.8 X0.7 cm) is placed on top. The top piece functions as a chimney and has circular opening in the center, allowing smoke to exit and air to enter the lamp in order to fuel the flame.Centered near the top on one face of the red canvas housing there is black text that reads: “THE KODAK CANDLE LAMP”; “MADE IN U.S.A. BY THE EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY ROCHESTER. N.Y”. At the bottom of this face, on the metal frame, is a silver sticker with a black border and black text that reads: “SOLE(?) DISTRIBUTOR(?) IN CANADA CANADIAN KODAK CO., LIMITED”. In the 1914 issue of the Kodak Catalogue, the cost of this candle lamp was $0.25.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
darkroom
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.1126 a-d
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Date
1913 – 1914
Material
hide; plastic; fabric
Catalogue Number
103.03.1139 a,b
Description
A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 sma…
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Title
Beaded Moccasins
Date
1913 – 1914
Material
hide; plastic; fabric
Dimensions
5.0 x 6.0 cm
Description
A child’s pair of slip on buckskin and fabric moccasins. The lower sections are dark brown hide while the upper is pink velour and the interior is pink fabric. The tops of the moccasins have blue, clear, and white beadwork. The blue and clear beads are arranged in a circular burst design with 4 smaller designs above and below. The white and clear beads are in groups of 4 and outline the tops of the moccasins.
Subject
Indigenous
footware
moccasins
souvenir
Banff Springs
children
regalia
Credit
Gift of Jessie J Lowe, Ninette, 1991
Catalogue Number
103.03.1139 a,b
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Date
prior to 1930
Material
glass; skin
Catalogue Number
103.08.1039
Description
Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
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Title
Beaded Bag
Date
prior to 1930
Material
glass; skin
Description
Small beaded purse, blue background with yellow coloured horse head centered in red petals in a diamond shape. Two red diamonds each corner. Tag: PP.NN L.BN
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
Mary Schaffer
Credit
Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
Catalogue Number
103.08.1039
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Date
1894 – 1901
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
109.03.0021 a,b
Description
Two coins from Hong Kong. a) round bronze coin. Front: Chinese value within beaded circle, dated lower right, with the mintmark above the line between 'HONG' AND 'KONG' and “ONE CENT 1863” at bottom edge. Back: Crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, “VICTORIA QUEEN” around edge. b) round silve…
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Title
Coin Money
Date
1894 – 1901
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.6 x 2.6 cm
Description
Two coins from Hong Kong. a) round bronze coin. Front: Chinese value within beaded circle, dated lower right, with the mintmark above the line between 'HONG' AND 'KONG' and “ONE CENT 1863” at bottom edge. Back: Crowned bust of Queen Victoria facing left, “VICTORIA QUEEN” around edge. b) round silver coin, 1.7 cm x 1.7 cm. Front: Chinese value within beaded circle, date lower right, “HONG – KONG TEN CENTS 1894” around edge. Back: Crowned bust facing leftwith “VICTORIA QUEEN” around edge.
Subject
Whyte home
currency
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
109.03.0021 a,b
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Date
1910 – 1999
Material
leather; metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.08.0551
Description
Brown hard-sided suitcase with brass corner struts, lock, and clasps. Leather strips bolted to the lid and front possibly used to secure straps. Handle is made from an unknown material, possibly a light-weight wood, possibly compacted paper, and is held on with metal rings. The interior of the case…
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Title
Suitcase
Date
1910 – 1999
Material
leather; metal; wood
Dimensions
16.6 x 34.5 x 64.8 cm
Description
Brown hard-sided suitcase with brass corner struts, lock, and clasps. Leather strips bolted to the lid and front possibly used to secure straps. Handle is made from an unknown material, possibly a light-weight wood, possibly compacted paper, and is held on with metal rings. The interior of the case is papered in a patterned blue and white lining. An 8 cm tear in the lid has been patched with a piece of leather sewn on from the inside. A leather name plate has MORANT written in gold under the handle, below the lock.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
travel
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
103.08.0551
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Date
1913 – 1921
Material
metal; glass; fabric;
Catalogue Number
102.05.0119
Description
One red-painted Trulite kerosene lantern. The lantern’s glass is a “short globe” one, a design that emerged around 1913 that made the globe easier to clean and less likely to crack. This lantern is possibly one of the earlier Trulite designs as its chimney lifts up away from the globe instead of do…
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Title
Lantern
Date
1913 – 1921
Material
metal; glass; fabric;
Dimensions
47.5 x 13.0 x 21.0 cm
Description
One red-painted Trulite kerosene lantern. The lantern’s glass is a “short globe” one, a design that emerged around 1913 that made the globe easier to clean and less likely to crack. This lantern is possibly one of the earlier Trulite designs as its chimney lifts up away from the globe instead of down, a feature that proved unpopular and was quickly fazed out. In addition to the rising chimney, the globe can also be rotated to the side by pulling a small lever. Inside the globe are two unused wicks, one of which is free-floating. “MADE IN CANADA” is molded into the globe and “Trulite” is faintly visible on the chimney.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
lantern;
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
102.05.0119
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Date
1913 – 1930
Material
metal; glass;
Catalogue Number
102.05.0120
Description
One black metal Armspear “1925” railway signal lantern with a beveled red glass globe. Imprinted on the top of the chimney is “ARMSPEAR M’F’G. CO. NEW YORK ‘1925’” and on the wide rim below that is “A.C.L” - meaning that this lantern belonged to the Atlantic Coast Line railroad of Southeastern Unit…
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Title
Lantern
Date
1913 – 1930
Material
metal; glass;
Dimensions
37.0 x 13.5 x 19.5 cm
Description
One black metal Armspear “1925” railway signal lantern with a beveled red glass globe. Imprinted on the top of the chimney is “ARMSPEAR M’F’G. CO. NEW YORK ‘1925’” and on the wide rim below that is “A.C.L” - meaning that this lantern belonged to the Atlantic Coast Line railroad of Southeastern United States. The body of the lantern is surrounded by a thick wire cage onto which the carry handle is also attached. The lantern’s chimney lifts away from the globe on a hinge, revealing a used wick inside - the wick can be lowered or raised by turning a small round key in the lower part of the lantern. The red glass would have been used by rail lines to signal a stop or danger on the track before the introduction of wireless radio communication.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
lantern
trains
communication;
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
102.05.0120
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Date
1910 – 1960
Material
leather; glass; beads;
Catalogue Number
103.07.0326 a,b
Description
Pair of beaded and fringed leather gauntlets with a beaded red, white, and green flower on the back of each hand. The gauntlet part of the gloves that cover the forearms are beaded with red, brown, white, and green beads in the pattern of a horse standing on a white background with leaves ringed ar…
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Title
Leather Gloves
Date
1910 – 1960
Material
leather; glass; beads;
Dimensions
7.0 x 22.1 x 36.1 cm
Description
Pair of beaded and fringed leather gauntlets with a beaded red, white, and green flower on the back of each hand. The gauntlet part of the gloves that cover the forearms are beaded with red, brown, white, and green beads in the pattern of a horse standing on a white background with leaves ringed around. The gloves are unlined.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
decorative gloves
clothing
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
103.07.0326 a,b
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Date
1910 – 1960
Material
leather; beads; metal;
Catalogue Number
103.07.0327
Description
Short thin beaded leather belt decorated in a geometric repeating pattern done in red, green, and blue beads on a white background. The metal buckle is lightly decorated. Also includes a small blue elastic fabric band with an unknown purpose.
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Title
Beaded Belt
Date
1910 – 1960
Material
leather; beads; metal;
Dimensions
0.3 x 6.1 x 74.4 cm
Description
Short thin beaded leather belt decorated in a geometric repeating pattern done in red, green, and blue beads on a white background. The metal buckle is lightly decorated. Also includes a small blue elastic fabric band with an unknown purpose.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
beaded belt
personal decoration
clothing;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
103.07.0327
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Date
1910 – 1960
Material
fabric; beads; hair;
Catalogue Number
108.05.0312
Description
Handmade fabric doll wearing pink-edged green chaps, a blue body suit, and a pink tunic with a light green braided string wrapped around the chest, as well as a kind of necklace made from red and yellow beads that wraps around the back. Small pieces of red felt decorated with blue and black beads m…
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Title
Handmade Doll
Date
1910 – 1960
Material
fabric; beads; hair;
Dimensions
6.6 x 15.4 x 42.9 cm
Description
Handmade fabric doll wearing pink-edged green chaps, a blue body suit, and a pink tunic with a light green braided string wrapped around the chest, as well as a kind of necklace made from red and yellow beads that wraps around the back. Small pieces of red felt decorated with blue and black beads mimic moccasins on the doll’s feet. The doll’s face is stitched on with black thread and it has long black braided [human?] hair tied with short strips of red fabric. There is also a small ponytail tied with red fabric sticking up the top of the head - to either side of this ponytail are beaded strings that frame the face. The leg and arm joints are thinned so that the limbs have basic mobility, but are not fully articulated.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
dolls
toys
decorations
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
108.05.0312
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Date
1910 – 1960
Material
fabric; beads; hair; leather;
Catalogue Number
108.05.0313
Description
Handmade doll wearing a black dress with yellow beads dotted over the chest, pink stripes on the sleeves and a patterned stripe near the hem, red pants with black stripes and white beads down the sides and around the ankles, and a turquoise headband. Red beads are dotted over the top of the feet. A…
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Title
Handmade Doll
Date
1910 – 1960
Material
fabric; beads; hair; leather;
Dimensions
7.2 x 13.8 x 35.0 cm
Description
Handmade doll wearing a black dress with yellow beads dotted over the chest, pink stripes on the sleeves and a patterned stripe near the hem, red pants with black stripes and white beads down the sides and around the ankles, and a turquoise headband. Red beads are dotted over the top of the feet. A leather belt with a sheath is around the middle and two long strings of yellow beads are attached to the doll’s front and loop around its neck. The face is stitched on in black thread and the [human?] hair is woven into two braids, one of which is tied with a short strip of red fabric.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
dolls
toys
decorations;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
108.05.0313
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Date
1890 – 1940
Material
leather; metal;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0186
Description
Pale brown leather back with a fold-over flap held closed with a buckle on the front of the bag and with metal loops on both short sides for a strap [missing] containing eight extra 4x5 slide magazines. Two magazines appear to be spare back pieces for the Curt Bentzin Gorlitz camera - one of which …
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Title
Slide Bag
Date
1890 – 1940
Material
leather; metal;
Dimensions
21.6 x 10.2 x 19.8 cm
Description
Pale brown leather back with a fold-over flap held closed with a buckle on the front of the bag and with metal loops on both short sides for a strap [missing] containing eight extra 4x5 slide magazines. Two magazines appear to be spare back pieces for the Curt Bentzin Gorlitz camera - one of which has a fold-out view finder.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
travel
camera equipment
photography;
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.41.0186
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Date
1890 – 1920
Material
metal; wood;
Catalogue Number
104.23.0014
Description
Warning: This item contains asbestos - do not handle. Small metal clothes iron made up of three parts: a base plate with ventilation holes, a solid metal iron that would be heated, and a metal hood with a wooden handle and a spring-loaded lever that latches on to the solid iron. The iron has “ASBES…
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Title
Clothes Iron
Date
1890 – 1920
Material
metal; wood;
Dimensions
6.2 x 4.4 x 9.7 cm
Description
Warning: This item contains asbestos - do not handle. Small metal clothes iron made up of three parts: a base plate with ventilation holes, a solid metal iron that would be heated, and a metal hood with a wooden handle and a spring-loaded lever that latches on to the solid iron. The iron has “ASBESTOS SAD IRON” molded throughout the top. Asbestos Sad Irons were produced from the late 1800s until electric steam irons gained popularity. The sold metal iron would be heated over a fire or stove and then picked up by placing the hood over it - the hood was lined with asbestos and also provided a small air pocket between the hot metal and the handle, making it slightly cooler and easier to handle.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
laundry
household accessories
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
104.23.0014
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