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- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1160
- Description
- An oval, silver-plated serving dish called a “baker” by CPR. “C.P.R.” is engraved in script on the side. Au verso stamps and hallmarks: stamp “13780”, under that the Elkington shield logo “E&Co”, below that three hallmarks: followed by “E”, then “&”, then “C” “o” with a period underneath. Under t…
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- Title
- Baker Dish
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 18.0 cm
- Description
- An oval, silver-plated serving dish called a “baker” by CPR. “C.P.R.” is engraved in script on the side. Au verso stamps and hallmarks: stamp “13780”, under that the Elkington shield logo “E&Co”, below that three hallmarks: followed by “E”, then “&”, then “C” “o” with a period underneath. Under that the “ELKINGTON PLATE” stamp “A.T. WILEY Co” (with a bar underneath o) Ltd. MONTREAL”. Below all of this (2.0 cm down) a stamp with “A”.
- Credit
- Gift of Canadian Pacific Railway, Calgary, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1160
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- Date
- 1950 – 2006
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre; enamel; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1040 a-b
- Description
- (a) One black and silver ballpoint pen measuring 15.5 cm in length. Located 4 cm from the top of the pen there is a hole, possibly used to attach the pen with a chain. (b) The holder consists of a varnished wood base, measuring 9.0 cm (height) x 9.0 (width) x 9.0 (length). The top of the object con…
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- Title
- Ballpoint Pen
- Date
- 1950 – 2006
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre; enamel; paper
- Dimensions
- 19.7 x 9.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- (a) One black and silver ballpoint pen measuring 15.5 cm in length. Located 4 cm from the top of the pen there is a hole, possibly used to attach the pen with a chain. (b) The holder consists of a varnished wood base, measuring 9.0 cm (height) x 9.0 (width) x 9.0 (length). The top of the object contains a gold cylindrical holder mounted on a swivel ball that holds the pen. On the top of the holder, located in the middle, there is also a shield-shaped Canadian Pacific logo with a silver beaver on top holding a pen. The red shield contains the words “Canadian Pacific” in white lettered script with a white border around its circumference. Underneath the words “Canadian Pacific” there is a small white globe with the words “SPANS THE WORLD” written in silver. The front of the object is on a slant and contains a gold plaque with “NICK MORANT” engraved. The plaque measures 2.0 cm (height) x 7.7 (length). The bottom of the object has not been varnished. The holder has four green circular pads located in the four corners of the object and offer it greater traction. The pads measure 1 cm (diameter) each. There is also a “MADE IN U.S.A” sticker located in the top viewer-right corner. Located in the top middle (between the two felt pads) there is a screw that attaches the gold cylindrical holder that is mounted on the opposite side.
- Subject
- households
- office
- CPR
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 105.06.1040 a-b
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Baseball Cap Hat
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.1086
- Date
- n.d.
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1086
- Description
- A maroon and grey corduroy cap with a sun visor . The cap is divided into six pie-shaped segments meeting at the crown centre with a maroon, plastic, round button. The front crown’s two segments are grey and the rest of the cap is maroon. There is a CPR logo label on the front with a black shield,…
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- Title
- Baseball Cap Hat
- Date
- n.d.
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 19.0 x 23.0 w/visor cm
- Description
- A maroon and grey corduroy cap with a sun visor . The cap is divided into six pie-shaped segments meeting at the crown centre with a maroon, plastic, round button. The front crown’s two segments are grey and the rest of the cap is maroon. There is a CPR logo label on the front with a black shield, machine-embroidered, with gold on the borders and “CPR” in the centre; a gold spike behind “1885”, viewer’s left, “1985” viewer’s right. Viewer’s left in black “STAND FAST”, red CPR logo viewer’s right, underneath in maroon and becoming larger with every letter “ON SAFETY”, underneath in black “REVELSTOKE DIVISION”. The inside crown has foam backing and cotton strips sewn on the segments. There are four metal bordered holes for air flow. A white label inside reads “PROMO-WEAR TEULON, MANITOBA, CANADA, their logo,” 85% COTTON/COTON 15% POLYESTER MADE IN/FABRIQUE AU CANADA.
- Subject
- industrial
- CPR Railway
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1086
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- Date
- 1988
- Material
- glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1102 a-c
- Description
- Banff Springs Hotel Centennial Ale, 3 items. 3 long necked beer bottles, amber colour (a) capped and full of original beer, neck label: "100 years of Elegance" body label: "Big Rock Brewery~ Calgary, Alberta, Canada BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL CENTENNIAL ALE 1888-1988, 341 mL 5% alc/vol." Label- image …
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- Title
- Beer Bottle
- Date
- 1988
- Material
- glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 21.3 cm
- Description
- Banff Springs Hotel Centennial Ale, 3 items. 3 long necked beer bottles, amber colour (a) capped and full of original beer, neck label: "100 years of Elegance" body label: "Big Rock Brewery~ Calgary, Alberta, Canada BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL CENTENNIAL ALE 1888-1988, 341 mL 5% alc/vol." Label- image of Banff Springs Hotel with Norquay Pass, Mt. Brewster behind.(b) empty bottle with same label as the othersno cap.(c) empty bottle with same label as the others. no cap.
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1102 a-c
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; felt; ink; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1084 a-b
- Description
- A set of two bookends.(a) is the viewer-left bookend in the set, with an upright cross-section of a flat-bottom rail (on the viewer-right) with a rail spike resting diagonally against it’s viewer-left side at a 45 degree angle. The cross-section of the flat-bottom rail is the surface that has conta…
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- Title
- Bookends
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- wood; felt; ink; metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 15.0 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- A set of two bookends.(a) is the viewer-left bookend in the set, with an upright cross-section of a flat-bottom rail (on the viewer-right) with a rail spike resting diagonally against it’s viewer-left side at a 45 degree angle. The cross-section of the flat-bottom rail is the surface that has contact with the book that it is holding upright.(b) is the viewer-right bookend in the set, with an upright cross-section of a flat-bottom rail (on the viewer-left) with a rail spike resting diagonally against it’s viewer-right side at a 45 degree angle. The cross-section of the flat-bottom rail is the surface that has contact with the book that it is holding upright.On both bookends, the rail spike and cross-section of a flat-bottom rail sit atop a triangular, varnished wood base. All of the top edges of the wood base have been rounded (except for the edge that has contact with the book it is holding upright). The bottom of the bases are covered with green felt.There is a plaque on the base of both bookends (located between the rail spike and the cross-section of a flat-bottom rail) which is orientated on a diagonal that is parallel with the angle of the triangular base.The plaque on (a) reads: “Nicholas Morant” (bolded); “Photographer Publicity Department Entered Service March 1, 1937”” in black ink. On the viewer-left side of this text there is a CPR crest that reads: “CANADIAN PACIFIC” at the top; then “RAILWAY LINES”; and “WORLD’S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM” at the bottom - enclosed in a small circle. The plaque on (b) reads: “Canadian Pacific”; “Nicholas Morant” (bolded); “Special Photographer Public Relations and Advertising Pensioned June 1, 1981” in black ink.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- CPR
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1084 a-b
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1157
- Description
- An oval-shaped, silver-plated bread tray with the monogram “C.P.R.” engraved in script. Au verso stamps and hallmarks: “1” surrounded by a circle, under that “23512”, under that five hallmarks: one shield logo “E&Co”, followed by “E”, then “&”, then “C” “ov” with a bar underneath, and another with …
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- Title
- Bread Tray
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 23.0 cm
- Description
- An oval-shaped, silver-plated bread tray with the monogram “C.P.R.” engraved in script. Au verso stamps and hallmarks: “1” surrounded by a circle, under that “23512”, under that five hallmarks: one shield logo “E&Co”, followed by “E”, then “&”, then “C” “ov” with a bar underneath, and another with “U”. Below that the “ELKINGTON & Co”, “A.T. WILEY Cov (with a bar underneath ov) LIMITED MONTREAL”.
- Credit
- Gift of Canadian Pacific Railway, Calgary, 2010
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1157
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- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ektacolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MoN.18.08
- Description
- A colour photograph, a passenger train is travelling around a curve lower centre of picture, beside a partially frozen river, fog is rising from it, the middle of the picture is snow covered forest with snow covered mountains in the background, cloud sky
- Title
- The Canadian
- Date
- 1976
- Medium
- ektacolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 40.7 x 50.8 cm
- Description
- A colour photograph, a passenger train is travelling around a curve lower centre of picture, beside a partially frozen river, fog is rising from it, the middle of the picture is snow covered forest with snow covered mountains in the background, cloud sky
- Credit
- Gift of Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives, Montreal, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- MoN.18.08
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The Canadian New Size
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactmon.18.11
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ektacolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- MoN.18.11
- Description
- A colour photograph of a train in a S curve, bottom right to centre, the valley floor is forested, rising up to mountains in the background, a blue sky with some white clouds, a river runs from bottom centre to centre of picture
- Title
- The Canadian New Size
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- ektacolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 50.7 x 61.0 cm
- Description
- A colour photograph of a train in a S curve, bottom right to centre, the valley floor is forested, rising up to mountains in the background, a blue sky with some white clouds, a river runs from bottom centre to centre of picture
- Credit
- Gift of Canadian Pacific Corporate Archives, Montreal, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- MoN.18.11
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The Canadian Pacific Railway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactnow.04.02
- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.04.02
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- Artist
- William Notman (1826 – 1891)
- Title
- The Canadian Pacific Railway
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 40 x 28.2 cm
- Credit
- Purchased from Prints Old and Rare, San Francisco, USA, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- NoW.04.02
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Canadian Rockies Map showing main line of Canadian Pacific Railway with Branch Lines and Steamship connections
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21438
- Subjects
- Canada
- CPR Rlwy Routes
- Notes
- See also: C3-6.1(a) and C3-6.1(b)
- Accession Number
- 1283
- Call Number
- C11-3.13
- Collection
- Archives Library
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