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Accessories Violin Accessories

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Date: 1925 – 1950

Material: wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal

Catalogue Number: 104.34.0007 a-g

Description: A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small …

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Title: Accessories Violin Accessories

Date: 1925 – 1950

Material: wood; paper; catgut; shell; metal

Dimensions: 3.2 cm

Description: A collection of violin accessories: (a) tailpiece button (3.2 x 1.7 diam) - hard black wood peg with round button head and small dot of nacre inlaid at middle, stocky shaft. (b) peg (6.7 x 1.1 x 2.4) hard black wood peg with long tapering shaft and flattened, depressed, finger grip at end, small dot of nacre inlaid at middle of end, tiny hole drilled through shaft nearly halfway up. (c) peg (5.9 x .9 x 2.3) as (b) but slightly smaller, hole through shaft lowe. (d) bridge (4.7 x 3.9 x .5) cut out of unfinished wood with scrolled carving at sides around short legs and at middle, arched top with four shallow notches for strings. Marks: on side, "PANPI (TC monogram trademark)" (e) bridge (4.5 x 3.2 x .5) as (d). Marks: on side, "VUILL?TIME", penciled "10" (f) string package (5.5 x 5.4) white paper envelope holding "Muller's Eternelle First violin string" with accompanying product blurb printed in black, holds coiled catgut string with tiny yellow loop at one end (unused) (g) string package (7.3 x 7.2) cellophane envelope with paper label of same size slipped inside with slits cut to hold string, label printed in black with "The Bernhardt String made of silver steel (trademark)/ violin E", contains two coiled strings, 1 broken of catgut, and the other of very fine wire (e string) wrapped with yellow at one end, (unsure if string is original one of envelope, catgut string definitely not).

Subject: Whyte home; households; entertainment; pastime; Annie White; music; sound; song; musical equipment; accessories

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.34.0007 a-g

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Athletic Medal

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Date: 1925 – 1950

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0107

Description: Small, thin, rectangular, brass plaque with relief figure of swimmer diving, diagonally across front. Four small eyelet rings, two at top and two at bottom, to fasten medal to something, chain links? .

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Title: Athletic Medal

Date: 1925 – 1950

Material: metal

Dimensions: 2.3 x 0.1 x 2.8 cm

Description: Small, thin, rectangular, brass plaque with relief figure of swimmer diving, diagonally across front. Four small eyelet rings, two at top and two at bottom, to fasten medal to something, chain links? .

Subject: Whyte home; sports; swimming; diving

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.09.0107

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Bangle Bracelet

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0107 a,b

Description: Two, roughly circular, gold, bangle bracelets, each with a split in the side. (a) round gold wire, hollow and slightly dented all around, split at side separates approximately .6 cm. (b) hollow, flat, gold band approximately .2 x .3 cm. design etched on outer surface consisting of faceted band alon…

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Title: Bangle Bracelet

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: metal

Dimensions: 0.2 x 6.0 x 6.9 cm

Description: Two, roughly circular, gold, bangle bracelets, each with a split in the side. (a) round gold wire, hollow and slightly dented all around, split at side separates approximately .6 cm. (b) hollow, flat, gold band approximately .2 x .3 cm. design etched on outer surface consisting of faceted band along each edge with line texture between forming diamond and X-shapes around circumference. Roughly oval with dents and creases all around, ends touch at split in side, but do not meet. Marks: “WAB 14K”

Subject: Whyte home; households; adornment

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0107 a,b

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Bangle Bracelet

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Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0111 a-d

Description: A collection of four bangle bracelets, (a) gold wire, circle of hollow gold wire .2 mm in diameter. (b) twisted wire, pinkish gold circle of twisted wire 2 mm in diameter. (c,d) flat silver hoops, handmade from wire 3 x 2 mm.

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Title: Bangle Bracelet

Date: 1920 – 1940

Material: metal

Dimensions: 0.2 x 5.9 x 6.8 cm

Description: A collection of four bangle bracelets, (a) gold wire, circle of hollow gold wire .2 mm in diameter. (b) twisted wire, pinkish gold circle of twisted wire 2 mm in diameter. (c,d) flat silver hoops, handmade from wire 3 x 2 mm.

Subject: Whyte home; households; adornment

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0111 a-d

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Beaded Bracelet

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Date: 1925 – 1950

Material: metal; stone

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0149

Description: Crude, various coloured stones on long silver bar links. Flat, sterling silver links taper at the middle and have small eye pierced through each end. Links joined by small piece of wire shaped into a figure 8 through the eyes. Ring at one end, and two opposing hooks which swivel together to lock ar…

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Title: Beaded Bracelet

Date: 1925 – 1950

Material: metal; stone

Dimensions: 1.5 x 21.9 cm

Description: Crude, various coloured stones on long silver bar links. Flat, sterling silver links taper at the middle and have small eye pierced through each end. Links joined by small piece of wire shaped into a figure 8 through the eyes. Ring at one end, and two opposing hooks which swivel together to lock around ring, clasp bracelet into loop. Stones threaded on the six bars are (1) large brown bead jasper ?, (2) flat green bead quartz ?, round clear bead microline? , (3) cylindrical blue bead (lapis , large triangular aqau bead turquoise, (4) small green bead quartz ? , large red torus shaped bead jasper , small orange bead jasper ? , (5) large clear round bead - microline? , (6) large red bead jasper.

Subject: Whtye home; accessories; jewlery; fashion; travel; souvenir; households; adornment

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0149

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Beaded Necklaces

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Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: metal; stone

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0097

Description: A strand of uniform sized green jade beads, strung on white thread. Small, hollow, lens shaped clasp with cutout design of four petaled flower flanked on each side by vertical bar. V shaped hook passes around end of clasp and then is pushed into hollow interior of clasp where it is locked by the pr…

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Title: Beaded Necklaces

Date: 1920 – 1950

Material: metal; stone

Dimensions: 0.8 x 21.8 cm

Description: A strand of uniform sized green jade beads, strung on white thread. Small, hollow, lens shaped clasp with cutout design of four petaled flower flanked on each side by vertical bar. V shaped hook passes around end of clasp and then is pushed into hollow interior of clasp where it is locked by the pressure of the arms of the V. Pressing the arms together and pulling releases clasp. Fifty-four beads of a medium shade of green.

Subject: Whyte home; accessories; jewlery; fashion; households; adornment

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.01.0097

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Belt Buckle

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Date: 1925 – 1945

Material: metal; stone

Catalogue Number: 103.07.0174 a,b

Description: A belt clasp consisting of two circles of pierced brass set with a mosaic of turquoise chips. Circles have brass flanges with pierced design around edges of large, raised, round area of turquoise chips set in rough grouting held by a short brass collar. Pierced design on each piece different. Long,…

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Title: Belt Buckle

Date: 1925 – 1945

Material: metal; stone

Dimensions: 1.0 x 6.0 cm

Description: A belt clasp consisting of two circles of pierced brass set with a mosaic of turquoise chips. Circles have brass flanges with pierced design around edges of large, raised, round area of turquoise chips set in rough grouting held by a short brass collar. Pierced design on each piece different. Long, round, brass bar soldered across back of each piece forming loop to hold belt, one circle has flat eye which fits flat hook on other to clasp buckle together, hand made.

Subject: Whyte home; accessories; fashion; households; craft

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 103.07.0174 a,b

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Bill Olson friends and family photographs

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Part Of: Olson family fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.

Date Range: 1889-1967

Reference Code: V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print; Print

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Part Of: Olson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M97 / V475

Sous-Fonds: V475

Accession Number: 670 ; 1107 ; 1021

Reference Code: V475 / PA121 - 01 to 19

GMD: Postcard; Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1889-1967

Physical Description: 19 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson at work and with his family. Also includes family pictures of various generations of the Olson family, army portraits, coworkers, a Cave & Basin postcard, and an interior shot of the Dave White Shop.

Notes: Some of the people identified in the photos are Bill Kay, Jack Powell, Jack Doe, Fred Day, Charlie Fullhroch, Mac Lennat, Earl Squires, Bob Graham, Larry Foster, Willard Bell, Bush Ashley, Shorty Blasker, Casey Jones, Dan Zakaryk, Pete Finlay, Jon Douglas, Irene Straus, Marie Leong, and more.

Name Access: Olson, Bill; Olson, Irene; McTrowe, Florence

Subject Access: Activities; Biographical; Buffalo; Cave and Basin; Children; Family; Family and personal life; Garden; Home; Leisure; Mount Royal Hotel; Personal and Family Life; Personal and Professional Life; Portrait; War; World War I; WWI

Geographic Access: Banff; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Bill Olson friends and family photographs

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Part Of: Olson family fonds

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson and various generations of his family. Also includes the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Mountain School.

Date Range: 1928-1939

Reference Code: V475 / PA152 - 01 to 09

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

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Part Of: Olson family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M97 / V475

Sous-Fonds: V475

Accession Number: 968

Reference Code: V475 / PA152 - 01 to 09

GMD: Photograph; Photograph print; Print

Date Range: 1928-1939

Physical Description: 9 prints : b&w and col. ; 17.5 x 12 cm or smaller

Scope & Content: File pertains to photographs of Bill Olson and various generations of his family. Also includes the Banff Winter Carnival and the Banff Mountain School.