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Backcountry Transit
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal; wood; skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1008 a,b
- Description
- Metal transit with 7.5 dia. directional compass. On the face of it is the manufacturer's logo, New York plus directional letters except "N" is a symbol. Transit has many screws and wheels for adjustments. Cast metal cover of large wheel is broken in half. Wood box is completely covered wit…
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- Title
- Backcountry Transit
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- metal; wood; skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 23.5 x 17.6 cm
- Description
- Metal transit with 7.5 dia. directional compass. On the face of it is the manufacturer's logo, New York plus directional letters except "N" is a symbol. Transit has many screws and wheels for adjustments. Cast metal cover of large wheel is broken in half. Wood box is completely covered with leather. Inside lid has leather and wood keepers for various instruments - all missing. A 3.0 cm wide belt encircles the box for carrying.
- Subject
- Parks Canada
- backpacking
- Credit
- Purchased from Crown Assets Disposal, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.44.1008 a,b
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- Date
- 1918
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1049
- Description
- Mounted, glass covered book case, leather covered book, patterned fabric lined, ivory coloured. Cover has all metal inscriptions: ribbon-shape centre top: "The Alpine Club of Canada",oval insignia 4.6 x 2.8, ram's head and ACC. Single brass letters centered: "Members War Record 1914-1918", copper p…
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- Title
- Book Case
- Date
- 1918
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; skin
- Description
- Mounted, glass covered book case, leather covered book, patterned fabric lined, ivory coloured. Cover has all metal inscriptions: ribbon-shape centre top: "The Alpine Club of Canada",oval insignia 4.6 x 2.8, ram's head and ACC. Single brass letters centered: "Members War Record 1914-1918", copper plates each side 12.8 x 5.0 with ice pick and rope. Silver coloured rope over bottom copper plate 9.0 x21.5, centered on this plate a wreath 6.0 x 6.3 with "SIC ITVR AD ASTRA"inside. Mounted on oak base 57.0 x 46.5 c 6.0, glass walls 11.2 x .5 thick. 16.5 long brass rods through corners of glass go through base to tighten withwing nuts.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1049
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.1011
- Description
- Long metal rod ca 1.5 cm diameter with hand hold loop on one end and brand on other. The rod is bent in the middle. The brand is made of flat metal 3.0 wide, the brand is an abstract shape.
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- Title
- Branding Iron
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 100.0 cm
- Description
- Long metal rod ca 1.5 cm diameter with hand hold loop on one end and brand on other. The rod is bent in the middle. The brand is made of flat metal 3.0 wide, the brand is an abstract shape.
- Subject
- Parks Canada
- animal control
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Camp, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 104.03.1011
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1036
- Date
- 1917
- Material
- wood; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1036
- Description
- Framed ACC book with inscription, wooden frame and backing. The Alpine Club of Canada book, 1917, opened and nailed to backing under glass, underneath a black piece of card 3.0 x 12.6 on which is lettered in white: "Found in a German dugout when the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge by Gunner, Charles …
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1917
- Material
- wood; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 34.4 x 34.4 cm
- Description
- Framed ACC book with inscription, wooden frame and backing. The Alpine Club of Canada book, 1917, opened and nailed to backing under glass, underneath a black piece of card 3.0 x 12.6 on which is lettered in white: "Found in a German dugout when the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge by Gunner, Charles E. Hornibrook, 22nd Howitzer Battery, C.F.A. France".
- Subject
- Alpine Club of Canada
- events
- World War I
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1036
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- Date
- 1911 – 1936
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1035
- Description
- Enamel on steel sign, white background, red and green lettering. “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS FIRE” followed by request for cooperation, guides for safe use and penalties, issued by J. B. Harkin, Commissioner, Canadian National Parks. Eight screw holes and possibly one bullet hole.
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- Title
- Fire Sign
- Date
- 1911 – 1936
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 45.5 x 31.7 cm
- Description
- Enamel on steel sign, white background, red and green lettering. “CANADA’S NATIONAL PARKS FIRE” followed by request for cooperation, guides for safe use and penalties, issued by J. B. Harkin, Commissioner, Canadian National Parks. Eight screw holes and possibly one bullet hole.
- Subject
- Parks Canada
- J.B. Harkin
- backcountry.
- Credit
- Gift of Pamela M. James, Banff, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1035
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- Date
- 1913 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1106
- Description
- Long wooden handled ice axe with metal axe head and tip. Engraved into one side of handle near head: "J.L. McCulloch" and on other side: "J.L.McC 1P13"
- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1913 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 105.0 cm
- Description
- Long wooden handled ice axe with metal axe head and tip. Engraved into one side of handle near head: "J.L. McCulloch" and on other side: "J.L.McC 1P13"
- Credit
- Gift of Alistair Wallace, Waterloo, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1106
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Lantern Slide Projector
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.1048
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal; fibre; skin; wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1048
- Description
- Black metal lantern slide projector with bellows. The projector is marked on the metal lens casing with “BRENKERT LIGHT PROJECTION CO. DETROIT MICHIGAN” in a diamond. There is a wooden slide holder coloured black. The projector has a black metal case with canvas straps and a leather handle. The…
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- Title
- Lantern Slide Projector
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- metal; fibre; skin; wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 29.5 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Black metal lantern slide projector with bellows. The projector is marked on the metal lens casing with “BRENKERT LIGHT PROJECTION CO. DETROIT MICHIGAN” in a diamond. There is a wooden slide holder coloured black. The projector has a black metal case with canvas straps and a leather handle. The case is marked “BRENKERT - DETROIT” on the short sides. There is a red potsal sticker attached to the top of the case and an address tag attached to the handle. The address tag is marked “THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA” in red with a handwritten address below.
- Credit
- Gift of Phyllis Munday , New Westminster, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.1048
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- Date
- 1911
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; concrete; stone
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.0009
- Description
- Log cabin entirely of notched log construction, now on stone and concrete plinth. Wood chinking covered with concrete. Some seams are chinked with tree branches faced with concrete. Door constructed from horizontal wood slats. Window on front covered in steel mesh to prevent entry of bears. Front w…
- Title
- Log House
- Date
- 1911
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; concrete; stone
- Dimensions
- 548.64 x 685.8 cm
- Description
- Log cabin entirely of notched log construction, now on stone and concrete plinth. Wood chinking covered with concrete. Some seams are chinked with tree branches faced with concrete. Door constructed from horizontal wood slats. Window on front covered in steel mesh to prevent entry of bears. Front window 60.96 x 137.16 cm. and one window on each side each 60.96 x 50.8. Wooden roof with wooden shingles, rafters are small logs.
- Subject
- architecture
- Wardens
- Parks Canada
- Scotty Wright
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.0009
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Printing Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.43.1009
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.1009
- Description
- A printing plate for the "Alpine Club of Canada Yoho Camp 1914". Various shapes of pictures of mountains and people with the Club's logo bottom corner.
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- Title
- Printing Plate
- Date
- 1914
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 22.5 x 30.4 cm
- Description
- A printing plate for the "Alpine Club of Canada Yoho Camp 1914". Various shapes of pictures of mountains and people with the Club's logo bottom corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Glenbow Museum, Calgary, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.43.1009
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