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Lobo, and other stories from Wild animals I have known : being the personal histories of Lobo, Silverspot, Redruff, Bingo
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25071
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1921
- Author
- Thompson Seton, Ernest
- Publisher
- New York : Charles Scribner's & Sons
- Call Number
- 05 T37w
- Author
- Thompson Seton, Ernest
- Responsibility
- Ernest Thompson Seton
- Publisher
- New York : Charles Scribner's & Sons
- Published Date
- 1921
- Physical Description
- 125 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations
- Subjects
- Animals
- Animals, Domestic
- Wildlife
- Folklore
- Abstract
- Pertains to stories about animals
- Contents
- A list of the stories in this book and their full page drawings:
- Lobo, the King of Currumpaw
- Silverspot, the Story of a Crow
- Raggylug, the Story of a Cottontail Rabbit
- Bingo, the Story of My Dog
- The Springfield Fox
- The Pacing Mustang
- Wully, the Story of a Yaller Dog
- Redruff, the Story of the Don Valley Partridge
- The thought (tail-piece)
- Accession Number
- 2926
- Call Number
- 05 T37w
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Trinket Basket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0147
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- grass; bark, cedar
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0147
- Description
- A round basket woven of natural materials, sea grass and cedar bark, with dyed grass eagles clutching an arrow flying around sides. The lid has the same eagle motif and a woven knob-like handle.
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- Title
- Trinket Basket
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- grass; bark, cedar
- Dimensions
- 5.0 cm
- Description
- A round basket woven of natural materials, sea grass and cedar bark, with dyed grass eagles clutching an arrow flying around sides. The lid has the same eagle motif and a woven knob-like handle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- households
- decorative
- crafts
- animals
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0147
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Riding Breeches
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.0035
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep; skin; fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0035
- Description
- A woman's brown wool (knit fabric) jodphurs with front pockets, a fly, and suspender buttons inside the waistband. There are suede patches on the inside of each leg. The legs lace at the bottom where they are tightly fitted. The pants have a cotton lining and are a small size. The label reads: “…
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- Title
- Riding Breeches
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep; skin; fibre, cotton
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 90.5 cm
- Description
- A woman's brown wool (knit fabric) jodphurs with front pockets, a fly, and suspender buttons inside the waistband. There are suede patches on the inside of each leg. The legs lace at the bottom where they are tightly fitted. The pants have a cotton lining and are a small size. The label reads: “Made in England Pytchley Brand”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0035
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, fox
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0068
- Description
- A fur stole made from an uncut pelt of a silver fox crossed with a black fox. The stole has long glossy dark brown fur tipped with silver along the back, and a large bushy tail with a white tip. The stole is fastened with black braid-covered round toggles with snaps near the paws on the two right …
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- Title
- Stole
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, fox
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 124.0 cm
- Description
- A fur stole made from an uncut pelt of a silver fox crossed with a black fox. The stole has long glossy dark brown fur tipped with silver along the back, and a large bushy tail with a white tip. The stole is fastened with black braid-covered round toggles with snaps near the paws on the two right legs, and toggles with snaps on plastic chains on one side near the tail and head. There is a long braid covered clip under the fox’s head in the chin area. The fox’s eyesockets have been fitted with glass eyes.
- Subject
- social customs
- animals, fox
- decorative
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0068
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, alligator
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0206
- Description
- A grey and beige alligator skin folding wallet with a bill pocket, card pocket, and a change pocket with a flap.
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- Title
- Wallet
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, alligator
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 8.6 x 19.1 cm
- Description
- A grey and beige alligator skin folding wallet with a bill pocket, card pocket, and a change pocket with a flap.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- animals, alligator
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0206
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
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- Title
- Purse
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- skin, snake
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 9.2 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A black and white snakeskin change purse with two pieces. The smaller section (a) slides into the larger section (b) to close the purse.
- Subject
- travel
- households
- animals, snake
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0207 a,b
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- Date
- 1928 – 1929
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1189
- Description
- Two handled silver cup on black wooden base. Front of cup engraved: “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. COUNTRY LIFE TROPHY for the best AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPH taken on the OFFICIAL TRAIL RIDE. Presented by REGINALD TOWNSEND” Also stamped with two circular Trail Riders emblems and manufacturer’s mar…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1928 – 1929
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 21.5 cm
- Description
- Two handled silver cup on black wooden base. Front of cup engraved: “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies. COUNTRY LIFE TROPHY for the best AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPH taken on the OFFICIAL TRAIL RIDE. Presented by REGINALD TOWNSEND” Also stamped with two circular Trail Riders emblems and manufacturer’s mark: “BIRKS. STERLING” with 3 hallmarks and “11/23.” Winner’s names and dates engraved on back of cup and on 5 plates attached to base, from 1929 to 1999 (at time of donation).
- Subject
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Reginald Townsend
- photography
- sports
- riding
- animals
- horses
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1189
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- Date
- 1922 – 1922
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.0005
- Description
- A metal tag cut out in the shape of the number “22” with a metal S-ring at the top. The tag is stamped with “Canadian Nat'l Parks Dog Tax 108 -1922-”.
- Title
- Animal Tag
- Date
- 1922 – 1922
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 0.2 x 3.0 cm
- Description
- A metal tag cut out in the shape of the number “22” with a metal S-ring at the top. The tag is stamped with “Canadian Nat'l Parks Dog Tax 108 -1922-”.
- Subject
- animals, dog
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.0005
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1032
- Description
- A leg hold trap for small animals, hinged foot hold activated by circular foot plate, metal arm with chain attached and spike for anchoring.
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- Title
- Trap
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A leg hold trap for small animals, hinged foot hold activated by circular foot plate, metal arm with chain attached and spike for anchoring.
- Credit
- Gift of Bernie Schiesser, Banff, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1032
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic; fibre; metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0126 a-d
- Description
- A portable tea set which fits into an oval wicker basket (d). a) A tall cylindrical teapot with a curved spout joined to the middle of the pot. The teapot has a round flat lid with two finger holes. There is a twisted fibre handle hanging from two taps at the top of the pot. The teapot is decora…
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- Title
- Tea Service
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic; fibre; metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 19.0 (a); 6.5 (b,c) x 18.0 (d) x 33.0 (d) cm
- Description
- A portable tea set which fits into an oval wicker basket (d). a) A tall cylindrical teapot with a curved spout joined to the middle of the pot. The teapot has a round flat lid with two finger holes. There is a twisted fibre handle hanging from two taps at the top of the pot. The teapot is decorated with a large dragon on the side with squiggles (clouds) scattered about. b,c) Two small cups, without handles, shaped like bowls with a dragon motif on the outside.d)The basket has a large metal latch and a hinged lid. The basket is lined with checked fabric.
- Subject
- households
- picnic
- summer
- animals
- dragon
- social customs
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0126 a-d
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