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Adventures in rocks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue7347
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Purvis, Ron
- Call Number
- 03.6 P97 Pam
- Author
- Purvis, Ron
- Physical Description
- p.60-62
- Subjects
- Gold
- Notes
- From B.C. Digest, vol.22, no.3, May-June 1966
- Call Number
- 03.6 P97 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Athletic Trophy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.0414
- Date
- 1934 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0414
- Description
- Silver-tone statuette swinging a golf club on top of a silver base with a chain design around the bases edge. The statuette is attached to a black, metal, bell-shaped base with a removable silver-tone ring around the smallest part. The ring is engraved as follows:Henry Birks & Sons / TROPHY / Banff…
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- Title
- Athletic Trophy
- Date
- 1934 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- Silver-tone statuette swinging a golf club on top of a silver base with a chain design around the bases edge. The statuette is attached to a black, metal, bell-shaped base with a removable silver-tone ring around the smallest part. The ring is engraved as follows:Henry Birks & Sons / TROPHY / Banff Springs / Golf Club / ANNUAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP1934 / WINNER / NORMAN MCCONNELL1935 / WINNER / DOUGLAS CROSBY1936 / WINNER / L.S. CROSBY1937 / WINNER / L.S. CROSBY1938 / WINNER / C.C. RIEID1939 / WINNER / D.R. CROSBY1940 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1941 / WINNER C.C. REID1942 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1943 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1944 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY1945 / WINNER L.S. CROSBY”The base is hollow, with a washer and screw holding in the statuette. There is a pencil writing on the inside of the trophy on the bottom edge that reads “BIRKS”Along the back of the statuette, on the figures back, it reads “COPYRIGHT”.
- Credit
- Gift of William G. Robinson, Vancouver, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0414
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The cariboo story
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20066
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1958
- Author
- Lindsay, F.W.
- Publisher
- [Quesnel, B.C.] : [Quesnel Advertiser
- Call Number
- 08.2 L64t
- Author
- Lindsay, F.W.
- Responsibility
- F.W. Lindsay
- Publisher
- [Quesnel, B.C.] : [Quesnel Advertiser
- Published Date
- 1958
- Physical Description
- 52 pages : illustrations, map, portraits ; 24 cm
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of stories combined to tell the story of Cariboo, British Columbia. While not entirely complete in nature, the author dedicates the history to the men who chose the disgruntled forest life, over that of comfort and stability. The author, F.W. Lindsay explains the relationship between pioneers and Americans, arguing that our best pioneers were American men. Readers can expect to learn more about Cariboo, while taking in the patriotic undertones of the publication.
- Notes
- by F.W. Lindsay ; with pen and ink illustrations by Gwen Lewis.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08.2 L64t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Cariboo yarns
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20065
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1973
- Author
- Lindsay, F.W.
- Publisher
- Quesnel, B.C., [publisher not identified]
- Call Number
- 08.2 L64c
- Author
- Lindsay, F.W.
- Responsibility
- F.W. Lindsay
- Publisher
- Quesnel, B.C., [publisher not identified]
- Published Date
- 1973
- Physical Description
- 64 pages illustrations 24 cm
- Subjects
- British Columbia
- Gold rush
- Cariboo Mountains
- Abstract
- Pertains to a collection of informal stories about Cariboo country during, prior to and after the gold rush. The publication has been dedicated to the prospectors themselves. Cariboo yarns was created in an attempt to share the stories of the men who made the history during the Cariboo gold rush. Through the use of diaries and other archival materials, readers can expect to learn more about the gold rush from the accounts of men who experienced it firsthand.
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08.2 L64c
- Collection
- Archives Library
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A climber's guide to the interior ranges of British Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue19830
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1937
- Author
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Publisher
- The American Alpine Club
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Call Number
- 01.4 Th39a
- Author
- Thorington, J. Monroe
- Responsibility
- J. Monroe Thorington
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Publisher
- The American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1937
- Physical Description
- 149 pages
- Abstract
- Guidebook written by J. Monroe Thorington on behalf the American Alpine Club pertaining to the interior ranges of British Columbia with focus on the Selkirk, Purcell, Caribou, and Monashee (Gold) Ranges
- Contents
- The Selkirk Range
- The Purcell Range
- The Caribou Range
- The Monashee (Gold) Range
- Notes
- Annotated by Ernest Feuz and Fred A. Feuz
- Accession Number
- 2019.43
- Call Number
- 01.4 Th39a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The far country
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15280
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1954
- Publisher
- Universal Studios
- Call Number
- 06.3 F22c DVD
- Responsibility
- Starring James Stewart, Walter Brennan, Ruth Roman, Corrine Calvet
- Publisher
- Universal Studios
- Published Date
- 1954
- Physical Description
- 1 DVD
- Call Number
- 06.3 F22c DVD
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1038 a,b
- Description
- High black boot, 10 eyelets followed by 5 hooks each side. Tape sewn on inner side of tongue stamped "565 7/8". Leather in bad shape, repaired in places with stitching. Blade curves up at toe, not attached to boot, inscribed "C.C.M. Canada" and "pat'd Aug 1-05 CC&M Co Limited Weston, Ontario" an…
- Title
- Figure Skates
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 8.8 x 31.5 cm
- Description
- High black boot, 10 eyelets followed by 5 hooks each side. Tape sewn on inner side of tongue stamped "565 7/8". Leather in bad shape, repaired in places with stitching. Blade curves up at toe, not attached to boot, inscribed "C.C.M. Canada" and "pat'd Aug 1-05 CC&M Co Limited Weston, Ontario" and "10 2/3". Blade screwed into leather soles at heel and sole. Repaired on outside sides of both skates with stitching.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skating
- George Paris
- Wilmer Gold
- Credit
- Gift of Wilmer H. Gold, Youbou, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1038 a,b
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Geological Survey
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24755
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1900
- Publisher
- Dept. of the Interior, Ottawa
- Call Number
- C7-4.1
- Publisher
- Dept. of the Interior, Ottawa
- Published Date
- 1900
- Scale
- 2 miles to 1 inch
- Notes
- Dup. C8-4.2
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- C7-4.1
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Healy's west : the life and times of John J. Healy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14634
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2014
- Author
- Tolton, Gordon E
- Publisher
- Victoria ; Vancouver ; Calgary : Heritage House
- Call Number
- 08.2 T66h
- Author
- Tolton, Gordon E
- Responsibility
- Gordon E. Tolton
- Publisher
- Victoria ; Vancouver ; Calgary : Heritage House
- Published Date
- 2014
- Physical Description
- 287 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm
- Subjects
- Gold
- Healy, John J
- Pioneer life
- Notes
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- ISBN
- 9781927527658
- Accession Number
- P2015-09-10
- Call Number
- 08.2 T66h
- Collection
- Archives Library
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I was there : a book of reminiscences
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5387
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- c1938
- Author
- Tyrrell, Edith
- Call Number
- 03.1 T98t
- Author
- Tyrrell, Edith
- Responsibility
- by Edith Tyrell (Mrs. Joseph Burr Tyrrell)
- introd. by J.E. Middleton
- Published Date
- c1938
- Subjects
- Dawson, George Mercer
- Gold
- Call Number
- 03.1 T98t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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