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Once upon a tomb : stories from Canadian graveyards

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11233
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1997
Author
Millar, Nancy
Publisher
Calgary : Fifth House
Call Number
08.1 M61
Author
Millar, Nancy
Publisher
Calgary : Fifth House
Published Date
1997
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Cemeteries
McDougall family
Notes
Includes index
ISBN
1-895618-87-8
Accession Number
4-15-98 30,300
Call Number
08.1 M61
Collection
Archives Library
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Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies 75th anniversary 1923-1998

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11337
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1998
Author
Sandford, Robert W
Call Number
08.3 Sa5t Pam
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United Church of Canada historic sites & archives journal

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11466
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
May 1999
Publisher
Alberta & Northern Conference U.C.C. Historical Society
Edition
vol.12, no.1
Call Number
08.3 Un3 1999 Pam
Edition
vol.12, no.1
Publisher
Alberta & Northern Conference U.C.C. Historical Society
Published Date
May 1999
Physical Description
32 p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
McDougall family
Missionaries
Morley
Notes
Contents include: West with the McDougalls / Andrew Sibbald. -- p. 4-5 : ill.; The story of John Niddrie / J.W. Chalmers. -- p.6-8 : ill.; McDougall Stoney Mission Society / Stephen Wilk and Laura Oakander. -- p.12-13 : ill
Accession Number
7206
Call Number
08.3 Un3 1999 Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1992
Publisher
New York : New Press
Edition
1st ed
Call Number
07.2 P25l
Responsibility
edited by Lucy R. Lippard
with essays on photographs of Native Americans by Suzanne Benally...[et al.]
Edition
1st ed
Publisher
New York : New Press
Published Date
1992
Physical Description
199p. : ports
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Beaver Family
Schaffer, Mary
ISBN
1-56584-041-0 (pbk)
Accession Number
6534
Call Number
07.2 P25l
Collection
Archives Library
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Mission to the Stoneys

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1997
Author
MacDonald, Robert
Publisher
Calgary : McDougall Stoney Mission Society
Call Number
07.2 St7m Pam
Author
MacDonald, Robert
Responsibility
by Robert MacDonald
cover and booklet design by Stephen Wilk
Publisher
Calgary : McDougall Stoney Mission Society
Published Date
1997
Physical Description
36p. : ill., map
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Churches
Education
Erasmus, Peter
McDougall family
Missionaries
Morley
Niddrie family
Rundle, Robert Terrill
Sibbald, Andrew
Youmans, James A
Accession Number
7206
Call Number
07.2 St7m Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Philadelphia : portrait of an American city

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1990
Author
Wolf, Edwin
Publisher
Philadelphia : Camino Books
Edition
New and enlarged edition
Call Number
08 W83
Author
Wolf, Edwin
Responsibility
Edwin Wolf 2nd with an additional chapter by Kenneth Finkel
Edition
New and enlarged edition
Publisher
Philadelphia : Camino Books
Published Date
1990
Physical Description
367p. : ill
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Sharples family
Vaux family
Notes
Index
ISBN
0-940159-10-4
Call Number
08 W83
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
1875 – 1925
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0067
Description
A heavily beaded yoke, edged with beaded loop lace, to be worn over the shoulders and hanging in front and back with a point at the middle. Completely covered with blue background beading and simple large stylized four-petalled flower in red with black at inner part of each petal around red centre,…
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Title
Beaded Collar
Date
1875 – 1925
Material
glass; skin; fibre
Dimensions
43.0 x 36.0 cm
Description
A heavily beaded yoke, edged with beaded loop lace, to be worn over the shoulders and hanging in front and back with a point at the middle. Completely covered with blue background beading and simple large stylized four-petalled flower in red with black at inner part of each petal around red centre, and four elongated green leaves, one between each petal. Long black stems curving off to each side hold three-pointed blossom of dark green and orange outlined in lighter green with two dark green leaves beneath. Same motif repeated on back but slight colour variations. Entire yoke edged with wide, looped netting of cylindrical beads forming lace like effect with strings of buckskin threaded with beads hanging from the outermost edge. Netting beads of transparent amber, green, turquoise, white, and red.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
regalia
McLean Family
CRW funeral
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0067
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Mountain And Mining Transit

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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood; metal; glass; fibre; paper
Catalogue Number
104.44.1015
Description
Gurley M&M (mountain and mining) transit. Original wooden box contains blued and brass instrument, field tools, sun shade fitting, ground cloth, plumb bob, etc. Paper labels inside lid of box.
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Title
Mountain And Mining Transit
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood; metal; glass; fibre; paper
Dimensions
32.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
Gurley M&M (mountain and mining) transit. Original wooden box contains blued and brass instrument, field tools, sun shade fitting, ground cloth, plumb bob, etc. Paper labels inside lid of box.
Subject
photography
Vaux family
surveying
Credit
Gift of Hugh J. McCauley, Bryn Mawr, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.44.1015
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Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.44.1018
Description
Large wooden tripod for use with transit (104.44.1015). Varnished wood with collapsing (telescoping) three legs with brass leg points and thumb screws for leg adjustments. The top bezel of threaded brass has a round wooden cover cap. Brass leg brackets are stamped: “W. & L.E. GURLEY, TROY, N.Y.”
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Title
Tripod
Date
1870 – 1900
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
93.0 x 9.0 cm
Description
Large wooden tripod for use with transit (104.44.1015). Varnished wood with collapsing (telescoping) three legs with brass leg points and thumb screws for leg adjustments. The top bezel of threaded brass has a round wooden cover cap. Brass leg brackets are stamped: “W. & L.E. GURLEY, TROY, N.Y.”
Subject
photography
Vaux family
surveying
Credit
Gift of Hugh J. McCauley, Bryn Mawr, USA, 1999
Catalogue Number
104.44.1018
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Date
1875 – 1905
Material
metal; glass; porcelain
Catalogue Number
104.47.0019 a,b
Description
An ornate, engraved, gold pocket watch with separate winding stem. (a) watch, completely engraved around edge, stem bracket, and fob ring, with scrolled vines. Back textured with spiral crosshatching and plain shield shaped plaque at centre surrounded by engraved flowers and vines, gold framed fro…
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Title
Pocket Watch
Date
1875 – 1905
Material
metal; glass; porcelain
Dimensions
1.4 x 5.3 x 7.1 cm
Description
An ornate, engraved, gold pocket watch with separate winding stem. (a) watch, completely engraved around edge, stem bracket, and fob ring, with scrolled vines. Back textured with spiral crosshatching and plain shield shaped plaque at centre surrounded by engraved flowers and vines, gold framed front crystal opens. Porcelain dial beneath with delicate Roman numerals, a recessed circular second dial at bottom, and hair like wire hands. Back of case also hinged to open, ornately engraved plate beneath, two places for winding and setting hands. Marks: inside back cover, "18, hallmark, 21547", engraved plate, "F. Cooper, London, detached lever, thirteen jewels" . (b) winding stem, long, stemmed key with square hole in end to fit winding knobs, and oval shaped handle at top. Small ball around stem at middle allows key to be turned without twisting fob ring attached. Watch runs but hands cannot be set.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
Edward S. Morse
timepiece
accessories
gift
family heirloom
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.47.0019 a,b
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