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- Date
- 1991
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1142
- Description
- A wooden plaque with the Alpine Club of Canada’s crest and a relief of the Chateau Lake Louise. The plate on the plaque reads “THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE 1991 MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL.”
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1991
- Material
- wood; metal; plastic
- Description
- A wooden plaque with the Alpine Club of Canada’s crest and a relief of the Chateau Lake Louise. The plate on the plaque reads “THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF THE 1991 MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL.”
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1142
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1068
- Description
- A brown metal spur with silver metal decoration and a spoked rowel.
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- Title
- Spur
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- A brown metal spur with silver metal decoration and a spoked rowel.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1068
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1135 a,b
- Description
- Pair of wooden skis with metal edges and bindings. Manufacturer’s mark on ski tips: “Johansen & Nilsen”. Other marks on skis: “Super Hickory” and number “9741”. Bindings marked: “Chalet Micromatic. Harvey E. Dodds”.
- Title
- Skis
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 218.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of wooden skis with metal edges and bindings. Manufacturer’s mark on ski tips: “Johansen & Nilsen”. Other marks on skis: “Super Hickory” and number “9741”. Bindings marked: “Chalet Micromatic. Harvey E. Dodds”.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Ernst Niederer
- guiding
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1135 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1136 a,b
- Description
- Metal ski poles with black grips, metal and leather baskets, metal piece on one pole marked: “A&T, Seattle, U.S.A. B.D. Grip. Pat. No. 2340868.
- Title
- Ski Poles
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 14.5 x 109.0 cm
- Description
- Metal ski poles with black grips, metal and leather baskets, metal piece on one pole marked: “A&T, Seattle, U.S.A. B.D. Grip. Pat. No. 2340868.
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Ernst Niederer
- guiding
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1136 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1115 a,b
- Description
- Brown leather ski boots, laceup with two leather straps, one across top of foot and one around ankle. Metal toe piece on one boot only (missing from other boot) marked: “Tyrol. Made in Canada.”
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 17.5 x 11.0 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- Brown leather ski boots, laceup with two leather straps, one across top of foot and one around ankle. Metal toe piece on one boot only (missing from other boot) marked: “Tyrol. Made in Canada.”
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- Ernst Niederer
- guiding
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1115 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1137 a, b
- Description
- Pair of metal crampons with leather straps. Crampons marked: “ECKENSTEIN. Attenhofer. Zurich. 45”
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- Title
- Crampons
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 11.0 x 29.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of metal crampons with leather straps. Crampons marked: “ECKENSTEIN. Attenhofer. Zurich. 45”
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- guiding
- Ernst Niederer
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1137 a, b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1138 a, b
- Description
- Two metal pitons.
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- Title
- Piton
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 2.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- Two metal pitons.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- guiding
- Ernst Niederer
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1138 a, b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1139
- Description
- Long canvas ski bag with leather reinforced end, wooden block inside end to prevent damage to bag from skis. Canvas ties on bag. Stamped on top flap: “PAL-O-SPORT”. Stamped inside: “Palo Pacific Company. San Francisco, California.” Handwritten in large letters on outside of bag: “E.N. BANFF.”
- Title
- Ski Bag
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 32.0 x 237.0 cm
- Description
- Long canvas ski bag with leather reinforced end, wooden block inside end to prevent damage to bag from skis. Canvas ties on bag. Stamped on top flap: “PAL-O-SPORT”. Stamped inside: “Palo Pacific Company. San Francisco, California.” Handwritten in large letters on outside of bag: “E.N. BANFF.”
- Subject
- sports
- skiing
- guiding
- Ernst Niederer
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1139
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1048
- Description
- Green felt hat with feathers, gold braided trim and collection of 26 skiing and guiding pins. Pins include: Vancouver Swiss Ski School, Edmonton Ski Club 40’41, Fort William Ski Club, Norquay Ski School Banff, The Alpine Inn St. Marguerite P.Q., Toronto Ski Club 1946-47, Mont Tremblant Ski School, …
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- Title
- Hat
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 33.0 cm
- Description
- Green felt hat with feathers, gold braided trim and collection of 26 skiing and guiding pins. Pins include: Vancouver Swiss Ski School, Edmonton Ski Club 40’41, Fort William Ski Club, Norquay Ski School Banff, The Alpine Inn St. Marguerite P.Q., Toronto Ski Club 1946-47, Mont Tremblant Ski School, Puffin Ski Club Winnipeg, Winnipeg Ski Club, Toronto Ski Club 1945 1946, crossed ice axes with rope and boot, Tirol Mayrhofen, Midland Ski Club 38-39, Sudbury Ski Club 1938-9, Laurentian Ski Club North Bay 1939, Chapleau Ski Club 1938-39, Canada Olympic Ski Team Contributor 1948, National Parks of Canada Alpine Guide 1 1949-50, National Parks of Canada Ski Mountain Guide (?) 1949-50, Banff SS Norquay, Chapleau Ski Club 1937-38, Porcupine Ski Club 40-41, Eskimo ‘43’44, Calgary Ski Club 40-41, Banff (crossed skis) and Sant Sauv . . . (?).
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1048
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- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1200
- Description
- Metal cone shaped pin with elk or deer emblem and oak leaves in relief. Brush-like tuft of natural animal hair, light to dark with grizzled tips protrudes from metal cone with green yarn at base of tuft. Possibly a fraternal organization pin.
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- Title
- Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- metal; hair
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 14.0 cm
- Description
- Metal cone shaped pin with elk or deer emblem and oak leaves in relief. Brush-like tuft of natural animal hair, light to dark with grizzled tips protrudes from metal cone with green yarn at base of tuft. Possibly a fraternal organization pin.
- Subject
- organizations
- Ernst Niederer
- guiding
- Credit
- Gift of Ernie Niederer, Victoria, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1200
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