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Beaded Necklace
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.01.0012
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- glass; shell
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0012
- Description
- A necklace made by alternating sets of two dentalium shells with various coloured beads. A triangular shaped abalone shell hanging from centre as a pendant.
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- Title
- Beaded Necklace
- Date
- 1850 – 1880
- Material
- glass; shell
- Dimensions
- 38.0 cm
- Description
- A necklace made by alternating sets of two dentalium shells with various coloured beads. A triangular shaped abalone shell hanging from centre as a pendant.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0012
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Continental clay collection : Norman Mackenzie Art Gallery, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, September 12 to October 19, 1980
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21010
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1980
- Publisher
- Regina : The Gallery
- Call Number
- NK3930 C6
- Publisher
- Regina : The Gallery
- Published Date
- c1980
- Physical Description
- 122p. : ill. (some col.)
- Notes
- Catalogue of an exhibition
- Bibliography p.121
- ISBN
- 0-920922-06-6
- Accession Number
- 15,000
- Call Number
- NK3930 C6
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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El Picacho del Diablo : the conquest of Lower California's highest peak, 1932 & 1937
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue703
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1975
- Author
- Clyde, Norman
- Publisher
- Los Angeles : Dawson's Book Shop
- Call Number
- F1246 C5
- Author
- Clyde, Norman
- Publisher
- Los Angeles : Dawson's Book Shop
- Published Date
- 1975
- Subjects
- Baja California
- Call Number
- F1246 C5
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1019 a,b
- Description
- Two yellow and black licence plates, each with “CALIFORNIA”, “56”, and “L96475.” One of the plates has a blue sticker with “CALIFORNIA 1960” and a number on it.
- Title
- Licence Plate
- Date
- 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Two yellow and black licence plates, each with “CALIFORNIA”, “56”, and “L96475.” One of the plates has a blue sticker with “CALIFORNIA 1960” and a number on it.
- Subject
- travel
- transportation
- California
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1019 a,b
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Living in the shadow of FIsher Peak : the life and times of Jack Fisher : a historical novel
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19888
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2010
- Author
- Powell, Keith G.
- Publisher
- Cranbrook, B.C. : Wild Horse Creek Press
- Edition
- second edition
- Call Number
- 02.3 P87l
- Author
- Powell, Keith G.
- Responsibility
- Keith G. Powell
- Edition
- second edition
- Publisher
- Cranbrook, B.C. : Wild Horse Creek Press
- Published Date
- 2010
- Physical Description
- 174 pages
- Abstract
- Pertains to the life and history of adventurer and gold seeker, John S. “Jack” Fisher. Written by author Keith Powell, the publication shares the details of Fishers migration to Wild Horse Creek in Kootenay Country. The author uses narrative, diary entries and photographs to share the history of Jack Fisher. The compelling history encourages the reader to remember and honor those who have come before us in spreading knowledge and wisdom of the mountains.
- Contents
- Chapter 1: The massacre (pg. 5)
- Chapter 2: Golf fever (pg. 11)
- Chapter 3: On the trail (pg. 23)
- Letters home - Two (pg. 25)
- Chapter 4: California: Gold at last (pg. 33)
- Letters home - Two (pg. 43)
- Chapter 5: California Encounters (pg. 47)
- Chapter 6: The voyage north (pg. 59)
- Chapter 7: Hell gate, Montana territory (pg. 67)
- Chapter 8: Washington territory (pg. 75)
- Chapter 9: On to Kootenai country (pg. 85)
- Letter home - one (pg. 88)
- Chapter 10: Stud Horse Creek (pg. 93)
- Chapter 11: Life on the Wild Horse Creek (pg. 101)
- Chapter 12: A farewell to Fisherville (pg. 119)
- Chapter 13: Clash of justice on the Kootenai (pg. 129)
- Chapter 14: The Flathead years (pg. 139)
- Chapter 15: Cub reporter (pg. 145)
- Chapter 16: The interview (pg. 151)
- Epilogue (pg. 157)
- Author's note (pg. 161)
- Notes
- Annotated – the front inside cover of the publication has been annotated by author. Annotation reads: “Keith G. Powell”
- ISBN
- 9780981214610
- Accession Number
- 2019.62
- Call Number
- 02.3 P87l
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Picturing California : a century of photographic genius
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20247
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1989
- Author
- Oakland (California) Museum
- Publisher
- San Francisco : Chronicle Books
- Call Number
- F862 O19
- Author
- Oakland (California) Museum
- Responsibility
- Introductory essay by Bill Barich
- edited, with an afterword by Therese Heyman
- photographs from the collection of the Oakland Museum
- Publisher
- San Francisco : Chronicle Books
- Published Date
- 1989
- Physical Description
- 151p. : ill. (some col.), ports.
- Subjects
- California - Description and travel - Views
- Photography - California - Landscapes - History
- Notes
- "Published on the occasion of the exhibition California Landscape Photography from the collection of the Oakland Museum, organized by the Oakland Museum ... Exhibition itinerary: The Oakland Museum, Oakland, California, Aug. 26 - Nov. 5, 1989 [and other locations]" - Title page, verso.
- Includes bibliographical references
- Call Number
- F862 O19
- Location
- Art Library is located in Curatorial Department - Please contact Curatorial Department for access
- Collection
- Art Library
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The push: a climbers's journey of endurance, risk, and going beyond limits
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19900
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2017
- Author
- Caldwell, Tommy
- Publisher
- New York : Viking
- Call Number
- G513 C35 P87
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- Author
- Caldwell, Tommy
- Responsibility
- Tommy Caldwell
- Publisher
- New York : Viking
- Published Date
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 341 p. ; illus.
- Abstract
- Pertains the the the nineteen day free climb on Yosemite's Dawn Wall, successfully executed by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson in 2014.
- ISBN
- 9780399562709
- Accession Number
- AC634
- Call Number
- G513 C35 P87
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
- URL Notes
- American Alpine Club article
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Santa Ana Mtns. - California
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactlac.05.29
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.29
- Description
- Mountains extend from the left of the painting and then descend down and across to the right of the image. The mountains are a pink-orange colour at the top which gradually changes to deep blue at their bases. In the upper right corner, a break in the mountains affords a view of the sea. More mo…
- Title
- Santa Ana Mtns. - California
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Description
- Mountains extend from the left of the painting and then descend down and across to the right of the image. The mountains are a pink-orange colour at the top which gradually changes to deep blue at their bases. In the upper right corner, a break in the mountains affords a view of the sea. More mountains are visible across this water. In the lower left corner there is a rocky outcrop. Palm trees grow amongst the rocks.
- Credit
- Gift of Peter and Judith Jekill, Calgary, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- LaC.05.29
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https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24814
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1966
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Call Number
- C13-1.6
- Publisher
- National Geographic Society
- Published Date
- 1966
- Scale
- Scale: 26 miles to 1 inch
- Relief: Bench marks
- Subjects
- California, United States
- Accession Number
- 495
- Call Number
- C13-1.6
- Collection
- Archives Library
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