topic:"Switzerland" found 47 records - Research Collections

The annual report, accounts and balance sheet for 1949

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1950

Author: Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club

Publisher: London : Wyman and Sons

Call Number: DQ821 S95 1950

Author: Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club

Publisher: London : Wyman and Sons

Published Date: 1950

Physical Description: 90 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Switzerland; Swiss Alpine Club

Call Number: DQ821 S95 1950

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The annual report, accounts and balance sheet for 1950

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1951

Author: Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club

Publisher: London : Wyman and Sons

Call Number: DQ821 S95 1951

Author: Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club

Publisher: London : Wyman and Sons

Published Date: 1951

Physical Description: 95 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Switzerland; Swiss Alpine Club

Call Number: DQ821 S95 1951

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The annual report, accounts and balance sheet for 1951

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1952

Author: Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club

Publisher: London : Wyman and Sons

Call Number: DQ821 S95 1952

Author: Association of British Members of the Swiss Alpine Club

Publisher: London : Wyman and Sons

Published Date: 1952

Physical Description: 100 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Switzerland; Swiss Alpine Club

Call Number: DQ821 S95 1952

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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Collection Coin

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Date: n.d.

Catalogue Number: 109.03.0007

Description: coin collection Canadian: 1 Canadian $1 Bill 1967 - Centennial of Canadian Confederation20 cents - 1858 - silver 25 cents - 1938, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1969, 1973, 1975, 197510 cents - 1938, 1947, 1958, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1975, 19775 cents - 1942, 1942 (tombac nickels), 1944, 1949, 195…

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Title: Collection Coin

Date: n.d.

Description: coin collection Canadian: 1 Canadian $1 Bill 1967 - Centennial of Canadian Confederation20 cents - 1858 - silver 25 cents - 1938, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1969, 1973, 1975, 197510 cents - 1938, 1947, 1958, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1975, 19775 cents - 1942, 1942 (tombac nickels), 1944, 1949, 1950, , 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1973, 1975, 19781 cent - 1935, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1952, 1953, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1977, 1977, 1978, 1978, 1978, 1979 Newfoundland50 cents - 1908 - silver United States of America$1 coin - 1921, 1921 - silverhalf dollar - 1959 - silver25 cents - 1973, 1974 - silver5 cents - 1941, 1943, 1946, 1970 - 3 silver, 1 copperhalf dime - 1853, 1856 - silver 2 cents - 1864 - copper1 cent - “Indian Head” Penny - 1860 - brass1 cent - 2939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1978 - copperNorwegian Kroner1975 5 Kroner — round, silver1951 1 Krone — round, silver 1975 - 1 Krone — round, silver 1975 - 50 ore - round, silver1964 - 10 ore - round, silver Swiss: 1 centime - 1949 Helvetia — round, copper 5 franc - 1968 — round, silverIreland: 10 pence - 1971 — round, silverEngland/United Kingdom: 1 penny - 1921, 1937 — copper“new penny” - 1971, 1976 - copper5 pence - “new pence” 1970 - silver 1 shilling - 1953 - silver.5 penny - “new penny” 1977 - copperAustria: 1 schilling - 1959 - round, brass10 groschen - 1967 - silver USSR 1 kopek - 1976 - brass British Caribbean Territories 25 cents - 1955, 1955, 1955, 1957 - round, silver 10 cents - 1955, 1965 - round, silver 5 cents - 1955, 1955, 1955 - round, brass2 cents - 1955, 1955, 1955, 1962, 1965, 1965 - round, copperPeruun sol de oro - 1968 — round, brass5 centavos - 1956 - round brass, 1 centavo - 1954 - round, silverNew Zealand: 5 cents - 1972 - round, silver Hong Kong $1 dollar - 1960 - round, silver5 cents - 1958 - round, brassJapan5 yen - [1959-1989] - brass, hole in centre 10 yen - [1951-1958] - copper, image of temple on front, “10” on reverseNepal1 rupee - [1955-1963] silver, Envelope that reads “Gordon Hunter” Canada: 5 cents 1919, silverGermany - 5 mark, 1903 - silver Commemorative/Event coinsBanff Indian Days Dollar - 1969, 1974 — silver Southern Alberta Dollar - Jeux canada Games (1975 ananda Winter Games) - 1975 - silverCalgary Stampede Dollar - 1976 - SILVERunknown- silver round coin, looks very old and possibly Indian (sanskrit?)

Subject: Whyte home; coins; collection; Canada; United States; China; Japan; Switzerland; Norway; England; Ireland; USSR; Hong Kong; Peru; Caribbean; Austria; Nepal; New Zealand.

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

Catalogue Number: 109.03.0007

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The day the rope broke : the story of the first ascent of the Matterhorn - and its strange and tragic aftermath

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1965

Author: Clark, Ronald W

Publisher: New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc

Call Number: 01.2 C54d

Author: Clark, Ronald W

Responsibility: by Ronald W. Clark

Publisher: New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc

Published Date: 1965

Physical Description: 221 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Matterhorn; Mountaineering; Switzerland

Notes: Includes bibliographical references

Accession Number: 2015.8533

Call Number: 01.2 C54d

Collection: Archives Library

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The Eiger sanction

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Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Published Date: 2015

Publisher: [Solna] : Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic

Call Number: 06.3 Ei4 DVD

1 website

Responsibility: Clint Eastwood (actor, director); Warren Murphy (screenplay); George Kennedy (actor); Vonetta McGee (actor)

Publisher: [Solna] : Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic

Published Date: 2015

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (129min.) : sound, color

Medium: Library - Moving image (includes film and digital video - published)

Subjects: Films; Film making; Scott, Charles (Chic); Switzerland

Abstract: "Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this international intrigue action thriller that takes place on the Swiss Alps. Hemlock,m a retired professional assassin (Eastwood) who has turned toward a calmer pursuit of art collection, is suddely forced out of retirement to hunt a deadly double agent who murdered a close friend. The hunt takes Eastwood on a breathtaking journey up the Swiss Alps with a team of mountain climbers - one of whom is the man he seeks, though his identity is as yet unknown. This top-notch action film, based on the novel by Trevanian, features some of the most exciting mountain climbing sequences ever filmed" (from back of DVD)

Notes: Chic Scott is one of the climbers

Accession Number: P2019-31

Call Number: 06.3 Ei4 DVD

Collection: Archives Library

URL Notes: The Eiger Sanction on IMDb

Websites

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The glaciers of the Alps

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1860

Author: Tyndall, John

Publisher: London : John Murray

Call Number: 03.4 T98g

Author: Tyndall, John

Publisher: London : John Murray

Published Date: 1860

Physical Description: 444 pages

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Switzerland; Europe; Alps; Mountaineering; Glaciers; glaciology; Science; Nature

Abstract: A narrative of excusions and ascents, an account of the origin and phenomena of glaciers, and an expostition of the physical principles to which they are related. -- From interior title page