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- Date
- 1971
- Material
- stone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.3001
- Description
- Rectangular white stone with dark green, blue and white inclusion. Accompanied by a piece of paper with CRW writing: “Mina Lefthand rock from Squaw Valley west of Nanton - willow creek is weat of Clairesholm & can get to Squaw Valley that way. Has more rock. April 12 1971.”
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- Title
- Rock
- Date
- 1971
- Material
- stone
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 6.0 x 7.5 cm
- Description
- Rectangular white stone with dark green, blue and white inclusion. Accompanied by a piece of paper with CRW writing: “Mina Lefthand rock from Squaw Valley west of Nanton - willow creek is weat of Clairesholm & can get to Squaw Valley that way. Has more rock. April 12 1971.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.3001
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Yukon Alpine Centennial Expedition
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions25627
- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about the Alpine Club of Canada's expedition to the Yukon for Canada's centenial in 1967. Includes mostly photocopies of newspaper and magazine and newspaper clippings in regards to the mountains climbed and the club members that participated.
- Date Range
- 1967
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 123 / 1 - 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
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- Part Of
- Alpine Club of Canada fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M200 / S6 / V14
- Sous-Fonds
- M200
- Accession Number
- 131
- Reference Code
- M200 / AC 123 / 1 - 18
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1967
- Physical Description
- 6.5 cm of textual material (131 pages ; 30 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook about the Alpine Club of Canada's expedition to the Yukon for Canada's centenial in 1967. Includes mostly photocopies of newspaper and magazine and newspaper clippings in regards to the mountains climbed and the club members that participated.
- Name Access
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Airplanes
- Alpine Club House
- Alpine Club of Canada
- Backpacking
- Centennial
- Club
- Exploration
- Geology
- Magazine
- Newspaper
- Scouting
- Sports and recreation
- Geographic Access
- Yukon
- British Columbia
- Alberta
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Ontario
- Quebec
- New Brunswick
- Nova Scotia
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Prince Edward Island
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Great: slight yellowing of newspaper clippings.
- Appraisal
- Blank pages not scanned
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1934
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1008
- Description
- Clump of pyrite mounted on wooden base. Pyrite in shape of a ball ca 3.0 dia. mounted onto wooden base (6.0x3.5c2.3) base tapers to 4.0x2.3, center hollowed to set in ball. Label typed and glued onto bottom: "Pyrite ball from Freshfield Glacier, mounted on tamarack bark from Bush Pass. 1934" ano…
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- Title
- Pyrite Nugget
- Date
- 1934
- Material
- metal; wood
- Description
- Clump of pyrite mounted on wooden base. Pyrite in shape of a ball ca 3.0 dia. mounted onto wooden base (6.0x3.5c2.3) base tapers to 4.0x2.3, center hollowed to set in ball. Label typed and glued onto bottom: "Pyrite ball from Freshfield Glacier, mounted on tamarack bark from Bush Pass. 1934" another smaller label: "Dr. J. MonroeThorington, 204 Cambridge Apts. Philadelphia 44, Pa."
- Credit
- Gift of J. Monroe Thorington, Philadelphia, USA, 1970
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1008
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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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Science scrapbook : astronomy, agriculture, biology, etc.
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions22402
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is titled "Science" on front cover, and consists of educational newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to various subjects including astronomy, weather patterns, science and technology, food production, and human and marine biology. Scrapbook contains a loose Table of Contents inside…
- Date Range
- 1936
- [1939 - 1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 18
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Scrapbook
- Newspaper clipping
- Published record
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1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- III.B.4. Georgina Luxton : Collected Material : Textual Records
- Sous-Fonds
- III. Luxton Family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 - 18
- Date Range
- 1936
- [1939 - 1940]
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Scrapbook is titled "Science" on front cover, and consists of educational newspaper and magazine clippings pertaining to various subjects including astronomy, weather patterns, science and technology, food production, and human and marine biology. Scrapbook contains a loose Table of Contents inside front cover listing subjects addressed in clippings [see "Content Details"].
- Name Access
- Rudaux, Lucien
- Subject Access
- Science and technology
- Research
- Medicine
- Geology
- Experiment
- Environment
- Education
- Ecology
- Commerce and industry
- Astronomy
- Agriculture
- Natural resources
- Natural history
- Neuroscience
- Fish
- Geographic Access
- France
- Canada
- Alberta
- Ontario
- Hamilton
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Scrapbook has been interleaved
- Handle with caution due to loose contents
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Education
- Environment
- Health services
- Natural resources
- Science and technology
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of item
- Content Details
- [Table of Contents] Contents 1939-1940 Other Planets: Artillery in the Skies Other Suns: Uses of different Parts of the Head Synthetic Products: Diamond Iron Salt: Technicolor Television: Man's conquest of the Air: Operations Vitamins: Pasteurization of milk The Five Senses and the Somatic Senses Development of Science; guns etc. Sugar Beets Shortest Day of the Year Sea Fish
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Colonial Coral Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1030
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1030
- Description
- Fossilized colonial coral, middle Devonian in age. Common throughout North America. Species: Pachyphyllum. Warm shallow ocean environment. Limestone matrix. Has undergone weathering. Coral structure is well defined. Small crinoid fragments exposed on one side. Recrystallization of the rock is occur…
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- Title
- Colonial Coral Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, fossil
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized colonial coral, middle Devonian in age. Common throughout North America. Species: Pachyphyllum. Warm shallow ocean environment. Limestone matrix. Has undergone weathering. Coral structure is well defined. Small crinoid fragments exposed on one side. Recrystallization of the rock is occurring is some areas, calcite crystals growing in the vugs (cavities). These types of coral fossils are very common in Western Canada and could have been collected locally.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1030
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- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1031
- Description
- Fossilized bone, possibly dinosaur bone from Drumheller area. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Bone Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 11.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Fossilized bone, possibly dinosaur bone from Drumheller area. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1031
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1032
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1032
- Description
- Petrified wood (chalcedony) with quartz crystals growing in the voids. The original woody structure has been replaced by silty material in some areas. Likely from the Drumheller area, not from the Bow Valley. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 8.0 x 13.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified wood (chalcedony) with quartz crystals growing in the voids. The original woody structure has been replaced by silty material in some areas. Likely from the Drumheller area, not from the Bow Valley. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1032
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1033
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1033
- Description
- Silicified wood, growth rings very well exposed and displayed. One side is weathered and one side is cut, displaying the rings more clearly. All the woody cells have been replaced by silica. Minor fracturing. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Ro…
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 5.0 x 6.0 cm
- Description
- Silicified wood, growth rings very well exposed and displayed. One side is weathered and one side is cut, displaying the rings more clearly. All the woody cells have been replaced by silica. Minor fracturing. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton areas.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1033
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Petrified Wood Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1034
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1034
- Description
- Silicified wood. Almost completely chalcedony. Well defined growth rings, wood structure is very well preserved. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton areas. From the Cretaceous period.
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- Title
- Petrified Wood Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified wood
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 11.0 x 21.0 cm
- Description
- Silicified wood. Almost completely chalcedony. Well defined growth rings, wood structure is very well preserved. This specimen is typical of the petrified wood found in the Rocky Mountain House and Edmonton areas. From the Cretaceous period.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1034
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