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- Date
- 1811
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1006 a,b
- Description
- Two musket balls matted and framed with inscription. Frame is 15.5x23.2, behind glass.Inscription reads “Musket Balls lost by David Thompson at Athabaska (sic) Pass on January 13th, 1811, and discovered by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey July 1921. Presented by R.W. Cautley The Leader of the S…
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- Title
- Musket Ball
- Date
- 1811
- Material
- metal; glass; wood
- Description
- Two musket balls matted and framed with inscription. Frame is 15.5x23.2, behind glass.Inscription reads “Musket Balls lost by David Thompson at Athabaska (sic) Pass on January 13th, 1811, and discovered by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey July 1921. Presented by R.W. Cautley The Leader of the Survey Party.Note In frame Musket was originally spelled Muske1 and then a bar put through to make it look like a t.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 104.08.1006 a,b
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- Date
- 1876
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1082
- Description
- Section of tree mounted on rustic plaque, "J L" "JU 5 1876 AD". Bark forms frame around scar baring wood of the tree and bearing the deeply carved letters, plaque behind is single, thick plank of wood, beveled along the edges in a wide (3.7) band. Band textured with a pattern of fingertip depressio…
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- Title
- Tree Blaze
- Date
- 1876
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 49.0 x 31.7 cm
- Description
- Section of tree mounted on rustic plaque, "J L" "JU 5 1876 AD". Bark forms frame around scar baring wood of the tree and bearing the deeply carved letters, plaque behind is single, thick plank of wood, beveled along the edges in a wide (3.7) band. Band textured with a pattern of fingertip depressions, tree blaze cut off square at top and bottom, but curves back into plaque at sides. Back of plaque reveals it is actually two planks skillfully joined, with 3 small knotholes, and 2 holes drilled through at opposite,diagonal corners holding deeply set screws which attach the blaze. At centre top is small, metal mounting plate with upside-down keyhole, and hole drilled through wood behind (for hanging plaque) front of plaque and bark of blaze have been shellacked, penciled mounting plate, "T".
- Subject
- exploration
- Jean L'Heureux
- Credit
- Gift of Bruce Bell Smith, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1082
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Above the snow line : mountaineering sketches between 1870 and 1880
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26173
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1885
- Author
- Dent, Clinton
- Publisher
- London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Call Number
- 01.2 D43a
- Author
- Dent, Clinton
- Publisher
- London: Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Published Date
- 1885
- Physical Description
- 327 pages
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 01.2 D43a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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New light on the history of the greater northwest : the manuscript journals of Alexander Henry...
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3796
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1897
- Author
- Henry, Alexander
- Publisher
- New York : Francis P. Harper
- Call Number
- 02.5 H39n
- Author
- Henry, Alexander
- Responsibility
- edited...by Elliott Coues
- Publisher
- New York : Francis P. Harper
- Published Date
- 1897
- Physical Description
- 3v
- Subjects
- Exploration
- Notes
- Volume 3: index and maps
- Accession Number
- 417
- 2933
- Call Number
- 02.5 H39n
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1904
- Author
- Martin-Conway, W.
- Publisher
- London: Adam and Charles Black
- Call Number
- 02.2 M36a
- Author
- Martin-Conway, W.
- Responsibility
- Painted by A. D. McCormick
- Publisher
- London: Adam and Charles Black
- Published Date
- 1904
- Physical Description
- 294 pages
- Subjects
- Exploration
- Switzerland
- Art
- Travel
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 02.2 M36a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1904
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1047
- Description
- July 14, 1904 Brewster Bros. Outfit ... Athabaska River. Chunk of wood chopped from tree, slash across face forms fairly smooth surface for pencilled words. Bark remaining frames top. Drips of sap running down face, right side pulpy and rotten. Blaze indicates members on trek were: R. Logan, G. Ha…
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- Title
- Tree Blaze
- Date
- 1904
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 50.5 x 28.0 cm
- Description
- July 14, 1904 Brewster Bros. Outfit ... Athabaska River. Chunk of wood chopped from tree, slash across face forms fairly smooth surface for pencilled words. Bark remaining frames top. Drips of sap running down face, right side pulpy and rotten. Blaze indicates members on trek were: R. Logan, G. Harrison as packers. P.A. Moore as guide. Small metal screw hook in top for hanging. Writing barely discernable.
- Credit
- Gift of Philip A Moore, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1047
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The Canadian west : its discovery by Sieur De La Verendrye : its development by the fur trading companies, down to the year 1822
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5166
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1905
- Author
- Dugas, Abbe G
- Publisher
- Montreal : Librairie Beauchemin
- Call Number
- 08.1 D87
- Author
- Dugas, Abbe G
- Responsibility
- translated from the French of Abbe G. Dugas
- Publisher
- Montreal : Librairie Beauchemin
- Published Date
- 1905
- Physical Description
- 320p
- Accession Number
- 417
- Call Number
- 08.1 D87
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The history of the Northern Interior of British Columbia (formerly New Caledonia) (1660-1880)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6389
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1905
- Author
- Morice, Adrien Gabriel
- Publisher
- Toronto : William Briggs
- Edition
- 3d ed
- Call Number
- 08.2 B77mo
- Author
- Morice, Adrien Gabriel
- Edition
- 3d ed
- Publisher
- Toronto : William Briggs
- Published Date
- 1905
- Physical Description
- xii, 368p. : ill., ports., map
- Subjects
- Exploration
- Fur trade
- Missionaries
- Notes
- Bibliography and index
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 08.2 B77mo
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1052
- Date
- 1908
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1052
- Description
- Wooden plaque, William S Vaux Jr. oak panel 63.5x32.5x3.3 has carved lettering : "This fireplace in memory of William S Vaux Jr. A.C.C. student of glaciers 1887-1908 Born 1872 - Died 1908", wooden pegs each corner, mounted on larger wooden base
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1908
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 46.2 x 77.6 cm
- Description
- Wooden plaque, William S Vaux Jr. oak panel 63.5x32.5x3.3 has carved lettering : "This fireplace in memory of William S Vaux Jr. A.C.C. student of glaciers 1887-1908 Born 1872 - Died 1908", wooden pegs each corner, mounted on larger wooden base
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1052
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Mackenzie, Selkirk, Simpson
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3761
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1910
- Author
- Bryce, George
- Publisher
- Toronto : Morang
- Call Number
- 02.5 B84
- Author
- Bryce, George
- Publisher
- Toronto : Morang
- Published Date
- 1910
- Physical Description
- 305p. : ports
- Series
- The makers of Canada
- Subjects
- Exploration
- Accession Number
- 1313
- Call Number
- 02.5 B84
- Collection
- Archives Library
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