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A climber's guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19847
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1930
- Author
- Palmer, Howard and J. Monroe Thorington
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
- Edition
- second edition
- Call Number
- 01.4 P18a
- Responsibility
- Howard Palmer and J. Monroe Thorington
- Edition
- second edition
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia] American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1930
- Physical Description
- [244] pages
- Subjects
- American Alpine Club
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Canadian Rockies
- Guide
- Mountain guides
- Canada
- Mountaineering
- Abstract
- Pertains to a comprehensive climbing guide based on the mountains in the Canadian Rockies. The book was likely to be considered an invaluable resource for mountaineers based on the complexity and detail of the information provided. In detail, the guide offers insight into the approximate locations, elevation gains, climbing distances/time, and additional relevant information pertaining to climbing in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
- Contents
- Part one: international boundary to Kicking Horse pass
- Part two: Kicking Horse pass to Yellowhead pass
- Part three: Yellowhead pass to Jasper pass
- Accession Number
- 2019.48
- Call Number
- 01.4 P18a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Mont Blanc sideshow : the life and times of Albert Smith
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15300
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1934
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : John C. Winston
- Call Number
- 01.2 T39m
- Author
- Thorington, James Monroe
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : John C. Winston
- Published Date
- 1934
- Physical Description
- xv, 255 pages, illustrations
- Notes
- Inscription "James Simpson, Banff, March 25th 1934"
- Accession Number
- 492
- Call Number
- 01.2 T39m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The romance of mountaineering
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26157
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1935
- Author
- Irving, R. L. G.
- Publisher
- London : J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Call Number
- 01 Ir8t
- Author
- Irving, R. L. G.
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- London : J. M. Dent and Sons Ltd.
- Published Date
- 1935
- Physical Description
- 320 pages ; 40 ill.
- Contents
- PART ONE: BIRTH AND EARLY YEARS -- Introductory and personal -- Lux in tenebris -- The winning of Mont Blanc -- The growth of understanding -- The great peaks are won -- PART TWO: SIGNS OF MATURITY -- The extension of the playground -- The old leading-strings are dropped -- Mechanization and the cult of danger -- The highest mountains in the world -- Nationality in mountaineering -- PART THREE: PERPETUAL YOUTH -- Methods of approach -- Mountaineering out of season -- Solidary mountaineering -- Solvitur in excelsis.
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 01 Ir8t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The lure of the mountains
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7716
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1936
- Author
- McDowell, F. E. D
- Call Number
- 01.4 M14 Pam oversize
- Author
- McDowell, F. E. D
- Published Date
- 1936
- Physical Description
- p.22-23 : ill., ports
- Subjects
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Camps
- Fryatt Creek
- Notes
- From Mayfair magazine, October 1936
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Call Number
- 01.4 M14 Pam oversize
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Hudson's Bay Coat
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.05.1039
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair,sheep; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1039
- Description
- Hudson's Bay blanket coat, 3/4 length coat, white with black bands at collar and cuffs, 11.0 wide at hips, 3 1/2 points at front closure, 2 buttoned flap pockets, 1 button belt 7.0 wide, shawl collar, 3 button closure,"Banff Curling Club" crest sewn onright arm, "Winter Sports Canadian Rockies Ban…
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- Title
- Hudson's Bay Coat
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- hair,sheep; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 45.0 x 83.0 cm
- Description
- Hudson's Bay blanket coat, 3/4 length coat, white with black bands at collar and cuffs, 11.0 wide at hips, 3 1/2 points at front closure, 2 buttoned flap pockets, 1 button belt 7.0 wide, shawl collar, 3 button closure,"Banff Curling Club" crest sewn onright arm, "Winter Sports Canadian Rockies Banff" crest sewn on left arm.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1039
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1077
- Description
- Attached hood, windproof khaki explorers cloth, hood and shoulder area waxed to make it waterproof, straps with metal buckles at wrists, 20.0 cm zipper at neckline with windguard inside, drawstring around face of hood, zippered slanting pockets on each side of chest, front has double material excep…
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- Title
- Hooded Parka
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 64.0 x 185.0 cm
- Description
- Attached hood, windproof khaki explorers cloth, hood and shoulder area waxed to make it waterproof, straps with metal buckles at wrists, 20.0 cm zipper at neckline with windguard inside, drawstring around face of hood, zippered slanting pockets on each side of chest, front has double material except for bottom 10.0 cm, double material forms kangaroo pocket opening inside. Label reads: "Explorer's Cloth J. Mandleberg & Co. Ltd. London & Manchester England for The Woods Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Ottawa Canada"
- Credit
- Gift of Bob and Marjory Hind, Calgary, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1077
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0036
- Description
- A triangular pin with the figure of a skier against white mountains and a blue sky in enamel. A blue band across the bottom of the pin reads “Jasper Park Ski Club”.
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- Title
- Fraternal Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal; enamel
- Description
- A triangular pin with the figure of a skier against white mountains and a blue sky in enamel. A blue band across the bottom of the pin reads “Jasper Park Ski Club”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0036
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- Date
- 1935
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1109
- Description
- Small metal cup with two scrolled handles on a wooden base. There is a manufacturer’s (?) sticker on the base. The cup is marked “BBC - 35.”
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1935
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- Small metal cup with two scrolled handles on a wooden base. There is a manufacturer’s (?) sticker on the base. The cup is marked “BBC - 35.”
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1109
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- Date
- 1931 – 1935
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1114 a-f
- Description
- Six silver-coloured metal loving cups on wood stands. These were canoeing trophies (keepers for large trophies) from the Banff Boating Club between 1931 and 1935. Each cup has “BBC”, a date, and an event engraved on one side.
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1931 – 1935
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Six silver-coloured metal loving cups on wood stands. These were canoeing trophies (keepers for large trophies) from the Banff Boating Club between 1931 and 1935. Each cup has “BBC”, a date, and an event engraved on one side.
- Credit
- Gift of Dorothy Paull, White Rock, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1114 a-f
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1177 a,b
- Description
- Two circular felt patches. Image of figure skate with wings and “Banff Skating Club” in blue on white background.
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- Title
- Skating Patch
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 12.0 cm
- Description
- Two circular felt patches. Image of figure skate with wings and “Banff Skating Club” in blue on white background.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1177 a,b
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