- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1125
- Description
- Brown canvas rucksack with leather straps and front pocket, drawstring closure with metal grommets and leather thong for tying. Manufacturer’s label inside: “Woods Camp Supplies. Woods Mfg. Co. Ltd. Ottawa, Can.”
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Brown canvas rucksack with leather straps and front pocket, drawstring closure with metal grommets and leather thong for tying. Manufacturer’s label inside: “Woods Camp Supplies. Woods Mfg. Co. Ltd. Ottawa, Can.”
- Subject
- packers and guides
- Bert Riggall
- Credit
- Gift of Dale Burton, Surrey, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1125
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- Date
- 1925 – 1943
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1146 a-q
- Description
- Various National and Provincial Parks guide pins (a) round "Rocky Mountains Club" (b) oblong "Canadian National Parks Guide 1925" (c) oblong "Canadian National Parks Guide 1926" (d) oblong "National Parks of Canada Guide 1931" (e) oblong "National Parks of Canada 1933" (f) oblong "National Park…
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- Title
- Guide Pin
- Date
- 1925 – 1943
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Various National and Provincial Parks guide pins (a) round "Rocky Mountains Club" (b) oblong "Canadian National Parks Guide 1925" (c) oblong "Canadian National Parks Guide 1926" (d) oblong "National Parks of Canada Guide 1931" (e) oblong "National Parks of Canada 1933" (f) oblong "National Parks of Canada Guide 1934-35" (g) round "Alberta Licensed Guide 1935" (h) oblong "National Parks of Canada Guide 1935-36" (i) round "Alberta Licensed Guide 1936" (j) oblong "National Parks of Canada Guide 1936-37" (k) round "Alberta Licensed Guide 1937" (l) round "Alberta Licensed Guide 1938" (m) round "Alberta Licensed Guide 1939" (n) round "Alberta Licensed Guide 1941" (o) oblong "National Parks of Canada Guide 1941-42" (p) oblong "National Parks of Canada Guide 1942-43 (q) oblong "National Parks of Canada Guide 1942-43"
- Credit
- Purchased from Inez Burton, Pincher Creek, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1146 a-q
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Pack Horse Sculpture
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1034
- Description
- One handmade pack horse model by Bert Riggall. Made of log section, nails, wood and cord. Initials “F.H.R.” (Frederick Herbert Riggall) carved into side of sculpture. Base is bark covered piece of wood. Label by Bert’s daughter Doris “Babe” Burton reads: “This ‘animal’ was used to teach new Packers…
- Title
- Pack Horse Sculpture
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 10.0 x 34.0 cm
- Description
- One handmade pack horse model by Bert Riggall. Made of log section, nails, wood and cord. Initials “F.H.R.” (Frederick Herbert Riggall) carved into side of sculpture. Base is bark covered piece of wood. Label by Bert’s daughter Doris “Babe” Burton reads: “This ‘animal’ was used to teach new Packers to put on the vital Diamond Hitch.”
- Credit
- Gift of H. John Russell, Waterton Park, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1034
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1079 a-c
- Description
- Three khaki coloured canvas tarps with metal grommets. Manufacturer’s stamp: “Empire Mfg. Co. . . “
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- Title
- Tarpaulin
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Three khaki coloured canvas tarps with metal grommets. Manufacturer’s stamp: “Empire Mfg. Co. . . “
- Subject
- packers and guides
- Bert Riggall
- Credit
- Gift of Dale Burton, Surrey, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1079 a-c
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