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Date
1981 – 1981
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1195 a-b
Description
a. A silver plate with “To Nicholas “Nick” Morant from his CPR friends June 1st, 1981” engraved on the front and “14145 ELKINGTON & CO A.T. WILEY COY LIMITED MONTREAL” engraved on the back.b. dark brown rag to clean plate.
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Title
Commemorative Plate
Date
1981 – 1981
Material
metal
Dimensions
2.6 x 26.2 cm
Description
a. A silver plate with “To Nicholas “Nick” Morant from his CPR friends June 1st, 1981” engraved on the front and “14145 ELKINGTON & CO A.T. WILEY COY LIMITED MONTREAL” engraved on the back.b. dark brown rag to clean plate.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
105.02.1195 a-b
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Date
1980 – 1985
Material
paper; metal; fabric
Catalogue Number
104.41.0095
Description
Orange and green cardboard travel tube that contains a flash/light reflector screen shaped like an umbrella. The travel tube has a paper Canadian Pacific label taped to the main part of it with Nicholas Morant’s Banff address typed on it. The reflector opens like a regular umbrella, but is missing …
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Title
Light Reflector
Date
1980 – 1985
Material
paper; metal; fabric
Dimensions
93.5 cm
Description
Orange and green cardboard travel tube that contains a flash/light reflector screen shaped like an umbrella. The travel tube has a paper Canadian Pacific label taped to the main part of it with Nicholas Morant’s Banff address typed on it. The reflector opens like a regular umbrella, but is missing a handle as it most likely attaches to some kind of base or support. There is a plastic strip with a snap to keep it closed.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
photography
camera equipment
Canadian Pacific Railway
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
104.41.0095
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Date
1985
Material
metal; fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
105.02.1085 a-c
Description
Spike and cap from Craigellachie, B.C.; (a) spike 15.5 long; head is 4.2x3.5, shaft 1.5 square, pointed end; madeof low carbon steel; small pamphlet "Certificate of Authenticity" No 3118 andhistory; (b) box, 20.0x6.0x4.5; maroon with gold stamped "100 CP Rail 1885-1985" centre top; (c) cap, adjus…
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Title
Presentation Package
Date
1985
Material
metal; fibre; paper
Description
Spike and cap from Craigellachie, B.C.; (a) spike 15.5 long; head is 4.2x3.5, shaft 1.5 square, pointed end; madeof low carbon steel; small pamphlet "Certificate of Authenticity" No 3118 andhistory; (b) box, 20.0x6.0x4.5; maroon with gold stamped "100 CP Rail 1885-1985" centre top; (c) cap, adjustable, foam lined; maroon with greyfront; on front patch glued on, "CPR 1885 - 1985 Stand Fast on SafetyRevelstoke Division".
Subject
event
Centennial
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
Last Spike
Credit
Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
105.02.1085 a-c
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Date
1983
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
105.02.1020 a,b
Description
(a) Steel cross-section slice of a railway track. A highly polished slice of a railway track, shaped in section generallylike the inverted capital letter "T" , the bottom serif extended to be slightly longer than the upper. Edges of the slice are rough and pitted, the faces smooth and shiny. (b) A …
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Title
Slice Track Section
Date
1983
Material
metal
Dimensions
10.0 x 10.5 cm
Description
(a) Steel cross-section slice of a railway track. A highly polished slice of a railway track, shaped in section generallylike the inverted capital letter "T" , the bottom serif extended to be slightly longer than the upper. Edges of the slice are rough and pitted, the faces smooth and shiny. (b) A paper card attached has the silhouette of railway caboose car number "83", brown card has "Community Centennial Train" on it with textinside explaining history.
Subject
CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
railroads
centennial
Credit
Gift of Canadian Pacific Hotels, Calgary, 1983
Catalogue Number
105.02.1020 a,b
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