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Legacy : Austria's influence on American skiing

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 2006

Publisher: United States : Culture Films LLC

Call Number: 01.5 L4 DVD vol.1

Responsibility: produced by Culture Films LLC

Publisher: United States : Culture Films LLC

Published Date: 2006

Physical Description: 2 digital video discs : sound, colour ; 12 cm.

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Series: Legacy ; part 1

Subjects: Austria; Skiing

Notes: Hannes Schneider & his disciples: Disc 1, 1890-1940 ; Disc 2, 1940-; Summary: Hannes Schnieder and his disciples brought Austrian alpine culture to the Americas, developed some of America's premier destination ski resorts, and taught thousands of Americans how to ski.

Call Number: 01.5 L4 DVD vol.1

Collection: Archives Library

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Medal

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Date: 2002

Material: metal; enamel; fibre; paper

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1222 a,b

Description: A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) (a) is folded into the shape of a triangle. A metal pin set with a wide pin bar is inserted into the fold and (b) a grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a small bow and sewn on…

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Title: Medal

Date: 2002

Material: metal; enamel; fibre; paper

Dimensions: 4.5 x 10.5 cm

Description: A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) (a) is folded into the shape of a triangle. A metal pin set with a wide pin bar is inserted into the fold and (b) a grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a small bow and sewn onto a metal back of a tie-tack style (spike and clutch closure attachment) lapel pin. (a) A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a triangle. A metal pin set with a wide pin bar is inserted into the fold. The hinged pin comes through the fabric at the back displaying a barrel-type catch for closing. A silver-coloured metal hook is sewn onto the top part; this hooks through a silver-coloured rivet in the bottom of the folded triangular-shaped ribbon and attaches to a metal ring, which in turn is attached to a ring soldered to the top part of the back of a heraldic gold-coloured stylized eagle, wings outstretched, embossed with ten divisional/regimental shields, one under the head and nine on the tips of the its feathers. There is a second ring soldered onto the bottom back of the eagle, suspended from which is a gold-coloured Maltese cross with webbed design surface and a flat-surfaced Christian cross in the centre.(b) A grosgrain ribbon in red and white (colours of the Austrian flag) is folded into the shape of a small bow and sewn onto a metal back of a tie-tack style (spike and clutch closure attachment) lapel pin. The size is (2.5 wide x 1 width x 1cm deep).The medal and lapel pin are stored in a red-paper covered metal hinged box (black bottom) lined with white satin on the inside cover and white faux velvet on the container part with depressions made for the medal and the lapel pin. Gold script with the jeweller’s particulars “Friedrich Orth Wien seit 1840” is embossed on the inside cover. A heraldic eagle is embossed in gold on the top of the box lid.

Subject: Golden Order of Merit of the Republik of Austria; award; guiding; climbing; skiing; humanitarian; businessman; Hans Gmoser

Credit: Gift of Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 2008

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1222 a,b

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Collection Coin

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Date: n.d.

Catalogue Number: 109.03.0007

Description: coin collection Canadian: 1 Canadian $1 Bill 1967 - Centennial of Canadian Confederation20 cents - 1858 - silver 25 cents - 1938, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1969, 1973, 1975, 197510 cents - 1938, 1947, 1958, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1975, 19775 cents - 1942, 1942 (tombac nickels), 1944, 1949, 195…

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Title: Collection Coin

Date: n.d.

Description: coin collection Canadian: 1 Canadian $1 Bill 1967 - Centennial of Canadian Confederation20 cents - 1858 - silver 25 cents - 1938, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1969, 1973, 1975, 197510 cents - 1938, 1947, 1958, 1966, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1975, 19775 cents - 1942, 1942 (tombac nickels), 1944, 1949, 1950, , 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1973, 1975, 19781 cent - 1935, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1952, 1953, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1977, 1977, 1978, 1978, 1978, 1979 Newfoundland50 cents - 1908 - silver United States of America$1 coin - 1921, 1921 - silverhalf dollar - 1959 - silver25 cents - 1973, 1974 - silver5 cents - 1941, 1943, 1946, 1970 - 3 silver, 1 copperhalf dime - 1853, 1856 - silver 2 cents - 1864 - copper1 cent - “Indian Head” Penny - 1860 - brass1 cent - 2939, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1948, 1951, 1967, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1978 - copperNorwegian Kroner1975 5 Kroner — round, silver1951 1 Krone — round, silver 1975 - 1 Krone — round, silver 1975 - 50 ore - round, silver1964 - 10 ore - round, silver Swiss: 1 centime - 1949 Helvetia — round, copper 5 franc - 1968 — round, silverIreland: 10 pence - 1971 — round, silverEngland/United Kingdom: 1 penny - 1921, 1937 — copper“new penny” - 1971, 1976 - copper5 pence - “new pence” 1970 - silver 1 shilling - 1953 - silver.5 penny - “new penny” 1977 - copperAustria: 1 schilling - 1959 - round, brass10 groschen - 1967 - silver USSR 1 kopek - 1976 - brass British Caribbean Territories 25 cents - 1955, 1955, 1955, 1957 - round, silver 10 cents - 1955, 1965 - round, silver 5 cents - 1955, 1955, 1955 - round, brass2 cents - 1955, 1955, 1955, 1962, 1965, 1965 - round, copperPeruun sol de oro - 1968 — round, brass5 centavos - 1956 - round brass, 1 centavo - 1954 - round, silverNew Zealand: 5 cents - 1972 - round, silver Hong Kong $1 dollar - 1960 - round, silver5 cents - 1958 - round, brassJapan5 yen - [1959-1989] - brass, hole in centre 10 yen - [1951-1958] - copper, image of temple on front, “10” on reverseNepal1 rupee - [1955-1963] silver, Envelope that reads “Gordon Hunter” Canada: 5 cents 1919, silverGermany - 5 mark, 1903 - silver Commemorative/Event coinsBanff Indian Days Dollar - 1969, 1974 — silver Southern Alberta Dollar - Jeux canada Games (1975 ananda Winter Games) - 1975 - silverCalgary Stampede Dollar - 1976 - SILVERunknown- silver round coin, looks very old and possibly Indian (sanskrit?)