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- Date
- 1890 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1003
- Description
- Small pocket watch-style barometer marked “RAIN CHANGE FAIR COMPENSATED SHORT & MASON LTD LONDON.” The round gauge is marked for elevation as well as pressure and can also be used as an altimeter.
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- Title
- Barometer
- Date
- 1890 – 1950
- Material
- glass; metal
- Description
- Small pocket watch-style barometer marked “RAIN CHANGE FAIR COMPENSATED SHORT & MASON LTD LONDON.” The round gauge is marked for elevation as well as pressure and can also be used as an altimeter.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Credit
- Gift of Jean L. Macqueen, Victoria, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 104.30.1003
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Bergans Backpack
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1087
- Date
- 1945 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1087
- Description
- Standard Bergans backpack.
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- Title
- Bergans Backpack
- Date
- 1945 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Standard Bergans backpack.
- Subject
- climbing
- hiking
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Credit
- Gift of Pam Turpin, Montreal, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1087
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- Date
- 1918
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1049
- Description
- Mounted, glass covered book case, leather covered book, patterned fabric lined, ivory coloured. Cover has all metal inscriptions: ribbon-shape centre top: "The Alpine Club of Canada",oval insignia 4.6 x 2.8, ram's head and ACC. Single brass letters centered: "Members War Record 1914-1918", copper p…
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- Title
- Book Case
- Date
- 1918
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; skin
- Description
- Mounted, glass covered book case, leather covered book, patterned fabric lined, ivory coloured. Cover has all metal inscriptions: ribbon-shape centre top: "The Alpine Club of Canada",oval insignia 4.6 x 2.8, ram's head and ACC. Single brass letters centered: "Members War Record 1914-1918", copper plates each side 12.8 x 5.0 with ice pick and rope. Silver coloured rope over bottom copper plate 9.0 x21.5, centered on this plate a wreath 6.0 x 6.3 with "SIC ITVR AD ASTRA"inside. Mounted on oak base 57.0 x 46.5 c 6.0, glass walls 11.2 x .5 thick. 16.5 long brass rods through corners of glass go through base to tighten withwing nuts.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1049
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Climbing Equipment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1113
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1113
- Description
- Nine pieces of climbing equipment - carabiners, pitons, rappel ring and ice screws - attached together.
- Title
- Climbing Equipment
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Nine pieces of climbing equipment - carabiners, pitons, rappel ring and ice screws - attached together.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1113
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Commemorative Piton
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1156
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1156
- Description
- A metal piton with two pins glued on, the top the gold-coloured embossed Chateau Lake Louise Hotel, printed underneath “CHATEAU LAKE LOUISE”; the bottom is a copper-coloured ACC pin with its logo: an embossed rope around the rim, a ram’s head on top, an enamel, green, grey and white shield in the …
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- Title
- Commemorative Piton
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.2 x 8.8 cm
- Description
- A metal piton with two pins glued on, the top the gold-coloured embossed Chateau Lake Louise Hotel, printed underneath “CHATEAU LAKE LOUISE”; the bottom is a copper-coloured ACC pin with its logo: an embossed rope around the rim, a ram’s head on top, an enamel, green, grey and white shield in the middle with two crossed ice axes behind, a coiled rope under that, and raised lettering “THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA” arced around the bottom. On one side, in raised lettering, “LOST “, a diamond shape in the middle, and then “ARROW”; on the side “ITALY”.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1156
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1243
- Date
- 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1243
- Description
- A piece of rundlestone in the shape of a mountain with stencilled engraving“MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL 1997”.
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1997
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A piece of rundlestone in the shape of a mountain with stencilled engraving“MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL 1997”.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1243
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1048
- Date
- prior to 1922
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1048
- Description
- Elaborate wooden plaque, ACC members who died WWI. Wooden frame with painted plaster decoration, arch has Alpine Club logo and "SIC ITUR AD ASTRA", elaborate, curlicue border 10.5 wide frames inscription, gold lettering on blue: "To the memory of the members of the AC of C who died on active servic…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- prior to 1922
- Material
- wood; plaster
- Dimensions
- 160.5 x 92.3 cm
- Description
- Elaborate wooden plaque, ACC members who died WWI. Wooden frame with painted plaster decoration, arch has Alpine Club logo and "SIC ITUR AD ASTRA", elaborate, curlicue border 10.5 wide frames inscription, gold lettering on blue: "To the memory of the members of the AC of C who died on active service, 1914-1918. Their name liveth for evermore" with a list of 12 names and their rank and regiment, back has brown paper backing, centre top pasted on label "The Roberts Art Gallery Dealers & Importers of Fine Art, est.1842 729 Yonge St.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1048
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1036
- Date
- 1917
- Material
- wood; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1036
- Description
- Framed ACC book with inscription, wooden frame and backing. The Alpine Club of Canada book, 1917, opened and nailed to backing under glass, underneath a black piece of card 3.0 x 12.6 on which is lettered in white: "Found in a German dugout when the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge by Gunner, Charles …
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1917
- Material
- wood; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 34.4 x 34.4 cm
- Description
- Framed ACC book with inscription, wooden frame and backing. The Alpine Club of Canada book, 1917, opened and nailed to backing under glass, underneath a black piece of card 3.0 x 12.6 on which is lettered in white: "Found in a German dugout when the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge by Gunner, Charles E. Hornibrook, 22nd Howitzer Battery, C.F.A. France".
- Subject
- Alpine Club of Canada
- events
- World War I
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1036
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1155
- Date
- 1981
- Material
- plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1155
- Description
- Grey plastic commemorative plaque with mounting holes each corner. "LAWRENCE GRASSI Mountaineer. guide. pioneer. trail builder. miner. and friend of all mountain travellers. BORN - Falmenta. Italy. December 20. 1890 DIED - Canmore. Alberta. February 5. 1980. Construction of this mountain hut was m…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1981
- Material
- plastic
- Dimensions
- 21.6 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- Grey plastic commemorative plaque with mounting holes each corner. "LAWRENCE GRASSI Mountaineer. guide. pioneer. trail builder. miner. and friend of all mountain travellers. BORN - Falmenta. Italy. December 20. 1890 DIED - Canmore. Alberta. February 5. 1980. Construction of this mountain hut was made possible by: Lawrence Grassi - Canmore Alberta and the generosity of the Hayes family of Portland. Oregon: Edmund Hayes. Senior Former President. Canmore Mines Ltd. Edmund Hayes. Junior Frederick W. Hayes Philip S. Hayes. DEDICATED AUGUST. 1981"
- Subject
- Lawrence Grassi
- Alpine Club of Canada
- ACC
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1155
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- Date
- 1945 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1088
- Description
- Typical duffle bag with grommets. In ink on side and bottom: "W1206 Montgomery, F. K. C.W.A.C."
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- Title
- Duffle Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Typical duffle bag with grommets. In ink on side and bottom: "W1206 Montgomery, F. K. C.W.A.C."
- Subject
- Alpine Club of Canada
- hiking
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Pam Turpin, Montreal, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1088
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