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Commemorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.1283
- Date
- 1946 – 1979
- Material
- china;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1283
- Description
- Decorative commemorative plate depicting an image of Mt. Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] with trees and the Bow River in the foreground in the depressed center of the plate - pink, purple, yellow, and green flower clusters decorate the rest of the plate and the edge of the plate is lined with gold.Cas…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plate
- Date
- 1946 – 1979
- Material
- china;
- Dimensions
- 2.4 cm
- Description
- Decorative commemorative plate depicting an image of Mt. Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] with trees and the Bow River in the foreground in the depressed center of the plate - pink, purple, yellow, and green flower clusters decorate the rest of the plate and the edge of the plate is lined with gold.Castle Mountain [Miistukskoowa] was renamed Mt. Eisenhower in 1946 by Prime Minister Mackenzie King in honour of General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s involvement in World War II. Some local residents resented the name change and in 1979 it was reverted back to Castle Mountain, with the southeast end kept “Eisenhower Tower.”
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- decorations
- household items
- commemorative items
- Mt. Eisenhower
- Castle Mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1283
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Commemorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.1285
- Date
- 1937 – 1937
- Material
- china;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1285
- Description
- Commemorative plate with molded decoration around the rim. In the middle is a printed portrait of King Edward VIII set in the middle of a Royal coat of arms with “LONG MAY HE REIGN” on ribbons along the bottom and “May 12th 1937” at the very bottom. The manufacturer’s stamp is on the bottom.
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- Title
- Commemorative Plate
- Date
- 1937 – 1937
- Material
- china;
- Dimensions
- 1.5 x 21.4 x 21.4 cm
- Description
- Commemorative plate with molded decoration around the rim. In the middle is a printed portrait of King Edward VIII set in the middle of a Royal coat of arms with “LONG MAY HE REIGN” on ribbons along the bottom and “May 12th 1937” at the very bottom. The manufacturer’s stamp is on the bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1285
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; paint; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1147
- Description
- A sturdy, oval, cardboard hatbox with a cover in gold with black flecks, and red printing around the rim ”Dobbs Fifth Avenue New York”, the first letter in each word is in red and the rest of the word is in black. The box has a Fifth Avenue street scene with shops in the background, one of which is…
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- Title
- Hatbox
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- paper; paint; metal
- Dimensions
- 18.0 w/cover x 33.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A sturdy, oval, cardboard hatbox with a cover in gold with black flecks, and red printing around the rim ”Dobbs Fifth Avenue New York”, the first letter in each word is in red and the rest of the word is in black. The box has a Fifth Avenue street scene with shops in the background, one of which is “FIFTH AVENUE STYLES Dobbs & Co, Dobbs & Co. Inside there is a cardboard hat form and white and red paper sticker “PACKED BY”.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1147
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