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Date
1922
Material
cardboard; paper;
Catalogue Number
104.41.0224
Description
A heavy beige box of photographic paper. The box is plain with little branding, one label on the top and a label along one side that connects to the bottom of the box. The label on the lid is black text in a square, it reads “OPEN ONLY IN PHOTOGRAPHIC DARK ROOM SENSITIZED PAPER”, a black line, and …
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Title
Photographic Paper
Date
1922
Material
cardboard; paper;
Dimensions
9.2 x 18.7 x 15.5 cm
Description
A heavy beige box of photographic paper. The box is plain with little branding, one label on the top and a label along one side that connects to the bottom of the box. The label on the lid is black text in a square, it reads “OPEN ONLY IN PHOTOGRAPHIC DARK ROOM SENSITIZED PAPER”, a black line, and “Manufactured by Canadian Kodak Co., Limited TORONTO, CANADA”. The other label is coloured with a white background, blue banner, and green text which reads “GLOSSY DOUBLE WEIGHT 500 POST CARDS AZO F No. 4”. In the blue banner with a black border in white text reads “No. 4 FOR EXTREMELY FLAT NEGATIVES”. There is a stamped text that reads “EXPIRES JULY 1, 1922”. The bottom part of the label that is on the bottom of the box reads “500 POST CARDS AZO F No. 4 GLOSSY DOUBLE WEIGHT”. The bottom of the box features so handwriting and a stamped text that reads “5510 7034 46”. Inside the box is lots of post card photographic paper, some is wrapped in black paper.
Subject
film photography
photographic paper
Kodak
photography accessories
post cards
photography
Credit
Gift of L. A. E Duncan, Calgary, 1980
Catalogue Number
104.41.0224
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Date
1920 – 1999
Material
leather; metal; plastic; foam; fabric
Catalogue Number
104.41.0083 a-c
Description
Black hard leather carry case with silver corner protectors and tarnished silver buckles and lock. The exterior of the case has remnants of shipping labels (and possibly other stickers) as well as painted red squares (approx. 7.5x6.5 cm) throughout the front and side panels - remnants of some large…
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Title
Camera Lens Case
Date
1920 – 1999
Material
leather; metal; plastic; foam; fabric
Dimensions
27.0 x 35.8 x 62.8 cm
Description
Black hard leather carry case with silver corner protectors and tarnished silver buckles and lock. The exterior of the case has remnants of shipping labels (and possibly other stickers) as well as painted red squares (approx. 7.5x6.5 cm) throughout the front and side panels - remnants of some large red label remains on the lid. The side opposite the handle has 2 (two) parallel pieces of wood nailed on horizontally. The handle is wrapped entirely in black electrical tape, leaving the metal hoops exposed - hanging from both metal hoops are the strings and tops of various “CP Rail” shipping tags, as well as a large tag reading “MORANT COLLECTION J-8 ‘Long Takumar Lens for 6x7 work, 600 mm’ 1 of 2” written on it in black ink and attached with a plastic loop.The interior of the case is lined with black paper and contains several pieces of thick white foam along the sides and bottom. Also inside the case is a dual-sided weight that looks homemade, possibly filled with sand, as well as a purple Crown Royal bag containing several small pieces of photography equipment and tools. A manufacturer label inside the lid reads “G.R. TAYLOR LTD. TRUNKS AND SAMPLE CASES WINNIPEG” - no information about the manufacturer found online.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
travel equipment
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0083 a-c
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Date
1930 – 1980
Material
leather; metal; wood; paper
Catalogue Number
104.41.0093 a-h
Description
Hard-sided black carry case with a hinged lid and unlined wooden interior. All corners are capped with metal, mostly rusted - three metal latches are also extensively rusted (the centre one is a lock latch). Running along the length of the lid and the bottom of the case are two parallel wooden runn…
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Title
Film Case
Date
1930 – 1980
Material
leather; metal; wood; paper
Dimensions
22.3 x 21.2 x 62.4 cm
Description
Hard-sided black carry case with a hinged lid and unlined wooden interior. All corners are capped with metal, mostly rusted - three metal latches are also extensively rusted (the centre one is a lock latch). Running along the length of the lid and the bottom of the case are two parallel wooden runners. Also on the lid is a hard leather handle attached to the lid with metal loops - attached to both handle loops are several remnants of paper tags and a leather travel tag with a clear plastic window. Visible through the window is a stained paper tag that reads “N Morant Special Photographer Public Relations and Advertising Canadian Pacific Banff, Alberta.” Inside the lid is a “NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA Exposed Negative” card depicting a woman in a pale green bikini. Drawn on the inside of the lid in black, yellow, and red is a caricature of a face with a thought bubble that reads “AUNT MARTHA LIKES THIS ONE.” The exterior of the case is covered in faded and torn travel stickers and labels, there is also “D7” spray painted in yellow on the lid under the handle, on both short sides, and on the back. Inside the case are three black “KODAK HARD RUBBER TANK 4x5” containers. In one tank are two cardboard boxes - one is green and contains an Eastman timer and the other is a yellow “EASTMAN THERMOMETER” box with the thermometer inside. The second tank contains two circular metal supports for developing rolls of film negatives, a white metal Kodak film canister (empty), and a blue cardboard box with another metal film processor inside. The third tank contains a cylindrical container that has something inside of it, but it does not open.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
film development
camera equipment
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0093 a-h
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Date
1991
Material
plastic; cardboard
Catalogue Number
105.05.0016
Description
Unused box of slide binders. Box is yellow, black, and beige with German and English writing. Inside are 20 square plastic slides with white fronts and black backing. Small piece of paper with instructions in German, English, and French.
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Title
Slide Binder
Date
1991
Material
plastic; cardboard
Dimensions
5.5 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm
Description
Unused box of slide binders. Box is yellow, black, and beige with German and English writing. Inside are 20 square plastic slides with white fronts and black backing. Small piece of paper with instructions in German, English, and French.
Subject
Whyte home
photography
slides
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.05.0016
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Developer Liquid Measure

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Date
1925
Material
enamel; paper; adhesive
Catalogue Number
104.41.1159
Description
A white enamel 64 ounce cylindrical measuring jug with black trim and black handle. The scale is located on the inside of the measuring jug and contains both ounces and cubic centimeters or milliliters symbolized by “c.c.” The front of the measuring jug has a worn oval-shaped sticker. A single blu…
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Title
Developer Liquid Measure
Date
1925
Material
enamel; paper; adhesive
Dimensions
20.5 x 21.0 x 12.8 cm
Description
A white enamel 64 ounce cylindrical measuring jug with black trim and black handle. The scale is located on the inside of the measuring jug and contains both ounces and cubic centimeters or milliliters symbolized by “c.c.” The front of the measuring jug has a worn oval-shaped sticker. A single blue line forms a border that separates the inside of the circle from the outside; the inside of the circle has the company name “FISHER” while the outside has the information “FISHER SCIENTIFIC CO. LTD” “MONTREAL CANADA.”
Subject
dark room
photography
Nick Morant
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.1159
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Date
1931
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.1183
Description
Two handled silver-plated cup on black wooden circular base. Cup engraved: “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Photographic Contest 1931”.
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1931
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
23.0 cm
Description
Two handled silver-plated cup on black wooden circular base. Cup engraved: “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies Photographic Contest 1931”.
Subject
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Dan McCowan
photography
Credit
Gift of John Fee, White Rock, 1996
Catalogue Number
103.09.1183
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal; skin; glass; fibre; paper; wood
Catalogue Number
104.41.1091 a-d
Description
Graflex cut film magazine 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 (a), marked “GRAFLEX CUT FILM MAGAZINE. PAT. SEPT. 7, 1920. OTHER PATENTS PENDING. MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. FOLMER & SCHWING DEPT. ROCHESTER, N.Y., in original labeled cardboard box. “GRAFLEX FILM PACK ADAPTER 2 1/4 x 3 1/4, Manufactured by THE FOL…
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Title
Cut-Film Holder
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal; skin; glass; fibre; paper; wood
Dimensions
5.5 x 12.0 x 17.5 cm
Description
Graflex cut film magazine 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 (a), marked “GRAFLEX CUT FILM MAGAZINE. PAT. SEPT. 7, 1920. OTHER PATENTS PENDING. MADE IN U.S.A. BY EASTMAN KODAK CO. FOLMER & SCHWING DEPT. ROCHESTER, N.Y., in original labeled cardboard box. “GRAFLEX FILM PACK ADAPTER 2 1/4 x 3 1/4, Manufactured by THE FOLMER GRAFLEX CORP., ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A.” (b) in original black cardboard box with orange printed label. Two plate holders (c,d) marked “3 1/4 x 4 1/4 GRAFLEX PLATE PAT. JUNE 7, 1927. FOLMER GRAFLEX CORP. U.S.A.” in original labeled cardboard boxes.
Subject
photography
Vaux family
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.41.1091 a-d
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Single Lens Reflex Camera

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Date
1928 – 1941
Material
metal; glass; skin; paper; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.41.1092
Description
SLR camera (a) marked “R.B. GRAFLEX - SERIES D. CURTAIN APERTURE. THE FOLMER GRAFLEX CORPORATION, ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A.” with 8 patent dates ranging from 1902 to 1913. Lens marked: “Jos. Schneider & Co. Kreuznach No. 282155. Xenar f:3.5” in black leather case (b) with canvas strap & small adhesiv…
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Title
Single Lens Reflex Camera
Date
1928 – 1941
Material
metal; glass; skin; paper; fibre
Dimensions
20.5 x 17.5 x 25.0 cm
Description
SLR camera (a) marked “R.B. GRAFLEX - SERIES D. CURTAIN APERTURE. THE FOLMER GRAFLEX CORPORATION, ROCHESTER, N.Y., U.S.A.” with 8 patent dates ranging from 1902 to 1913. Lens marked: “Jos. Schneider & Co. Kreuznach No. 282155. Xenar f:3.5” in black leather case (b) with canvas strap & small adhesive customs sticker on outside of case. Unopened film pack (c) in original package marked: “KODAK FILM PACK PANATOMIC-X EXTRA FINE GRAIN. 12 EXPOSURES 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, ROCHESTER, N.Y. MAY 1940.”
Subject
photography
Vaux family
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.41.1092
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
metal; glass; skin; paper
Catalogue Number
104.41.1095 a-d
Description
4 exposure meters. (a) Exposure meter in leather case inside original box: “THE AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE METER “DREM” JUSTOPHOT. Pat. Dr. E. Mayer. DREM PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.Y.” Case stamped “Made in Austria”. Several brochures and direction sheets in box. The Justophot was used for still photography. …
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Title
Light Meter
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
metal; glass; skin; paper
Dimensions
14.0 x 4.0 cm
Description
4 exposure meters. (a) Exposure meter in leather case inside original box: “THE AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE METER “DREM” JUSTOPHOT. Pat. Dr. E. Mayer. DREM PRODUCTS CORPORATION N.Y.” Case stamped “Made in Austria”. Several brochures and direction sheets in box. The Justophot was used for still photography. (b) Exposure meter in leather case. Meter stamped “Patent BEWI. Made in Germany”. (c) Exposure meter in leather case, not marked but appears to be a “Justophot”, name inscribed inside leather case: “Geo. Vaux. Bryn Mawr, Penna.” (d) Exposure meter marked “DREM CINOFOT Pat. Dr. E. Mayer” in leather case stamped “DREM. Made in Austria.” The “Cinofot” was used for motion picture cameras.
Subject
photography
Vaux family
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.41.1095 a-d
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
104.41.1096
Description
Range finder marked: “E. LEITZ. WETZLAR. 15219. Germany” in leather case marked “Leitz.”
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Title
Range Finder
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal; glass; skin
Dimensions
3.0 x 2.5 x 11.0 cm
Description
Range finder marked: “E. LEITZ. WETZLAR. 15219. Germany” in leather case marked “Leitz.”
Subject
photography
Vaux family
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.41.1096
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.41.1108
Description
Wooden and metal tripod with collapsible legs. Metal top stamped: “THALHAMMER CORP. KINO-PAN-TILT. MODEL B. PATENTED. PAT. APPLIED FOR. LOS ANGELES, CALIF.” In canvas carrying case. Label inside case reads: “Shuttite. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. TAILOR MADE COVERS. MADE TO FIT-FIT TO CARRY.”
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Title
Tripod
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; fibre
Dimensions
79.0 x 9.0 cm
Description
Wooden and metal tripod with collapsible legs. Metal top stamped: “THALHAMMER CORP. KINO-PAN-TILT. MODEL B. PATENTED. PAT. APPLIED FOR. LOS ANGELES, CALIF.” In canvas carrying case. Label inside case reads: “Shuttite. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. TAILOR MADE COVERS. MADE TO FIT-FIT TO CARRY.”
Subject
photography
Vaux family
Credit
Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.41.1108
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Date
1928 – 1929
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.1189
Description
Two handled silver cup on black wooden base. Front of cup engraved: “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. COUNTRY LIFE TROPHY for the best AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPH taken on the OFFICIAL TRAIL RIDE. Presented by REGINALD TOWNSEND” Also stamped with two circular Trail Riders emblems and manufacturer’s mar…
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1928 – 1929
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
46.0 x 21.5 cm
Description
Two handled silver cup on black wooden base. Front of cup engraved: “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. COUNTRY LIFE TROPHY for the best AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPH taken on the OFFICIAL TRAIL RIDE. Presented by REGINALD TOWNSEND” Also stamped with two circular Trail Riders emblems and manufacturer’s mark: “BIRKS. STERLING” with 3 hallmarks and “11/23.” Winner’s names and dates engraved on back of cup and on 5 plates attached to base, from 1929 to 1999 (at time of donation).
Subject
Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
Reginald Townsend
photography
sports
riding
animals
horses
Credit
Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 2001
Catalogue Number
103.09.1189
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Date
1992
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1120
Description
White t-shirt with a coloured copy of Bill Gibbons photograph of Banff Winter Festival crowning of the Queen. The right sleeve bears the “Banff Winter Festival” logo in blue and white. The photograph is boardered with banners reading “Banff Winter Festival” and “1917 - 1992 75th Anniversary.”
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Title
T-Shirt
Date
1992
Material
fibre
Description
White t-shirt with a coloured copy of Bill Gibbons photograph of Banff Winter Festival crowning of the Queen. The right sleeve bears the “Banff Winter Festival” logo in blue and white. The photograph is boardered with banners reading “Banff Winter Festival” and “1917 - 1992 75th Anniversary.”
Subject
Banff Winter Festival
Alex Emond
Bill Gibbons
souvenirs
artists
photography
Credit
Gift of Alex Emond, Banff, 1992
Catalogue Number
103.05.1120
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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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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.
Subject
households
Phyllis Cain
George Noble
photography
souvenirs
Credit
Purchased from Phyllis Cain, Banff, 1988
Catalogue Number
104.20.1104
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal; glass; skin
Catalogue Number
104.41.1064
Description
One Jhagee Exakta SLR 35mm with a leather case. This metal camera is built for a left-handed user.
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Title
Camera
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
metal; glass; skin
Description
One Jhagee Exakta SLR 35mm with a leather case. This metal camera is built for a left-handed user.
Subject
Byron Harmon
photography
Credit
Gift of Jim Davies, Banff, 1991
Catalogue Number
104.41.1064
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal; skin
Catalogue Number
104.41.1009
Description
Graflax cut film magazine consisting of a metal canister and a leather pouch. The rectangular metal container has twelve removable plates inside (second one has film attached). A hinged metal tab in the centre of the back opens to reveal a circular red window to view the numbers on the plates. T…
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Title
Photograph Accessory
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal; skin
Dimensions
22.5 x 4.0 x 15.2 cm
Description
Graflax cut film magazine consisting of a metal canister and a leather pouch. The rectangular metal container has twelve removable plates inside (second one has film attached). A hinged metal tab in the centre of the back opens to reveal a circular red window to view the numbers on the plates. The tab is engraved with the manufacturer’s name. The black leather pouch (19.0 x 15.0 cm), used to hold exposed film, is attached to one end of the metal container.
Subject
photography
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
104.41.1009
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Date
1930 – 1970
Material
wood; metal, copper
Catalogue Number
104.43.1005
Description
A rectangle of wood with a metal plate attached. The copper plate has an image on it.This item was transferred to the Archives by SS in May/June 2014.
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Title
Engraving Plate
Date
1930 – 1970
Material
wood; metal, copper
Description
A rectangle of wood with a metal plate attached. The copper plate has an image on it.This item was transferred to the Archives by SS in May/June 2014.
Subject
photography
Credit
Gift of Arthur Oliver Wheeler, 1975
Catalogue Number
104.43.1005
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Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal, copper; wood
Catalogue Number
105.02.1123
Description
Rectangular copper plate mounted on a wooden block. The image on the plate shows two hikers overlooking a mountain lake.
Title
Offset Plate
Date
1920 – 1940
Material
metal, copper; wood
Description
Rectangular copper plate mounted on a wooden block. The image on the plate shows two hikers overlooking a mountain lake.
Subject
households
photography
printing
Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
sports
hiking
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Boyce, Banff, 1990
Catalogue Number
105.02.1123
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Date
1930 – 1970
Material
skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1140
Description
Dark brown leather photograph album cover bound with a black shoelace. The front of the cover is decorated with a painting of a man wearing a headdress, a line drawing of a native encampment and “PHOTOS” handwritten in decorative lettering.
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Title
Photograph Album
Date
1930 – 1970
Material
skin; fibre
Description
Dark brown leather photograph album cover bound with a black shoelace. The front of the cover is decorated with a painting of a man wearing a headdress, a line drawing of a native encampment and “PHOTOS” handwritten in decorative lettering.
Subject
households
souvenirs
photography
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
105.02.1140
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