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Tableware Set

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: laquer; paper

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0457 a-h

Description: A set of eight small gold coloured laquered bowls (four pairs), each marked with “Made in Japan”. Each pair of bowls has a different design in the bottom: a,c) a light blue flying crane with dark tail feathers and throat; b,d) a dark branch with light blue flowers and red leaves; e,g) a light blue…

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Title: Tableware Set

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: laquer; paper

Dimensions: 3.0 cm

Description: A set of eight small gold coloured laquered bowls (four pairs), each marked with “Made in Japan”. Each pair of bowls has a different design in the bottom: a,c) a light blue flying crane with dark tail feathers and throat; b,d) a dark branch with light blue flowers and red leaves; e,g) a light blue chrysanthemum with green stem and leaves; f,h) a bush with red flowers and tiny green leaves.

Subject: households; plants; animals; birds; flowers

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0457 a-h

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Beverage Set

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: lacquer; paper

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0458 a-i

Description: A tray (a) and eight matching glasses (b-i).a) A gold lacquered rectangular tray decorated with a rooster sitting on a branch with small light blue flowers. b-i) A set of eight cone shaped gold lacquered glasses on stems with round disk bases. Each glass is decorated with a rooster sitting on a br…

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Title: Beverage Set

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: lacquer; paper

Dimensions: 15.0 (b-i) cm

Description: A tray (a) and eight matching glasses (b-i).a) A gold lacquered rectangular tray decorated with a rooster sitting on a branch with small light blue flowers. b-i) A set of eight cone shaped gold lacquered glasses on stems with round disk bases. Each glass is decorated with a rooster sitting on a branch with small light blue flowers.

Subject: households; plants; birds; rooster; flowers

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0458 a-i

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Mountain landscape

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of snow-covered mountains visible along the edge of a large body of water with a seagull blurred in motion in the foreground

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1964]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 190

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 - 190

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1929-1964]

Physical Description: Photographs: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of snow-covered mountains visible along the edge of a large body of water with a seagull blurred in motion in the foreground

Subject Access: Birds; Mountains

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Ptarmigan

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a ptarmigan beside a small stream surrounded by wild flowers

Date Range: [ca. 1888-1963]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 437

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

1 image

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 - 437

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1888-1963]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a ptarmigan beside a small stream surrounded by wild flowers

Subject Access: Birds; Flowers; Ptarmigan

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Ptarmigan

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a ptarmigan in winter

Date Range: [ca. 1925-1956]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 786

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

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 - 786

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1925-1956]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a ptarmigan in winter

Subject Access: Animals; Birds; Wildlife

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Ptarmigan

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Part Of: Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds

Scope & Content: Image of a ptarmigan in snow

Date Range: [ca. 1925-1956]

Reference Code: V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 787

Description Level: 6 / Item

GMD: Photograph

2 images

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 - 787

GMD: Photograph

Date Range: [ca. 1925-1956]

Physical Description: Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.

Scope & Content: Image of a ptarmigan in snow

Subject Access: Animals; Birds; Wildlife

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on item

Processing Status: Processed

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Friends personal photographs - military, travel, portraits, recreation

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messag…

Date Range: 1897; [ca.1900-1910]; 1905; 1909; 1912; 1916; 1923; 1927; 1941-1943; 1948-1951; 1955; 1957; 1960

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E4 : Photographs

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E4 / PA - 435 to 468

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Date Range: 1897; [ca.1900-1910]; 1905; 1909; 1912; 1916; 1923; 1927; 1941-1943; 1948-1951; 1955; 1957; 1960

Physical Description: 34 photographs : b&w prints ; 12.5 x 15 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 34 photograph and postcard prints pertaining to friends of Norman Luxton and the Luxton family which were sent to Norman Luxton. Most photographs are annotated on the back with contextual information [dates, locations, names, etc] for photographs, some items include personal messages written to Norman Luxton. Photograph images pertain to a fishing trip in Grande Prairie; men in military uniforms during World War II, including some taken during active duty in England; personal and group portraits; a war monument in Verdun, France; historic ships and boats; scenic views of Mistaya Canyon and Minnewanka; wildlife, including birds and a marten; and family pets.

Notes: Annotations on some photographs partly illegible or difficult to discern

Name Access: Addison, Billy; LaPorte, Eugene; Reynolds, Wiley R.; Deegan, Howard James; Ashton, Philip; Cathcart, John George (Red); Brooks, Matt (Sarsen); Barnes, Harry; Sutherland, George Bain; Blackley, Bonnie Lee; Brewster, Fred

Subject Access: Boats; Military; Ship; World War II; Memorial; Family and personal life; First Nations; Indigenous Peoples; Children; Animals; Dogs; Birds; Sports; Recreation; Fishing; Landscapes; Portrait; Winter

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Banff; Grande Prairie; British Columbia; Victoria; Ontario; Ottawa; England; France; Verdun; Frobisher Bay; Northwest Territories; United States of America; Idaho; Toronto; Kenora; Manitoba; Winnipeg

Language: English

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Negatives

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Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 472 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to breaking horses, packtrains and horses, the organizing of the Alberta Licensed Outfitters Association at Col. Snyder's ranch at Sundre, AB attended by Col. Henry Snyder, Major Fred Brewster, Raymond Patterson, Claude Brewster, Harold Ande…

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Reference Code: V26 / IX / G / NA (G1 to G20)

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Negative

5 images

Part Of: Bert Riggall fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M376 / V26

Series: IX. Riggall Negatives Scanned and Described

Sous-Fonds: V26

Accession Number: 7102

Reference Code: V26 / IX / G / NA (G1 to G20)

GMD: Photograph; Negative

Date Range: [ca.1904 to ca.1959]

Physical Description: 472 photographs : b&w negatives

Scope & Content: File consists of 472 b&w negatives. The negatives pertain to breaking horses, packtrains and horses, the organizing of the Alberta Licensed Outfitters Association at Col. Snyder's ranch at Sundre, AB attended by Col. Henry Snyder, Major Fred Brewster, Raymond Patterson, Claude Brewster, Harold Anderson, Nick Nickerson, and Riggall, various landscapes, hunting and hunting trophies, hiking, fishing, camps, and various birds

Name Access: Snyder, Henry; Brewster, Fred; Brewster, Claude; Anderson, Harold; Nickerson, Nick; Patterson, Raymond

Subject Access: Sports; Recreation; Fishing; Hunting; Family and personal life; Animals; Camping; Birds; Horses; Horseback riding; Pack trips; Outfitters

Geographic Access: Canada; Alberta; Sundre

Language: N/A

Category: Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Content Details: Reference scans available: V26 / IX / G / PA (G1) to V26 / IX / H / PA (H9)

Processing Status: Processed

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Wildlife

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of 87 b&w photographs [including 17 stereograph photos] pertaining to various wildlife living in the Rockies. File includes images from a [1907] buffalo roundup in Montana, and other untitled photographs of buffalo; a bird sanctuary in Calgary; a fox farm; wildlife images from an albu…

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1906-1908; [ca.1915-1930]; 1920; [ca.1930-1940]

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 1 to 87

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

99 images

Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / D : Professional and Personal

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / D6c / PA - 1 to 87

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print

Responsibility: Items LUX/I/D6c/PA-1 to 16 produced by N.A. Forsyth [Butte, Montana]; PA-57 to 59 produced by Pete Tasker; PA-69 produced by E.C. [Elliott Chappel?] Barnes

Date Range: [ca.1905-1910]; 1906-1908; [ca.1915-1930]; 1920; [ca.1930-1940]

Physical Description: 87 photographs : b&w ; 20.5 x 25 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File consists of 87 b&w photographs [including 17 stereograph photos] pertaining to various wildlife living in the Rockies. File includes images from a [1907] buffalo roundup in Montana, and other untitled photographs of buffalo; a bird sanctuary in Calgary; a fox farm; wildlife images from an album titled “Banff the Beautiful”; two unidentified women posing near black bears at a local dump; and other animals in and around the Banff area, including beavers, moose, bighorn sheep, and deer.

Notes: LUX/I/D6c/PA-45 and 46 accompanied by handwritten note with printing instructions for negative copy of photograph [see Related Material]; File contains some duplicates