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- Date
- 1920 – 1966
- Material
- metal, wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1001
- Description
- A small wooden box with metal hinges and hook latches. The box contains oil paint tubes and a small flat paint palette with thick deposits of paint residue.
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- Title
- Paint Box
- Date
- 1920 – 1966
- Material
- metal, wood
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 14.5 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- A small wooden box with metal hinges and hook latches. The box contains oil paint tubes and a small flat paint palette with thick deposits of paint residue.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- painting
- Peter Whyte
- artists
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 104.39.1001
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Postcard album, Brewster family
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57456
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1918
- 1921
- 1942
- 1949
- 1962
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Jim Brewster family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M436
- V90
- Series
- V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
- Sous-Fonds
- V90
- Accession Number
- 2023.09
- Reference Code
- V90 / VI / PD - 1
- GMD
- Album
- Postcard
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1900-1920]
- 1918
- 1921
- 1942
- 1949
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.
- Notes
- Some postcard prints are annotated on the back
- NOTE: some materials in this album contain offensive subject matter, including racist content. These materials reflect views from their original time period and have not been censored.
- Subject Access
- Banff
- Businesses
- Community life
- Family and personal life
- Home
- Homestead
- Indigenous people
- Landscape
- Military
- Municipal views
- Public events
- Portrait
- Recreation
- Regalia
- Royalty
- Royal Visit
- Sports
- War
- World War I
- Winter sports
- Wildlife
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Australia
- Access Restrictions
- Contains offensive subject matter- accessible at researcher's individual discretion
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Robb family home
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52948
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Robb family home from the gardens
- Date Range
- [ca. 1929-1964]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 255
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 255
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1929-1964]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Robb family home from the gardens
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Robb family home
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52950
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Robb family home from the front lawn
- Date Range
- [ca. 1929-1964]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 257
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
2 images
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 257
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1929-1964]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of the Robb family home from the front lawn
- Geographic Access
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Other family and friends - unidentified
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55486
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 photographs depicting unidentified friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes candid family photographs and one professional portrait.
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 302 to 314
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C3 : Other extended family
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C3 / PA - 302 to 314
- Date Range
- [ca.1920-1940]
- Physical Description
- 13 photographs : b&w prints ; 18 x 26 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 13 photographs depicting unidentified friends and extended members of the Luxton family. Includes candid family photographs and one professional portrait.
- Notes
- One photograph dated 1940
- Subject Access
- Family and personal life
- Children
- Animals
- Home
- Language
- English
- Category
- Family and personal life
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Buildings and bridges
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55555
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs collected and possibly produced by George Luxton. Content pertains to cabins and houses, a boat launch and waterfront building, metal and wooden bridges, and an early view of a residential street in Banff facing Cascade Mountain.
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1930]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 / C / PA - 131 to 148
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / C : Extended family
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / C1 : William Luxton family papers and photographs
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / C1 / C / PA - 131 to 148
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1930]
- Physical Description
- 18 photographs : b&w prints ; 18 x 13 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs collected and possibly produced by George Luxton. Content pertains to cabins and houses, a boat launch and waterfront building, metal and wooden bridges, and an early view of a residential street in Banff facing Cascade Mountain.
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Cascade Mountain
- Language
- N/A
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Land, settlement and immigration
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1920 – 1952
- Material
- silver; felt;
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0555
- Description
- Silver table lighter decorated in molded swoops and circles that cinches in towards the bottom before flaring out at the base. The lighter on top consists of a long button that, when pressed, sparks the flint and simultaneously snaps the flint cover up. On the bottom is a ring of green felt in the …
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- Title
- Table Lighter
- Date
- 1920 – 1952
- Material
- silver; felt;
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 4.3 x 6.9 cm
- Description
- Silver table lighter decorated in molded swoops and circles that cinches in towards the bottom before flaring out at the base. The lighter on top consists of a long button that, when pressed, sparks the flint and simultaneously snaps the flint cover up. On the bottom is a ring of green felt in the middle of which is the manufacturer/patent details and the access port for the lighter fuel. The lighter is empty, but does still spark when struck - handle with care.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0555
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- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal; aluminum;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1294
- Description
- Glass and aluminum salt shaker with a weighted glass bottom, wide central body, and tapered top with a screw-cap covered in holes. Shaker is empty.
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- Title
- Salt Shaker
- Date
- 1920 – 1930
- Material
- glass; metal; aluminum;
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- Glass and aluminum salt shaker with a weighted glass bottom, wide central body, and tapered top with a screw-cap covered in holes. Shaker is empty.
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1294
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0125 a,b
- Description
- Two round glass light fixtures with round central supports. The edges of the fixtures are slightly pinched, creating a wave design, and have molded ridges running from the center to the rim - likewise, the central supports have molded ridges horizontally throughout, and a slightly raised lip. Due t…
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- Title
- Light Fixture
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- glass;
- Dimensions
- 7.0 cm
- Description
- Two round glass light fixtures with round central supports. The edges of the fixtures are slightly pinched, creating a wave design, and have molded ridges running from the center to the rim - likewise, the central supports have molded ridges horizontally throughout, and a slightly raised lip. Due to the accumulation of dust on one fixture, they most likely sat on top of a light facing downward. There is no makers mark.
- Subject
- home accessories
- decorations
- Credit
- Gift of Bill Mather, Edmonton, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0125 a,b
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Musical Bones Sets
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- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- bone; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0027 a-h
- Description
- Two sets of minstrel's bones, each set consisting of two pairs. (a-d) are actual segments of rib bones which have been rounded at the ends and polished smooth. (e-h) are hard pieces of black wood ebony? , lenticular in cross section, curved to mimic the rib bones, but cut off square at the ends.…
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- Title
- Musical Bones Sets
- Date
- 1920 – 1945
- Material
- bone; wood
- Description
- Two sets of minstrel's bones, each set consisting of two pairs. (a-d) are actual segments of rib bones which have been rounded at the ends and polished smooth. (e-h) are hard pieces of black wood ebony? , lenticular in cross section, curved to mimic the rib bones, but cut off square at the ends. (a) 14.3 x .9 x 3.9 - bone, slightly spatulate shape with rounded ends. (b) 17.2 x 1.0 x 3.0 - bone, long, and thick at one end, rounded ends. (c) 18.3 x 1.0 x 3.0 - bone, long, rounded at ends, with slight twist in bone. (d) 17.0 x .8 x 3.2 - bone, long, squared at ends.( e-h) 17.9 x .8 x 2.6 - black wood, straight sided, cut off square at ends, and curving upward. Note: (h) 6.5 cm long piece broken off one end, .2 cm deep saw cut on side opposite, and uneven, close grooves on concave surface, a saw again?
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- entertainment
- minstrel show
- Annie White
- music
- musical equipment
- sound
- song
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0027 a-h
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