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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- mineral, talc
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1013
- Description
- Mountain scene on a flat piece of talc by Bill Peyto.
- Title
- Picture
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- mineral, talc
- Description
- Mountain scene on a flat piece of talc by Bill Peyto.
- Subject
- art
- artists
- Bill Peyto
- Jimmy Simpson
- crafts
- carving
- drawing
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 107.02.1013
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1033
- Date
- 1911 – 1936
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1033
- Description
- Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at top, under that "Dominion Parks FIRES". FIRES in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering:"By order of the Department of th…
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- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1911 – 1936
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 44.9 x 29.6 cm
- Description
- Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at top, under that "Dominion Parks FIRES". FIRES in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering:"By order of the Department of the Interior. J.B. Harkin, Commissioner ofDominion Parks".
- Credit
- Gift of Keith McDougall, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1033
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Beaded Headband
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.1003
- Date
- 1925 – 1945
- Material
- glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1003
- Description
- Narrow white, round medallion with 4 long tassels, green diagonal stripes outlined in orange, alternating with grey diamond/triangle motif outlined in green, green/grey bead trim along bottom edge, medallion concentric circle of blue/grey, tassels red/grey on buckskin.
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- Title
- Beaded Headband
- Date
- 1925 – 1945
- Material
- glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Narrow white, round medallion with 4 long tassels, green diagonal stripes outlined in orange, alternating with grey diamond/triangle motif outlined in green, green/grey bead trim along bottom edge, medallion concentric circle of blue/grey, tassels red/grey on buckskin.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- Bill Peyto
- regalia
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Peyto, Shawnigan Lake, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1003
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Identification Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1051
- Date
- 1911 – 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1051
- Description
- Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at the top, under that "DOMINION PARKS FIRES". The word “FIRES” is in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering: "By order of t…
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- Title
- Identification Sign
- Date
- 1911 – 1936
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Dominion Parks FIRES, warning sign, sheet metal. Background light grey green. Realistic picture 10.0x20.8 of a forest fire at the top, under that "DOMINION PARKS FIRES". The word “FIRES” is in bold red 4.5 high letters, below that instructions and warnings in black and red lettering: "By order of the Department of the Interior. J.B. Harkin, Commissioner of Dominion Parks".
- Credit
- Gift of Halle Flygare, 2008
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1051
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0202
- Description
- A rectangular lidded box, hand-carved from soft marble-talc, which is black with white streaks in it. The box and its base are fluted on all exposed surfaces, and the top, but not the sides, of the lid is similarly fluted. The lid is a flat slab which fits flushly into/onto the box. Interior of box…
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- Title
- Trinket Box
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 6.2 x 8.6 cm
- Description
- A rectangular lidded box, hand-carved from soft marble-talc, which is black with white streaks in it. The box and its base are fluted on all exposed surfaces, and the top, but not the sides, of the lid is similarly fluted. The lid is a flat slab which fits flushly into/onto the box. Interior of box is somewhat roughly carved and finished.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0202
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1022
- Description
- A small piece of copper ore, greenish in colour. Removed from mine shaft.
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- Title
- Copper Ore
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A small piece of copper ore, greenish in colour. Removed from mine shaft.
- Subject
- Bill Peyto
- exploration
- mining
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1022
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- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1040
- Description
- Narrow bottle, green tinge. Removed from garbage pit near old cabin (fallen in) adjacent to mine shafts.
- Title
- Glass Bottle
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 15.5 cm
- Description
- Narrow bottle, green tinge. Removed from garbage pit near old cabin (fallen in) adjacent to mine shafts.
- Subject
- Bill Peyto
- exploration
- mining
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 110.01.1040
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- talc; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1025
- Description
- Home made pipe bowl, Bill Peyto's, talc bowl is 6.4 long, flat bottomed, sides straight, rounded top, flat end, tobacco hole at end is an irregular, off centre circle 1.5 dia., edge around hole is jagged, 2.5 long woodenstem 1.0 dia, small hole in centre, string stuffed between stem and bowl is tig…
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- Title
- Pipe Bowl
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- talc; wood
- Dimensions
- 2.8 x 2.6 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Home made pipe bowl, Bill Peyto's, talc bowl is 6.4 long, flat bottomed, sides straight, rounded top, flat end, tobacco hole at end is an irregular, off centre circle 1.5 dia., edge around hole is jagged, 2.5 long woodenstem 1.0 dia, small hole in centre, string stuffed between stem and bowl is tightening or caulking.
- Subject
- mining
- packers and guides
- Banff National Park
- warden
- Bill Peyto
- smoking
- Natalco
- National Talc Co.
- Credit
- Gift of Douglas Robinson, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1025
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1001 a,b
- Description
- Pair homemade, wide, black, board slats with toboggan tips. Base of skis of wide, light weight, ship-lap planks. High curved tips each composed of 2 slats from front of toboggan screwed to underside of plank. Wide strips of heavy leather fastened from side to side of ski form toe straps. Small …
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- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 35.7 x 11.8 x 174.3 cm
- Description
- Pair homemade, wide, black, board slats with toboggan tips. Base of skis of wide, light weight, ship-lap planks. High curved tips each composed of 2 slats from front of toboggan screwed to underside of plank. Wide strips of heavy leather fastened from side to side of ski form toe straps. Small slats of wood fastened across ski 9.0 cm. behind straps to keep heel from sliding forward.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Bill Peyto
- Credit
- Gift of Stan Peyto, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1001 a,b
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