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Athletic Trophy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0414
- Date
- 1934 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0414
- Description
- Silver-tone statuette swinging a golf club on top of a silver base with a chain design around the bases edge. The statuette is attached to a black, metal, bell-shaped base with a removable silver-tone ring around the smallest part. The ring is engraved as follows:Henry Birks & Sons / TROPHY / Banff…
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- Title
- Athletic Trophy
- Date
- 1934 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Silver-tone statuette swinging a golf club on top of a silver base with a chain design around the bases edge. The statuette is attached to a black, metal, bell-shaped base with a removable silver-tone ring around the smallest part. The ring is engraved as follows:Henry Birks & Sons / TROPHY / Banff Springs / Golf Club / ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP1934 / WINNER / NORMAN MCCONNELL1935 / WINNER / DOUGLAS CROSBY1936 / WINNER / L.S. CROSBY1937 / WINNER / L.S. CROSBY1938 / WINNER / C.C. RIEID1939 / WINNER / D.R. CROSBY1940 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1941 / WINNER C.C. REID1942 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1943 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1944 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1945 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY”The base is hollow, with a washer and screw holding in the statuette. There is a pencil writing on the inside of the trophy on the bottom edge that reads “BIRKS”Along the back of the statuette, on the figures back, it reads “COPYRIGHT”.
- Credit
- Gift of William G. Robinson, Vancouver, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0414
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Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.04.0003
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; leather
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0003
- Description
- One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untrea…
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- Title
- Basket, Ski Pole Ski Pole
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; leather
- Description
- One ski pole basket. A silver metal ring with three red leather straps equally spaced attached to the ring. Within each leather strap is a 8.2 cm cut in the middle with a cut circle on each end of the cut. The straps are connected via a metal rivet. The leather is smooth on the top and rough/untreated on the bottom side.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.0003
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- Date
- 1933 – 1937
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0395 a-e
- Description
- A collection of 5 golf trophies from the Banff Springs Golf Course. a) Cast silver figure of a man swinging a golf club, on a brass and black plastic round base. Base has plate that is engraved “BIRKS TROPHY B.S.G.C. ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER L.S. CROSBY 1937”. Underneath base is a brass labe…
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- Title
- Trophy
- Date
- 1933 – 1937
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of 5 golf trophies from the Banff Springs Golf Course. a) Cast silver figure of a man swinging a golf club, on a brass and black plastic round base. Base has plate that is engraved “BIRKS TROPHY B.S.G.C. ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER L.S. CROSBY 1937”. Underneath base is a brass label that reads “WALLACE TROPHY” and “651PB”. 27.0 cm x 12.0 cm x 12.0 cm.b) Cast silver figure of a man swinging a golf club (smaller version of a) on a gold base set atop a rectangular column base of black plastic. Metal plaque engraved with “BIRKS TROPHY B.S.G.C. ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER L.S. CROSBY 1936” attached to base. Underneath base is a brass label that reads “WALLACE TROPHY” and “V557”. 22.5 cm x 10.0 cm x 8.0 cm.c) Thin silver plated cup with large squared off handles atop a black metal base. Sup is engraved with “BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL Annual Golf Tournament *1936* 18 HOLE MEDAL PLAY - MEN - L.S. CROSBY”. Under base at bottom is a yellow and white paper label that reads “A PRODUCT OF THE BENNEDICT-PROCTOR MGF. CO. TRENTON ONT. AND “862” written in pencil below. d) Wide silver cup with thin stem and two curved handles. Flat lid with point in centre fits on top of cup. Cup is engraved with “B.S.G.C. BREWERY TROPHY *1935* WINNER L.S. CROSBY”. Cup sits atop a black wooden base. On the base of the silver cup is an elephant hallmark along with “C.J.A. MADE IN ENGLAND”. 22.0 cm x 18.0 cm x 12.0 cm. e) Squat silver cup with large curled handles that arch over the cup. Cup is engraved with “THE PRISCILLA HAMMOND MEMORIAL TROPHY” “Banff Springs Golf Club LADIES CHAMPIONSHIP ANNUAL COMPETITION WON BY Marion Crosby *1933*” Stamped underneath cup is a sphinx hallmark. Cup sits on a wide brown wooden base. 14.5 cm x 17.0 cm x 5.0 cm.
- Subject
- Banff
- golfing
- Banff Springs
- competition
- Crosby
- Credit
- Gift of Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0395 a-e
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; nickel silver;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1299 a-i
- Description
- Mostly matching set of nickel silver dining flatware consisting of four forks, two knives [one of which does not match the rest], and three spoons - one is smaller than the other two. The set features decorations of flowers throughout the handles; two bunched together at the end, one in the middle,…
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- Title
- Dining Flatware
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- metal; nickel silver;
- Dimensions
- 2.1 x 3.6 x 17.6 cm
- Description
- Mostly matching set of nickel silver dining flatware consisting of four forks, two knives [one of which does not match the rest], and three spoons - one is smaller than the other two. The set features decorations of flowers throughout the handles; two bunched together at the end, one in the middle, and one just below the head with thin decorative lines between them. The one knife that doesn’t match the others has a decorative border around the mostly square handle with scrolls and flowers in the middle - it has a maker’s mark stamped on the blade that looks like “CVO STAINLESS.” Every piece of the set has “ROGERS NICKEL SILVER” stamped on the backs - no information found online.
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1299 a-i
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- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0287
- Description
- Eight-sided tin box predominantly dark blue with gold accents along edges and a black and white photo portrait of the British Royal Family on the lid. Manufacturer details printed on the back edge of the lid. The lid lifts completely off from the body - the box is empty. Back row, left to right: Qu…
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- Title
- Tin Box
- Date
- 1935 – 1940
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 10.2 x 13.6 cm
- Description
- Eight-sided tin box predominantly dark blue with gold accents along edges and a black and white photo portrait of the British Royal Family on the lid. Manufacturer details printed on the back edge of the lid. The lid lifts completely off from the body - the box is empty. Back row, left to right: Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, King George ViFront Row, left to right: Princess Margaret, Princess Elizabeth.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- Royal Family
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.0287
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- Date
- 1934 – 1950
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0271
- Description
- Metal hand-held flour sifter. The main component has raised horizontal ridges throughout with a lip that is higher on the side opposite from the handle - the handle has a built-in pump that, when squeezed, turns the hexagonal sifter against the metal mesh at the bottom of the main compartment. Sta…
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- Title
- Sifter
- Date
- 1934 – 1950
- Material
- metal; tin;
- Dimensions
- 14.8 x 13.3 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Metal hand-held flour sifter. The main component has raised horizontal ridges throughout with a lip that is higher on the side opposite from the handle - the handle has a built-in pump that, when squeezed, turns the hexagonal sifter against the metal mesh at the bottom of the main compartment. Stamped onto the side of the sifter opposite the handle is “SIFT-CHINE MADE IN U.S.A.” The sifter is wrapped in a plastic produce bag.
- Subject
- cookware
- cooking
- baking
- kitchen utensils
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0271
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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.
- 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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Commemorative Coin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0152
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0152
- Description
- A metal coin (possibly tin) with the relief of a roman figure in front of the British parliamentary building with “LNG MAY THEY REIGN” around edge. Obverse: Relief busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with “GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH CROWNED 1937” around edge. Small loop for hanging at top …
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- Title
- Commemorative Coin
- Date
- 1937
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 3.5 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- A metal coin (possibly tin) with the relief of a roman figure in front of the British parliamentary building with “LNG MAY THEY REIGN” around edge. Obverse: Relief busts of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth with “GEORGE VI & QUEEN ELIZABETH CROWNED 1937” around edge. Small loop for hanging at top of coin.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- souvenir
- events
- coronation
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0152
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- Date
- 1935 – 1947
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0006 a-e
- Description
- 5 pennies, 4 of which are from Canada and one from the United States of America.(a) United States of America one cent coin. The front reads “E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE CENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” with two branches surrounding the words. On the back is a relief of Abraham Lincoln and “IN GOD WE TRUST” “…
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- Title
- Coin Money
- Date
- 1935 – 1947
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- 5 pennies, 4 of which are from Canada and one from the United States of America.(a) United States of America one cent coin. The front reads “E PLURIBUS UNUM ONE CENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA” with two branches surrounding the words. On the back is a relief of Abraham Lincoln and “IN GOD WE TRUST” “LIBERTY” and “1945”(b) Canada one cent coin. The front has a relief of two maple leaves and the words “CANADA” “ONE CENT” and “1935”. On the back is a relief of King George V of England and the words “GEORGIVS V DEL GRA: REX ET IND: IMP:”(c) Canada one cent coin. The front has a relief of two maple leaves and the words “1 CENT” “1946” “CANADA”. On the back is a relief of King George VI of England and the words “GEORGIVS VI D : G : REX : ET IND : IMP”(d) Canada one cent coin. The front has a relief of two maple leaves and the words “1 CENT” “1947” “CANADA”. On the back is a relief of King George VI of England and the words “GEORGIVS VI D : G : REX : ET IND : IMP”(e) Canada one cent coin. The front has a relief of two maple leaves and the words “1 CENT” “1947” “CANADA”. On the back is a relief of King George VI of England and the words “GEORGIVS VI D : G : REX : ET IND : IMP”
- Subject
- WhWhyte homeyte
- currency
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0006 a-e
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Life and death on Mt. Everest : Sherpas and Himalayan Mountaineering
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20184
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1999
- Author
- Ortner, Sherry B
- Publisher
- Princeton : Princeton University Press
- Call Number
- DS486 E8 O7
- Author
- Ortner, Sherry B
- Publisher
- Princeton : Princeton University Press
- Published Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- xii, 376p.: ill., maps, ports
- ISBN
- 069100689X
- Call Number
- DS486 E8 O7
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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View from the Summit
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20186
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1999
- Author
- Hillary, Sir Edmund
- Publisher
- London : Doubleday
- Call Number
- G512 H5 V5
- Author
- Hillary, Sir Edmund
- Publisher
- London : Doubleday
- Published Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 309p.: ill. (some col.), maps, ports
- Subjects
- Everest, Mount
- Mountaineers, New Zealand
- ISBN
- 0385600208
- Call Number
- G512 H5 V5
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Bow Valley update : a guide to new climbs east of Banff
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20188
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Author
- Martin, John
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- F1090 B6 M3 1991
- Author
- Martin, John
- Responsibility
- John Martin, Jon Jones, Chris Perry
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- 56p. : ill., maps
- ISBN
- 092110216X
- Call Number
- F1090 B6 M3 1991
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Ghosts of Everest : the search for Mallory & Irvine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20189
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1999
- Author
- Hemmleb, Jochen
- Publisher
- Seattle : The Mountaineers
- Call Number
- G512 M3 H4
- Author
- Hemmleb, Jochen
- Responsibility
- Jochen Hemmleb, Larry A. Johnson, and Eric. R. Simonson of the expedition team that found Mallory on Everest as told to William E. Northdurft
- Publisher
- Seattle : The Mountaineers
- Published Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 205p. : ill (chiefly col.)
- ISBN
- 0898866695
- Call Number
- G512 M3 H4
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Last climb : the legendary Everest expeditions of George Mallory
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20190
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1999
- Author
- Breashears, David
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
- Call Number
- G512 M3 B7
- Author
- Breashears, David
- Responsibility
- David Breashears and Audrey Salkeld
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : National Geographic
- Published Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 239p. : ill. (some col.)
- Notes
- foreword by John Mallory
- ISBN
- 0792275381
- Call Number
- G512 M3 B7
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Going higher : oxygen, man, and mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20191
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1998
- Author
- Houston, Charles
- Publisher
- Seattle : The Mountaineers
- Edition
- 4th ed
- Call Number
- RC103 A4 H6 1998
- Author
- Houston, Charles
- Edition
- 4th ed
- Publisher
- Seattle : The Mountaineers
- Published Date
- 1998
- Physical Description
- 271p. : ill
- Subjects
- Altitude
- Mountain sickness
- Notes
- First published in 1980 as Going Higher : the story of man and altitude. Revised 1983, 1987
- ISBN
- 0898865808
- Call Number
- RC103 A4 H6 1998
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Footsteps in the clouds : Kangchenjunga a century later
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20192
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1999
- Author
- Morrow, Baiba
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Raincoast Books
- Call Number
- DS486 K3 M6
- Author
- Morrow, Baiba
- Responsibility
- Baiba & Pat Morow
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Raincoast Books
- Published Date
- 1999
- Physical Description
- 152p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
- Subjects
- Pictorial works
- ISBN
- 1551922266
- Call Number
- DS486 K3 M6
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Kananaskis ram : a story from Kananaskis country
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20193
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1996
- Author
- Hanisch, Ernst
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Call Number
- F1090 K3 H3
- Author
- Hanisch, Ernst
- Publisher
- Calgary : Rocky Mountain Books
- Published Date
- 1996
- Physical Description
- 47p
- Subjects
- Wildlife
- ISBN
- 0921102429
- Call Number
- F1090 K3 H3
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Environmentally friendly disposal for huts. Part A: Waste water|Energy study for Alpine Club Huts
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20194
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Munich : Deutcher Alpen Club
- Call Number
- TD923 E5
- Responsibility
- German Alpine Club
- Publisher
- Munich : Deutcher Alpen Club
- Published Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 1v. (unpaged), 60p.
- Notes
- Translated from German
- Two reports bound together
- Call Number
- TD923 E5
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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The Wheeler Hut project : a study of the waste and energy management options for the Wheeler Hut
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20196
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1994
- Publisher
- [S.l. : S.n.]
- Call Number
- TD923 W5
- Responsibility
- conducted on behalf of the Alpine Club of Canada
- Publisher
- [S.l. : S.n.]
- Published Date
- 1994
- Physical Description
- v, 64p., xxiv : ill., maps
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada Huts
- Call Number
- TD923 W5
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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