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Date
1880 – 1900
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.03.1018
Description
Short squared nail.
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Title
Horseshoe Nail
Date
1880 – 1900
Material
metal
Description
Short squared nail.
Subject
animals
horses
buildings
Peyto Cabin
Credit
Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1989
Catalogue Number
104.03.1018
Images
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Other family and friends - unidentified

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55484
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 13 photographs depicting unidentified friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes image of Luxton family house at Armstrong Point in Winnipeg [ca.1896-1898] with family posing outside.
Date Range
[ca.1880-1900]
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 269 to 281
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / C : Extended family
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / C3 / PA - 269 to 281
GMD
Photograph
Photograph print
Date Range
[ca.1880-1900]
Physical Description
13 photographs : b&w prints ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of 13 photographs depicting unidentified friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes image of Luxton family house at Armstrong Point in Winnipeg [ca.1896-1898] with family posing outside.
Subject Access
Family and personal life
Children
Animals
Portrait
Home
Settlement
Geographic Access
Canada
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Access Restrictions
Materials are fragile - handle with caution
Reproduction Restrictions
Materials are fragile - handle with caution
Language
English
Conservation
Item LUX/III/C3/PA-281 showing early signs of moisture damage
Category
Family and personal life
Land, settlement and immigration
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Southern Alberta research project

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55619
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materia…
Date Range
[ca.1845-1920]
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
GMD
Cabinet card
Diary
Organization record
Photograph
Postcard
Print
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Textual record
Tintype
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
4 / Sub-series
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / II / C : Personal records
Sous-Fonds
LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / II / C6
GMD
Cabinet card
Diary
Organization record
Photograph
Postcard
Print
Private record
Published record
Scrapbook
Textual record
Tintype
Date Range
[ca.1845-1920]
Physical Description
29 cm of textual records -- 29 photographs (28 b&w prints, 1 tintype) ; 20 x 25 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Sub-series consists of textual and visual materials pertaining to the history of Southern Alberta. Includes personal accounts, day books and diaries, genealogical research, records of livestock and other trade, and portrait and group photographs depicting early settlers of Southern Alberta. Materials in sub-series believed to have been collected by Eleanor Luxton, possibly on behalf of the Southern Alberta Pioneers' and Old Timers' Association or as part of Eleanor's personal research.
Subject Access
Activities
Agriculture
Animals
Buildings
Businesses
Community life
Commerce and industry
Communications
Correspondence
Environment
Family and personal life
Farmland
Finances
Genealogy
History
Homestead
Immigration and homesteading
Inventory
Land use
Land, settlement and immigration
Manufacturing
Municipal views
Oil
Postcards
Portrait
Property
Real estate business
Research
Settlement
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Reproduction Restrictions
Some restrictions may apply - fragile materials
Language
English
Category
Commerce and industry
Communications
Family and personal life
Environment
Land, settlement and immigration
Natural resources
Title Source
Title based on contents of sub-series
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal, steel; ivory
Catalogue Number
104.20.0073 a-c
Description
A three piece carving set consisting of a knife (a), a meat fork (b), and a sharpening steel (c). Each piece has an ivory handle shaped with a slight curl to the right at the end. a) The carving knife has a long narrow blade. b) The fork has two long sharp tines and four curved pieces of wire stic…
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Title
Carving Set
Date
1875 – 1910
Material
metal, steel; ivory
Dimensions
36.5 (a); 28.5 (b); 41.0 (c) cm
Description
A three piece carving set consisting of a knife (a), a meat fork (b), and a sharpening steel (c). Each piece has an ivory handle shaped with a slight curl to the right at the end. a) The carving knife has a long narrow blade. b) The fork has two long sharp tines and four curved pieces of wire sticking out in a star shape around the base of the handle.c) The sharpening steel has a long round steel blade with four curved pieces of wire sticking out in a star shape at the base of the handle.
Subject
households
social customs
animals
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0073 a-c
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
metal, brass
Catalogue Number
104.20.0101
Description
A tarnished (greenish colour) brass bell with tall long-legged bird standing on top on one leg with wings outspread. The bird has a long neck that is upraised and the bird’s beak is open. The bird’s bent leg holds a metal bead suspended from a chain that clangs against the outside of the bell.
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Title
Service Bell
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
metal, brass
Dimensions
21.0 cm
Description
A tarnished (greenish colour) brass bell with tall long-legged bird standing on top on one leg with wings outspread. The bird has a long neck that is upraised and the bird’s beak is open. The bird’s bent leg holds a metal bead suspended from a chain that clangs against the outside of the bell.
Subject
households
social customs
communication
animals
birds
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0101
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Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal, copper; metal, brass
Catalogue Number
104.20.0466
Description
A simple copper bowl with three brass paw-like feet which support the bowl.
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Title
Bonbon Dish
Date
1880 – 1910
Material
metal, copper; metal, brass
Dimensions
8.5 cm
Description
A simple copper bowl with three brass paw-like feet which support the bowl.
Subject
households
decorative
animals
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0466
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Date
1875 – 1920
Material
bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
Catalogue Number
104.24.0001
Description
A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cot…
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Title
Hide Scraper
Date
1875 – 1920
Material
bone, elk; fibre; metal, steel
Dimensions
24.0 x 5.5 x 8.0 cm
Description
A hide scraper made from the leg bone of an elk, and carved to form a long handle which fits the hand well. There is a short right angle carved at the bottom and split horizontally to hold a rounded steel blade that is sharpened at the edge. The bone is notched and tied firmly with a strip of cotton fabric to secure the blade. A shiny metal hook is attached at the top along with a short loop of thong for hanging.
Subject
households
Indigenous
Stoney
crafts
carving
animals
elk
Norman Luxton
F.O. “Pat” Brewster
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.0001
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Date
1875 – 1920
Material
bone; skin
Catalogue Number
104.24.0002
Description
A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a han…
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Title
Hide Scraper
Date
1875 – 1920
Material
bone; skin
Dimensions
38.0 x 6.0 x 6.3 cm
Description
A hide scraper made from the leg bone of a deer or elk, from just below the knee, and carved into a squared shape. The scraper is hollowed and one half of its length is cut away leaving a flattened sharpened serrated end. The animal’s hide is still on the knee joint at the top and there is a hanging thong threaded through a drilled hole at the knee. The bone is tightly wrapped with strips of rawhide (or sinew?) one third of its length to hold the two pieces together where the bone was split.
Subject
households
Indigenous
Stoney
animals
elk
deer
crafts
carving
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.0002
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Date
1880 – 1920
Material
bone
Catalogue Number
104.24.0003
Description
An awl made by cutting the leg bone of an animal in half and carving the bone to a point at one end, leaving the joint end intact. The awl is hollow where the marrow was.
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Title
Leather Awl
Date
1880 – 1920
Material
bone
Dimensions
1.5 x 2.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
An awl made by cutting the leg bone of an animal in half and carving the bone to a point at one end, leaving the joint end intact. The awl is hollow where the marrow was.
Subject
households
crafts
carving
animals
Indigenous
Plains
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.24.0003
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
Image of the courtyard for the Banff Springs Hotel with various horse-drawn carriages throughout
Date Range
[ca. 1888-19420]
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 684
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
Sous-Fonds
V683
Accession Number
.
Reference Code
V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 684
GMD
Photograph
Date Range
[ca. 1888-19420]
Physical Description
Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
Scope & Content
Image of the courtyard for the Banff Springs Hotel with various horse-drawn carriages throughout
Subject Access
Animals
Banff Springs Hotel
Buildings
Horses
Hotels
Geographic Access
Banff
Banff National Park
Language
English
Title Source
Title based on item
Processing Status
Processed
Images
thumbnail
thumbnail
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