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Untitled [Fisherman Boating]
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.14
- Description
- A canoe type boat sits just right of center with a man standing in it. This man is wearing a straw raincoat and a hat. He is facing to the left, with his back to the viewer. He holds one arm out that is pointing to the tlc. There is no background or foreground.
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled [Fisherman Boating]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- drawing on paper
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 35.0 cm
- Description
- A canoe type boat sits just right of center with a man standing in it. This man is wearing a straw raincoat and a hat. He is facing to the left, with his back to the viewer. He holds one arm out that is pointing to the tlc. There is no background or foreground.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.03.14
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Souvenir photographs travel album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54624
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1939
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph print
- Photograph
- Album
352 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PD - 2
- Date Range
- [ca. 1935 - ca. 1940]
- 1939
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca. 360 b&w and col. prints ; 9 x 14 cm or smaller)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing travel photographs, mostly captioned. Content pertains to Eleanor Luxton's national and international travels between ca. 1935 and 1940. Locations include the United States, Ontario, Quebec, Panama and Cuba. Subjects include unidentified Indigenous families and local scenics in Panama, buildings and landscapes, the 1939 World Fair in New York, boats and dockyard views, art portraits, Niagara Falls, monuments and statues. Most items are captioned with their respective subjects / locations, 4 items are colorized [rest are b&w].
- Notes
- Some items are postcard prints, vast majority are photograph prints
- Material Details
- Photographs are secured with paper corner fasteners attached to pages with adhesive
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Art
- Portrait
- Indigenous Peoples
- Buildings
- Memorial
- Statue
- Events
- Boats
- Fishing
- Landscapes
- Animals
- Farmland
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Ontario
- Niagara Falls
- Toronto
- Quebec
- Montreal
- United States of America
- New York
- Chicago
- Panama
- Cuba
- Havana
- Access Restrictions
- Caution when handling - some items are loose
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Consider removing metal bindings from album in future. Currently no signs of rust or damage to album
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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Hawaii, Japan, China cruise album
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54633
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cru…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1937]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Drawing
- Scrapbook
254 images
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / C : Personal
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / C / PD - 2
- Date Range
- [ca. 1937]
- Physical Description
- 1 album (255 b&w and col. prints ; 13.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller -- 1 diagram ; 6 x 4 cm)
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one album containing 28 colorized postcard print images, 227 black and white prints and one annotated hand-drawn diagram on paper. Content pertains to a boat cruise attended by Eleanor Luxton to Hawaii, Japan and China [1937]. Includes images of the interior and exterior of the cruise ship, as well as cruise staff members and on-board entertainment; landscapes, monuments and buildings; surfing; historic sites; dockyard scenes with unidentified workers; local individuals and families; and fishing and harvesting. Album also includes small tissue-like paper sheet with hand-drawn diagram of mechanical parts and measurements with annotations [possibly belonging to Eleanor Luxton, n.d.]
- Notes
- Most photographs are annotated on the lower front in white text with contextual information - location, name of landmark, etc.
- Date provided is based on dating of similar items pertaining to cruise to Hawaii, Japan and China collected by Eleanor Luxton. Photographs are likely from the same trip, but not confirmed.
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Cruise ships
- Boats
- Fishing
- Landscapes
- Buildings
- Statue
- Community life
- Commerce and industry
- Dockyard
- Labour
- Farmland
- Hotel
- Geographic Access
- United States of America
- Hawaii
- Japan
- Kyoto
- Yokohama
- Kamakura
- China
- Canton
- Guangzhou
- Shanghai
- Repulse Bay
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Japanese
- Conservation
- Paper diagram in album has been placed in mylar sleeve and kept in original location
- Consider removing metal ring bindings on album if they pose a risk of rust damage in future
- Album has been secured with unbleached cotton string to prevent loose items from falling out
- Related Material
- LUX / II / E / 5
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Commerce and industry
- Labour
- Transportation
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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A Fishing Expedition
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.05.01
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.01
- Description
- Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- A Fishing Expedition
- Date
- c. 1970
- Medium
- watercolour on bark
- Dimensions
- 42.7 x 22.4 cm
- Description
- Story label on back of bark. Text on back of painting indicates horizontal; but probably intends vertical. Purchased in Australia. by Catharine Robb Whyte ca.1975. Barking and support done by Kensington Art Gallery, Calgary.
- Subject
- activity, fishing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.05.01
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in ha…
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man with Fish
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 11.5 x 6.8 cm
- Description
- green stone; man holding fish over head; (a) man 9.0x4.2x3.3; standing, knees slightly bent; arms straight up from shoulders; fingers indicated right hand; both hands open, holes in centre; (b) fish 2.8x6.5x1.2; carved and incised features; hole in centre; piece of bone ca .2 goes into holes in hand and fish.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.44 a,b
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Untitled [Wall Hanging ]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.08.02
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- wool
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.02
- Description
- Multi-coloured hunting scenes on white.
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled [Wall Hanging ]
- Date
- n.d.
- Medium
- wool
- Dimensions
- 37.5 x 69.0 cm
- Description
- Multi-coloured hunting scenes on white.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.02
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.45a-g
- Description
- Green stone with shades of yellow, orange (a) base 13.5x4.2x1.3, rounded edges, hole drilled near centre (b) kayak 17.5x3.0x2.8 nicely shaped kayak has raised lip on manhole, ivory inlaid across kayak with groove to hold spears, hole drilled in bottom to connect with base, small pieces of wood in h…
1 image
- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Man in Kayak
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 7.1 x 4.2 x 17.5 cm
- Description
- Green stone with shades of yellow, orange (a) base 13.5x4.2x1.3, rounded edges, hole drilled near centre (b) kayak 17.5x3.0x2.8 nicely shaped kayak has raised lip on manhole, ivory inlaid across kayak with groove to hold spears, hole drilled in bottom to connect with base, small pieces of wood in hole to stabalize connection, (c) carved man 6.0x3.0x3.3 has arms stretched out front, white inset in eyes, mouth open, (d) ivory paddle 10.0 long (e-h) carved spears ca 5.0 longThe letters “AWI” are written on the top surface of the stone base.
- Subject
- activity, fishing
- activity, hunting
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.45a-g
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Untitled (Fishing and Hunting Scene)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactunk.08.10
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.10
- Description
- A rectangular shaped wall hanging with a red border. In the inside rectangular shape the scene is split in half with a brown stitched line. On the right side is two figures, one is spearing a fish and the other is fishing. Above the figures on the left is a caribou and just to the right is a smalle…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Untitled (Fishing and Hunting Scene)
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 78.9 cm
- Description
- A rectangular shaped wall hanging with a red border. In the inside rectangular shape the scene is split in half with a brown stitched line. On the right side is two figures, one is spearing a fish and the other is fishing. Above the figures on the left is a caribou and just to the right is a smaller animal perhaps a dog. On the left side there is a figure on a sleigh being pulled by dogs. Beside the dog is another figure walking. Along the bottom of the left side there is a man, woman and a child looking at the fish that they caught with a spear. The upper left corner includes two caribou. All the figures and animals are made out of skin cut out shapes with the exception of one fish.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.08.10
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