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- Date
- 1927
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0026 a-f
- Description
- (a) a round silver medallion that hangs from a blue ribbon. The ribbon has a bar at the top that reads “Past President” and this top bar has an enamelled hanging bar that reads ”Branch”. The medal is round with a bronze maple leaf at the centre on an enamelled Union Jack. There is a wreath of bronz…
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- Title
- Medal
- Date
- 1927
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- (a) a round silver medallion that hangs from a blue ribbon. The ribbon has a bar at the top that reads “Past President” and this top bar has an enamelled hanging bar that reads ”Branch”. The medal is round with a bronze maple leaf at the centre on an enamelled Union Jack. There is a wreath of bronze maple leaves around the outer edge of the medal. A band around the edge of the Union Jack reads “British Empire Service League” with a banner at the bottom that reads “Canadian Legion”. The medal is engraved on the back “Frederick Brewster, Jasper Alta no. 31 Branch 1927.(b) circular bronze pin from the Canadian Legion. The outside band is marked “British Empire Service League”. The centre of the pin has a bronze maple leaf on on an enamelled Union Jack pattern with a banner beneath that is marked “Canadian Legion”. Pin has screw-on stud back.(c) pin measuring 1.6cm wide x2.1cm, cut out in the shape of a shield with an enamelled Union Jack under a white maple leaf at the centre containing the letter “G.W.V.”. (Great War Veterans). Pin is surmounted by a silver-coloured crown.(d) pin measuring 2.3cm in diameter with a round bronze-coloured back and the words “For Service at the Front” around the edge border. The centre features an enamelled shield-shaped Union Jack with “C.E.F.” (Canadian Expeditionary Force) above the shield.(e) four brass-coloured metal pips.(f) one very simple gold-coloured round disk pin, maesuring 2.5cm in diameter with the word “Canadian Division, Lest We Forget” around the edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0026 a-f
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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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Windbreaker Jacket
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- Date
- 1920 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1045
- Description
- Blue zippered windbreaker, Lillian Gest's, straight cut ladies jacket, raglan sleeves, 2 slit pockets, 2 adjustable straps at either side of waist, 2 buttons, 1 buttonhole on cuffs. Sewn onto left front oval crest "The Alpine Club of Canada", manufacturer's cloth label attached to back of the colla…
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- Title
- Windbreaker Jacket
- Date
- 1920 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 55.0 x 66.0 cm
- Description
- Blue zippered windbreaker, Lillian Gest's, straight cut ladies jacket, raglan sleeves, 2 slit pockets, 2 adjustable straps at either side of waist, 2 buttons, 1 buttonhole on cuffs. Sewn onto left front oval crest "The Alpine Club of Canada", manufacturer's cloth label attached to back of the collar "Grenfell Cloth, Made in England".
- Credit
- Gift of Lillian Gest, Philadelphia, USA, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1045
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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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Commemorative T-Shirt
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- Date
- 1991
- Material
- fibre; 100% cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1205
- Description
- Red L/G t-shirt, “Made in Canada”“Tuesday Hikers; 1971-1991” under a mountain logo with a cartoon sun smiling above a bold “TH”. Logo is printed in White slightly above center of the shirt.
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- Title
- Commemorative T-Shirt
- Date
- 1991
- Material
- fibre; 100% cotton
- Dimensions
- 81 x 77 cm
- Description
- Red L/G t-shirt, “Made in Canada”“Tuesday Hikers; 1971-1991” under a mountain logo with a cartoon sun smiling above a bold “TH”. Logo is printed in White slightly above center of the shirt.
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Oliver, Calgary, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1205
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- Date
- 1998
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0564
- Description
- A miniature camping lantern on a silver key ring and chain. The lantern is green with a silver plate that reads “1998 GUIDES BALL” and is branded “COLEMAN” on the opposite side. There is a small light bulb inside the clear plastic “lantern”, powered by a battery (removed)
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- Title
- Key Chain
- Date
- 1998
- Material
- plastic; metal
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 2.5 cm
- Description
- A miniature camping lantern on a silver key ring and chain. The lantern is green with a silver plate that reads “1998 GUIDES BALL” and is branded “COLEMAN” on the opposite side. There is a small light bulb inside the clear plastic “lantern”, powered by a battery (removed)
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0564
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Bergans Backpack
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.1087
- Date
- 1945 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1087
- Description
- Standard Bergans backpack.
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- Title
- Bergans Backpack
- Date
- 1945 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Standard Bergans backpack.
- Subject
- climbing
- hiking
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Credit
- Gift of Pam Turpin, Montreal, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1087
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- Date
- 1945 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1088
- Description
- Typical duffle bag with grommets. In ink on side and bottom: "W1206 Montgomery, F. K. C.W.A.C."
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- Title
- Duffle Bag
- Date
- 1945 – 1985
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Description
- Typical duffle bag with grommets. In ink on side and bottom: "W1206 Montgomery, F. K. C.W.A.C."
- Subject
- Alpine Club of Canada
- hiking
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Pam Turpin, Montreal, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1088
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; brass; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0025 a-e
- Description
- (a) a small (1.8cm diameter) silver pin “Trail Riders Canadian Rockies”, horse and rider in the centre.(b) a pin and bar: bar 1.9cmx0.2cm is blue with silver edge and wording “Ladies Auxilliary”. A circular pin with silver lettering on a blue background “Great War Veterans Association Canada. The …
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- Title
- Medal
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal; brass; enamel
- Description
- (a) a small (1.8cm diameter) silver pin “Trail Riders Canadian Rockies”, horse and rider in the centre.(b) a pin and bar: bar 1.9cmx0.2cm is blue with silver edge and wording “Ladies Auxilliary”. A circular pin with silver lettering on a blue background “Great War Veterans Association Canada. The centre of the pin is a shield of the Union Jack edge in silver with silver crown on top. On the Union Jack is a white maple leaf with the letters “G.W.V.”(c) a circular copper pin with “Trail Riders Canadian Rockies” around the edge 1.7cm diameter, horse and rider in the centre.(d) a circular pin 1.8cm diameter with the words “Ski Runners Canadian Rockies” in copper colour letters against a blue background. The outside edge is copper-coloured. In the centre there is a skier against a blue and white background.(e) a circular pin 1.8cm diameter with the words “Ski Runner Canadian Rockies” in gold-coloured letttering against a blue background around the edge. In the centre is a skier against a blue and white background.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0025 a-e
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- Date
- 1925 – 1955
- Material
- metal, silver; enamel
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0035
- Description
- An oval-shaped, sterling silver, pin with a vertically striped enamelled shield of green, light blue and white at the centre. There is a relief of a ram's head, in silver, over the shield and a silver banner beneath reading “The Alpine Club of Canada”.
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- Title
- Fraternal Pin
- Date
- 1925 – 1955
- Material
- metal, silver; enamel
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 2.0 cm
- Description
- An oval-shaped, sterling silver, pin with a vertically striped enamelled shield of green, light blue and white at the centre. There is a relief of a ram's head, in silver, over the shield and a silver banner beneath reading “The Alpine Club of Canada”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0035
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