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- Date
- 1840 – 1850
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0005 a,b
- Description
- (a) Large dark brown wooden box camera which is constructed so that back half of camera slides into front half to focus and is secured in place by means of a brass thumbscrew into a slot in the base. Large brass lens screwed over aperture hole at centre of front side of wooden box, square glass pla…
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- Title
- Box Camera
- Date
- 1840 – 1850
- Material
- wood; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 25.2 x 24.0 x 42.3 cm
- Description
- (a) Large dark brown wooden box camera which is constructed so that back half of camera slides into front half to focus and is secured in place by means of a brass thumbscrew into a slot in the base. Large brass lens screwed over aperture hole at centre of front side of wooden box, square glass plate set into wooden frame slides into slot at back of camera. (b) a separate plateholder of the same size has hinged door on back of frame which opens to insert black metal film sheath (Eastman Kodak), and front of frame slides out by pulling on metal ring at top to expose film. Note: wood cracking and separated at joints, chipped at lower front corners with large chunk of wood out of lower right, plateholder cracked across door and on one side of top.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- photography
- J.D. Curren
- PW
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0005 a,b
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1071
- Description
- Black metal camera tripod, legs extend in six sections to a length of 112.5 cm. Points on ends screw off.
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- Title
- Camera Tripod
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 25.7 cm
- Description
- Black metal camera tripod, legs extend in six sections to a length of 112.5 cm. Points on ends screw off.
- Subject
- hobbies
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.1071
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Collection Clay Concretion
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1025
- Date
- prior to 1971
- Material
- clay
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1025
- Description
- Various sizes and interesting shapes of clay concretions.
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- Title
- Collection Clay Concretion
- Date
- prior to 1971
- Material
- clay
- Description
- Various sizes and interesting shapes of clay concretions.
- Subject
- geological
- hobbies
- Credit
- Gift of anonymous, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1025
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Collection Mineral
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1015%20a-m
- Date
- prior to 1978
- Material
- stone; mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1015 a-m
- Description
- Various sized, shaped and coloured stones.
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- Title
- Collection Mineral
- Date
- prior to 1978
- Material
- stone; mineral
- Description
- Various sized, shaped and coloured stones.
- Subject
- geology
- Canadian Rockies
- hobbies
- Fred Brewster
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1015 a-m
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Collection Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1024
- Date
- prior to 1972
- Material
- mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1024
- Description
- Various sized rocks, mainly crystal.
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- Title
- Collection Rock
- Date
- prior to 1972
- Material
- mineral
- Description
- Various sized rocks, mainly crystal.
- Subject
- geological
- hobbies
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1024
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Cribbage Board
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.01.1013
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- antler; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1013
- Description
- Cribbage board made out of two-pronged antler. Cut off ends have wood inserted. Long pointed end has "Banff" scratched in.
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- Title
- Cribbage Board
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- antler; wood
- Description
- Cribbage board made out of two-pronged antler. Cut off ends have wood inserted. Long pointed end has "Banff" scratched in.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- animal
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 108.01.1013
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Embroidery Scissors Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.45.0014
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0014
- Description
- A bluish green, suede, triangular case with snap flap, and cut out design on one side. Shape of elongated, isosceles triangle, rounded at the apex, with small pointed flap at short side which snaps with brass snap. Entirely lined with blue satin, back has pierced design of organic shapes which foll…
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- Title
- Embroidery Scissors Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- skin; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.3 x 12.8 cm
- Description
- A bluish green, suede, triangular case with snap flap, and cut out design on one side. Shape of elongated, isosceles triangle, rounded at the apex, with small pointed flap at short side which snaps with brass snap. Entirely lined with blue satin, back has pierced design of organic shapes which follow contours of case.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- craft
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0014
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1050
- Description
- Metal film canisters, 54 in number, in colours of yellow, red, green, white and blue. In a paper box with paper dividers. Box is "Buchan-Sinclair Limited"
- Title
- Film Canister
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- Metal film canisters, 54 in number, in colours of yellow, red, green, white and blue. In a paper box with paper dividers. Box is "Buchan-Sinclair Limited"
- Subject
- hobbies
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1050
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0126 a,aa, b,bb
- Description
- Two pairs of hand knitted fingerless gloves with long ribbed cuffs, and simple garter stitch body which covers only the back of the hand. Edge of hand covering is stepped to different lengths to correspond to the places where the fingers and thumbs join the hand. (a) tan, with crocheted loops atta…
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- Title
- Fingerless Gloves
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 19.5 cm
- Description
- Two pairs of hand knitted fingerless gloves with long ribbed cuffs, and simple garter stitch body which covers only the back of the hand. Edge of hand covering is stepped to different lengths to correspond to the places where the fingers and thumbs join the hand. (a) tan, with crocheted loops attached for the fingers and thumb. (b) brown, of finer wool than (a), and unfinished with long lengths of yarn left where knitting was begun and ended, no finger loops yet.
- Subject
- households
- hobbies
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0126 a,aa, b,bb
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- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; antler; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3013 a,b
- Description
- A stick (a) that is a long piece of peeled wood with a crooked end used to play with a "puck" (b) made of two deer antler tips tied together with a buckskin thong. Tag in CRW's writing: "Brought by Archie a game played by women - forerunner of lacrosse or hockey - lifted and propelled by crooked …
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- Title
- Game
- Date
- prior to 1970
- Material
- wood; antler; skin
- Dimensions
- 6.0 (a); 5.5 (b) x 20.0 (a); 15.0 (b) x 110.0 (a); 21.0 (b) cm
- Description
- A stick (a) that is a long piece of peeled wood with a crooked end used to play with a "puck" (b) made of two deer antler tips tied together with a buckskin thong. Tag in CRW's writing: "Brought by Archie a game played by women - forerunner of lacrosse or hockey - lifted and propelled by crooked stick."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.3013 a,b
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