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The railway story of Yoho

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8138
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
[196-?]
Call Number
08.5 Yo7r Pam
Published Date
[196-?]
Physical Description
1v. (unpaged)
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Bungalow camps
Canadian Pacific Railway
Mount Stephen House (Field)
Takakkaw Falls
Notes
Obtained from Superintendent's Office, Yoho National Park
Bibliography
Accession Number
SG9500
Call Number
08.5 Yo7r Pam
Collection
Archives Library
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Date
1960 – 1979
Material
metal; plastic; fabric
Catalogue Number
105.04.0007
Description
Northern Electric Field Telephone in metal container. The telephone handle, power cords, and rolled-up carry strap all housed inside the container. Adhered to the inside of the lid is a paper label demonstrating the electrical circuitry and stencilled on the top of the lid is “SS 2734” in black pai…
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Title
Field Telephone
Date
1960 – 1979
Material
metal; plastic; fabric
Dimensions
23.7 x 13.1 x 18.2 cm
Description
Northern Electric Field Telephone in metal container. The telephone handle, power cords, and rolled-up carry strap all housed inside the container. Adhered to the inside of the lid is a paper label demonstrating the electrical circuitry and stencilled on the top of the lid is “SS 2734” in black paint. There are thin metal brackets on both short sides to feed the fabric strap through. The hinged lid opens by pressing a black rubber button on one short side. This model telephone often used by Canadian Pacific Railway when all other forms of communication failed.
Subject
Nicholas Morant
Canadian Pacific Railway
communication equipment
field telephone
Credit
Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
Catalogue Number
105.04.0007
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Lords of the line

https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6268
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
1988
Author
Cruise, David
Publisher
Markham (ON) : Viking
Call Number
08.5 C88
Author
Cruise, David
Responsibility
David Cruise and Alison Griffiths
Publisher
Markham (ON) : Viking
Published Date
1988
Physical Description
xvii, 486p. : ill., ports., maps., facsim
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Canadian Pacific Railway
Fraser, John Arthur
Mount Stephen House (Field)
Pete (bear)
Notes
Bibliography and index
Accession Number
21000
Call Number
08.5 C88
Collection
Archives Library
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.754
Description
Rough sketches of different groups of people raking and shovelling the ground. In the upper part of the page there is drawing of a plough attached to a vehicle that is driving down a field, with two people standing beside it with a rake.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.0 x 21.5 cm
Description
Rough sketches of different groups of people raking and shovelling the ground. In the upper part of the page there is drawing of a plough attached to a vehicle that is driving down a field, with two people standing beside it with a rake.
Subject
people
men
woman
rake
shovel
plough
vehicle
field
working
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.754
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.839
Description
Boxed off in the top half of the page it is a seen of people of East Asian descent walking down what looks like a road. At the head of the line there is a man on a cart being pulled by an unknown animal. Next is a man wearing a conical hat and holding a sickle over his shoulder. There are three wom…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
19.9 x 25.6 cm
Description
Boxed off in the top half of the page it is a seen of people of East Asian descent walking down what looks like a road. At the head of the line there is a man on a cart being pulled by an unknown animal. Next is a man wearing a conical hat and holding a sickle over his shoulder. There are three woman behind him all carrying items on their heads. In the background there is a field, and a volcano off in the distance. Below this drawing there is a line drawn in the middle of the paper, and there is five ducks drawn on it.
Subject
Asian
cart
animal
duck
people
men
women
field
sickle
conicle hat
hat
volcano
farmer
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.839
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Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.882
Description
Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a r…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
46.0 x 30.8 cm
Description
Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a rocky cliff that has ocean waves beating up against the rocks, 4) A small cabin at the bottom of a mountain surrounded by snow, there are trees in the background and smoke coming out of the chimney, 5) In an almond shaped outline there is a profile cartoon sketch of a man with a large nose, wearing glasses, and he has a mustache, 6) A sketch of three trees, 7) Profile cartoon sketch of a man in a dress shirt and tie that is wearing a hat, 8) A mountain that is framed by trees and has a single cloud up above the peak, 9) Full body sketch of a man in profile cartoon style, and he is wearing a suit, 10) Cartoon sketch of a man’s head in profile, he appears to be wearing a scarf, 11) A cactus in the middle of a desert, 12) A sketch of a field that has trees off in the background, and is lined with a fence made from rope and two linear objects put together in an ‘x’ shape. In between 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 it says “BREWSTER TRANSPORT Co. Canadian National Parks.”
Subject
mountains
Rocky Mountains
trees
snow
winter
home
house
cabin
smoke
fire
chimney
ocean
water
waves
light house
fort
people
men
glasses
mustache
facial hair
hat
tie
suit
scarf
cactus
desert
fence
rope
field
clothing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.882
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Furrows in the sky : the adventures of Gerry Andrews

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Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Published Date
2012
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Victoria : Royal BC Museum Publishing
Call Number
03.7 Sh5f
Author
Sherwood, Jay
Publisher
Victoria : Royal BC Museum Publishing
Published Date
2012
Physical Description
239 pages, illustrations, maps
Medium
Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
Subjects
Aerial Photography
British Columbia
Canadian Pacific Railway
Field
Forestry
Surveyors
World War II
ISBN
9780772664914
Accession Number
P2016 - 73,000 - 02
Call Number
03.7 Sh5f
Collection
Archives Library
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