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Air Force Jacket
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.0101
- Date
- 1941 – 1944
- Material
- hair; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0101
- Description
- Sheepskin lined black brown leather Air Force jacket. 15 cm. wide sheepskin collar with two metal buckles and leather straps on leather underside to fasten collar in stand up position, full length metal zipper, center front. Bottom side buckles on each side for adjusting bottom width, right hand si…
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- Title
- Air Force Jacket
- Date
- 1941 – 1944
- Material
- hair; metal
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 70.0 cm
- Description
- Sheepskin lined black brown leather Air Force jacket. 15 cm. wide sheepskin collar with two metal buckles and leather straps on leather underside to fasten collar in stand up position, full length metal zipper, center front. Bottom side buckles on each side for adjusting bottom width, right hand side front pocket.
- Subject
- households
- Royal Canadian Air Force
- PW
- R.C.A.F.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0101
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Athletic Patch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0037
- Date
- 1948 – 1948
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0037
- Description
- An oval patch containing the words “Canadian Ski Championship” in dark blue lettering in the white border. The centre of the patch has a mountain on a dark blue background and a ribbon underneath reading “Banff 1948”.
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- Title
- Athletic Patch
- Date
- 1948 – 1948
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 6.7 x 10.3 cm
- Description
- An oval patch containing the words “Canadian Ski Championship” in dark blue lettering in the white border. The centre of the patch has a mountain on a dark blue background and a ribbon underneath reading “Banff 1948”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0037
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- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- fibre ; wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1021
- Description
- Trapper Nelson backpack, Jimmy Deegan's, wooden frame with 3 metal rings embedded each side and metal pieces on each end (1 missing), main sack is one piece construction with sewn inserts at sides. Sides have double canvas 48.0 x 5. with 3 grommets to correspond to pack rings, metal wire runs throu…
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1945 – 1950
- Material
- fibre ; wood; metal
- Description
- Trapper Nelson backpack, Jimmy Deegan's, wooden frame with 3 metal rings embedded each side and metal pieces on each end (1 missing), main sack is one piece construction with sewn inserts at sides. Sides have double canvas 48.0 x 5. with 3 grommets to correspond to pack rings, metal wire runs through rings to secure pack, large snap pocket on front, adjustable web and leather shoulder straps.
- Credit
- Gift of James Deegan, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1021
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1137
- Description
- Soft buckskin jacket, 5 covered buttons, fringe at chest and across back. Floral beaded design on each shoulder, blue centre, orange petal, black outline with green stem and leaves. Back shoulder 2 flowers, red and green centre, deep red petals, black outline and stem, green leaf each end. Two p…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, deer; glass
- Dimensions
- 72.0 x 51.5 cm
- Description
- Soft buckskin jacket, 5 covered buttons, fringe at chest and across back. Floral beaded design on each shoulder, blue centre, orange petal, black outline with green stem and leaves. Back shoulder 2 flowers, red and green centre, deep red petals, black outline and stem, green leaf each end. Two patch pockets.
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1137
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, moose; glass ; antler
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1138
- Description
- Jacket has five antler tip buttons, fringes across breast, full length across back and down arms and at bottom. Patch pockets, each has a beaded flower, red petal, black outlined, green stem and leaves with leaves outlined in white. Beaded flower on each breast, white centre, red petals,light gre…
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- Title
- Beaded Jacket
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin, moose; glass ; antler
- Dimensions
- 61.0 x 89.0 cm
- Description
- Jacket has five antler tip buttons, fringes across breast, full length across back and down arms and at bottom. Patch pockets, each has a beaded flower, red petal, black outlined, green stem and leaves with leaves outlined in white. Beaded flower on each breast, white centre, red petals,light green outline and stem. Back yoke has a central design of a yellow and red flower, green leaves and blue and yellow stems. On either side near each shoulder is a blue flower, red outlined, green leaves and stem, leaves outlined in white. Beading on back has brown paper backing. Beaded flower design on each cuff. Red centre, yellow petals outlined in black. Four green tendrils with white tips.
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1138
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1139
- Description
- Short vest with large armholes. Fringes at bottom, across chest and across back. On each breast a long beaded design 20.0 cm. Top flower has a yellow centre, blue petals and red outlined, a light green stem with 2 leaves below it leads into the lower flower. It has a red and yellow centre, yell…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 53.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- Short vest with large armholes. Fringes at bottom, across chest and across back. On each breast a long beaded design 20.0 cm. Top flower has a yellow centre, blue petals and red outlined, a light green stem with 2 leaves below it leads into the lower flower. It has a red and yellow centre, yellow petals, blue outlined. The light green stem continues down with green leaves on bottom. The back has a central design of two blue flowers with yellow outline, green stems and leaves. Either side near shoulder the flower has a yellow centre, red petals with blue outline. Green stem and green leaves.
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1139
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- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1086
- Description
- A soft buckskin bag with zipper closure. Single row of beads around edges, red, yellow and orange. On the front is a dark blue and light blue, white edged flower with a yellow centre. Two black leaves each side of centre top. A wider band of white from centre top. A black and a white stem ra…
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- Title
- Belt Purse
- Date
- 1945 – 1960
- Material
- skin; glass
- Dimensions
- 13.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- A soft buckskin bag with zipper closure. Single row of beads around edges, red, yellow and orange. On the front is a dark blue and light blue, white edged flower with a yellow centre. Two black leaves each side of centre top. A wider band of white from centre top. A black and a white stem radiate to bottom, one black stem is mostly gone. The back has 3 belt loops sewn. A string of clear beads cross at centre from each corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies, Calgary, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1086
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- leather; fabric; metal; glass; plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0094 a-g
- Description
- Black leather hard-sided travel case with wooden runners along the bottom, brackets for a strap on both short sides, a hard leather/wooden handle on the lid (attached with metal loops), and a hinged lid with three clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has several …
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- Title
- Camera Case
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- leather; fabric; metal; glass; plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 31.8 x 24.9 x 42.8 cm
- Description
- Black leather hard-sided travel case with wooden runners along the bottom, brackets for a strap on both short sides, a hard leather/wooden handle on the lid (attached with metal loops), and a hinged lid with three clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has several torn and scuffed travel labels and stickers, as well as various paper travel tags attached to the lid handle and side brackets with pieces of string. The interior of the case is divided into five separate compartments and is lined in purple velvet - the interior of the lid is also divided into two velvet-lined compartments held closed with hinged doors and leather tabs/snaps. The contents of the case have been divided into six categories:b : camera and alternate lenses. Includes a black and silver Graflex Speed camera with a lens mounted on rails that slides forward and back with soft leather bellows and a viewfinder on top and a leather handle on one side. There are also two alternate regular lenses (one in a blue cardboard box with “SCHNEIDER OPTIK KREUZNACH” embossed in silver on the lid, and the other in a red velvet bag) and an expandable bellows lens with a yellow-tinted lens. Also included is a metal gauge used to determine the camera’s F stop that mounts to the top of the camera, housed in a red box with “LEITZ Germany Entfernungsmesser ‘Fokos’” embossed in gold on the lid. c : flash accessories. Includes two shiny silver lens cones (one of which is housed in a black fabric bag), two different handles - one of which is possibly an extender - housed in separate blue corduroy bags, two bulb mounts that attach the handles to the cones/bulbs (one made of black plastic and the other of black and grey metal) housed in a leopard-print fabric bag, a collection of cords and plugs used to attach the flash to the camera (one of which is housed in a small dark blue velvet bag), and three flashbulbs - two of which are clear but different sizes and the third is blue. d : various filters. Includes a total of 18 different filters, usually yellow, as well as four alternate view finders. All lenses are housed in containers, including black and yellow plastic Kodak cases, a red metal first-aid kit tin, and brown leather pouches that snap closed. Six filters and a short black spiral cord is housed in a small black leather box with a lid that snaps closed.e : slide magazines. Two black Graflex slide magazines to hold 4x5 negatives, as well as an extra magazine back (with a leather strap and snap) in a paper sleeve.f : various manuals. Manuals for various camera equipment/camera settings, some of which were tucked into a brown leather envelope. g : miscellaneous tools. Includes a brown leather pouch that contains a small pocket mirror (in a decorative leather sleeve embossed with gold), nail clippers, and tweezers, a block of wood with a small hole in the centre and “Triple Camera Mount Accessory. Spacer for WA Lense” typed on a sticker on the side painted white, two metal hoops that are possibly also spacers (one of which is adhered to a circular piece of paper), various screws, two small screwdrivers with yellow handles, a yellow plastic pouch with five tiny screwdrivers, and a ballpoint pen.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0094 a-g
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Camera Lens Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0092%20a-f
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; glass; plastic; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0092 a-f
- Description
- Black hard-sided leather case with a hinged lid and a single central locking latch, unlocked with no key. A leather carry strap is attached to the short sides of the case with metal hooks - the strap is wrapped around the leather handle on the lid of the case, also attached with metal loops. Attach…
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- Title
- Camera Lens Case
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; glass; plastic; fabric
- Dimensions
- 17.8 x 8.3 x 34.5 cm
- Description
- Black hard-sided leather case with a hinged lid and a single central locking latch, unlocked with no key. A leather carry strap is attached to the short sides of the case with metal hooks - the strap is wrapped around the leather handle on the lid of the case, also attached with metal loops. Attached with string to the metal loops of the handle are a leather travel name tag (on a piece of orange paper is printed “NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA”) and the remnants of a Canadian Pacific paper tag. The exterior of the case has a collection of travel stickers and labels, mostly worn and torn - some still legible are from Whitehouse (Yukon), Waterloo (Ontario), Anchorage (Alaska), and St. John’s (Newfoundland).The interior of the box is lined with dark purple velvet and the main body compartment is divided into two compartments, one larger than the other.Inside in the case are two black Dallmeyer (London) lenses, both have tubes and caps that fit over the ends. The larger one is inside a small black box lined with purple velvet and the smaller one is in a leopard-print drawstring bag. Also in the case are two larger filters, one yellow and one red, in their own individual red velvet bags, a small yellow filter inside a black and yellow plastic “KODAK” box, and a metal base covered in green felt on one side and black felt on the other.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0092 a-f
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Collection Rock
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1026
- Date
- prior to 1968
- Material
- stone; mineral
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1026
- Description
- A collection of various rocks and minerals
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- Title
- Collection Rock
- Date
- prior to 1968
- Material
- stone; mineral
- Description
- A collection of various rocks and minerals
- Subject
- geological
- hobbies
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1026
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