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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- paper; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1033
- Description
- Stacked, pressed paper heel, lady's, waterlogged pressed paper heel, layers coming apart, 2 leather layers on bottom, very old and dry, 4 rounded head nails 1.8 in length in bottom, 5 smaller nails embedded also.
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- Title
- Boot Heel
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- paper; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 4.5 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Stacked, pressed paper heel, lady's, waterlogged pressed paper heel, layers coming apart, 2 leather layers on bottom, very old and dry, 4 rounded head nails 1.8 in length in bottom, 5 smaller nails embedded also.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Mount Schaffer
- Lake O'Hara
- Credit
- Gift of Frances Klatzel, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1033
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- Date
- prior to 1984
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1057
- Description
- Don't step on flowers crest, circular patch (6.1 in diameter) with a picture of a brown boot stepping on red flowers. Across this central picture is a red slash symbolizing keep off the flowers. A red border around the circumference.
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- Title
- Club Crest
- Date
- prior to 1984
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Don't step on flowers crest, circular patch (6.1 in diameter) with a picture of a brown boot stepping on red flowers. Across this central picture is a red slash symbolizing keep off the flowers. A red border around the circumference.
- Credit
- Gift of Lake O’Hara Trails Club, Lake Louise, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1057
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Crystal Quartz
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1023
- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- mineral, quartz
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1023
- Description
- A large piece of quatrz with beautiful clear crystals projecting from it.
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- Title
- Crystal Quartz
- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- mineral, quartz
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- A large piece of quatrz with beautiful clear crystals projecting from it.
- Credit
- Gift of Lawrence Grassi, Canmore, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1023
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Membership Patch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1097
- Date
- 1980 – 1983
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1097
- Description
- Triangularly shaped felt patch "Lake O'Hara Trails Club" in dark blue lettering along bottom of patch on a white background. Mountain scene located above lettering completing triangular design. Light blue river, green foreground, white mountains, dark blue sky with a white outer border.
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- Title
- Membership Patch
- Date
- 1980 – 1983
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 5.4 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Triangularly shaped felt patch "Lake O'Hara Trails Club" in dark blue lettering along bottom of patch on a white background. Mountain scene located above lettering completing triangular design. Light blue river, green foreground, white mountains, dark blue sky with a white outer border.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Lake O'Hara Trails Club
- Credit
- Gift of Lake O’Hara Trails Club, Lake Louise, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1097
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- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- stone; paint;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0104 a-e
- Description
- Five samples of paint left on stones by J.E.H. MacDonald and Peter Whyte from Lake McArthur and Opabin, Lake O’Hara. Paint samples are mostly blue, green, and white in colour.Includes:a - blue and blue-green paint chips left by Peter Whyte at Lake McArthur [he sat below J.E.H. MacDonald] housed in …
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- Title
- Paint Sample
- Date
- 1925 – 1930
- Material
- stone; paint;
- Dimensions
- 3.1 x 5.0 x 10.8 cm
- Description
- Five samples of paint left on stones by J.E.H. MacDonald and Peter Whyte from Lake McArthur and Opabin, Lake O’Hara. Paint samples are mostly blue, green, and white in colour.Includes:a - blue and blue-green paint chips left by Peter Whyte at Lake McArthur [he sat below J.E.H. MacDonald] housed in a small round gold-coloured tin with “Pete Whyte McA sitting below JEH” on the lid, as well as four photographs of the paint samples in situb - white paint chips and a stone with more white paint on it from the Schaffer Bluffs at Lake McArthur [paint possibly left by Peter Whyte, J.E.H. MacDonald, or Richard Jack] - chips are housed in a small round gold-coloured tin with “MCARTHUR MISSING SCENE” written on the lid, as well as three photographs of the paint samples in situc - blue and white paint chips [possibly left by J.E.H. MacDonald] at the Lake McArthur Gully housed in a small round gold-coloured tin with “McA Gully” written on the lid, as well as three photographs of the paint samples in situd - blue and white paint chips left by J.E.H. MacDonald at Lake McArthur [he sat above Peter Whyte] housed in a small round gold-coloured tin with “JEH at McA sitting above Pete W.” written on the lid, as well as four photographs of the paint samples in situe - blue and white paint chips [possibly left by J.E.H. MacDonald] at Opabin near the Porcupine shelter housed in a small round gold-coloured tin with “Opabin near porcupine shelter” written on the lid, as well as two photographs of the paint samples in situ
- Subject
- Peter Whyte
- J.E.H. MacDonald
- James Edward Hervey MacDonald
- art
- artists
- paint
- painting
- Lake O’Hara region;;
- Credit
- Gift of Patricia Cucman, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0104 a-e
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- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0105 a-d
- Description
- four samples of paint left on stones and trees, presumably by J.E.H. MacDonald from Lake McArthur and Opabin, Lake O’Hara. Paint samples are mostly blue, green, and white in colour.
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- Title
- Paint Sample
- Date
- 1924 – 1930
- Description
- four samples of paint left on stones and trees, presumably by J.E.H. MacDonald from Lake McArthur and Opabin, Lake O’Hara. Paint samples are mostly blue, green, and white in colour.
- Subject
- J.E.H. MacDonald
- James Edward Hervey MacDonald
- art
- artists
- paint
- painting
- Lake O’Hara region;
- Credit
- Gift of Patricia Cucman, Calgary, 2021
- Catalogue Number
- 104.02.0105 a-d
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- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1112
- Description
- Silver pocket flask engraved on front: “To Ernest. A Token Of Our Gratitude from The Lake O’Hara Staff”. Bottom of flask is stamped: “MADE IN ENGLAND. JAMES DIKON & SONS. SHEFFIELD. 71- 12 oz.”
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- Title
- Pocket Flask
- Date
- 1955 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 11.0 cm
- Description
- Silver pocket flask engraved on front: “To Ernest. A Token Of Our Gratitude from The Lake O’Hara Staff”. Bottom of flask is stamped: “MADE IN ENGLAND. JAMES DIKON & SONS. SHEFFIELD. 71- 12 oz.”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- packers and guides
- Swiss guides
- Ernest Feuz
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Lake O’Hara Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Fred Feuz, Salmon Arm, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1112
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- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0389
- Description
- A large, brown canvas satchel trimmed with leather. Heavy, zippered mouth across top is trimmed with leather and opens wide. Double leather handles at centre attach by metal rings to double strap stitched down each side of the bag. Edges trimmed with leather welting. Lined completely with beige, br…
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- Title
- Satchel
- Date
- 1950 – 1975
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 27.0 x 27.0 x 52.0 cm
- Description
- A large, brown canvas satchel trimmed with leather. Heavy, zippered mouth across top is trimmed with leather and opens wide. Double leather handles at centre attach by metal rings to double strap stitched down each side of the bag. Edges trimmed with leather welting. Lined completely with beige, brown and white, checked plaid fabric. One side has large pocket across its length with leather tab holding it at middle. Large yellow identification tag from Lake O'Hara Lodge looped to one handle with string. Five metal button feet on base. Base of bag and bottom half of bag stiffened.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- travel
- Lake O'Hara Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0389
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- Date
- 1929 – 1929
- Material
- mineral; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0129 a,b
- Description
- Two pins made from small clusters of clear, large transparent crystals. Long, angular crystals with oblique ends are of quartz. Silver fitting on back roughly follows shape of each pin, with long curving prongs clasping around crevices and angles of crystals to hold them securely. Hinged pin spike …
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- Title
- Scatter Pin
- Date
- 1929 – 1929
- Material
- mineral; metal
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 2.3 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- Two pins made from small clusters of clear, large transparent crystals. Long, angular crystals with oblique ends are of quartz. Silver fitting on back roughly follows shape of each pin, with long curving prongs clasping around crevices and angles of crystals to hold them securely. Hinged pin spike fastens into slotted clasp with locking mechanism. (a) larger - cloudy crystals lying in all directions, discolouration on back. (b) smaller - clear crystals all lying in same direction.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0129 a,b
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- Date
- 1935 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0317
- Description
- Hand made cane from birch tree branch. Bark has been removed only from handle, secondary branches have been sawed off. Branch otherwise in natural state. Handle is slightly curved with twist at end. Base is frayed from use.
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- Title
- Walking Cane
- Date
- 1935 – 1970
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 94.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Hand made cane from birch tree branch. Bark has been removed only from handle, secondary branches have been sawed off. Branch otherwise in natural state. Handle is slightly curved with twist at end. Base is frayed from use.
- Subject
- sports
- hiking
- Lawrence Grassi
- Lake O'Hara
- Skoki
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0317
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