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- Date
- 1906
- Material
- wood; horn; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1068
- Description
- Part of a buffalo (?) horn mounted on a wood stand. A metal tag attached to the horn reads “BRAZEAU RIVER 1906.”
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- Title
- Pipe Stand
- Date
- 1906
- Material
- wood; horn; metal
- Description
- Part of a buffalo (?) horn mounted on a wood stand. A metal tag attached to the horn reads “BRAZEAU RIVER 1906.”
- Subject
- Jimmy Simpson
- smoking
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1068
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- Date
- 1911
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1039
- Description
- Very rusty can, lid cut open along edge four fifths around. Hole in centre of lid.
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- Title
- Food Can
- Date
- 1911
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Very rusty can, lid cut open along edge four fifths around. Hole in centre of lid.
- Credit
- Gift of Don Beers, Calgary, 1994
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1039
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- Date
- 1935
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1109
- Description
- Small metal cup with two scrolled handles on a wooden base. There is a manufacturer’s (?) sticker on the base. The cup is marked “BBC - 35.”
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1935
- Material
- wood; metal
- Description
- Small metal cup with two scrolled handles on a wooden base. There is a manufacturer’s (?) sticker on the base. The cup is marked “BBC - 35.”
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1109
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- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1184
- Description
- One felt patch, circular, white background embroidered with “Banff Hockey Club” and image of hockey player with mountains in background. Embroidery in purple and yellow.
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- Title
- Patch
- Date
- 1935 – 1950
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- One felt patch, circular, white background embroidered with “Banff Hockey Club” and image of hockey player with mountains in background. Embroidery in purple and yellow.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1184
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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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Petrified Bone Fossil
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1035
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1035
- Description
- Petrified bone, dinosaur bone from Red Deer River valley. Mostly silica that is replacing the cells. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified bone found in the Edmonton area.
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- Title
- Petrified Bone Fossil
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- stone, petrified bone
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 12.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Petrified bone, dinosaur bone from Red Deer River valley. Mostly silica that is replacing the cells. From the Cretaceous period. This specimen is typical of the petrified bone found in the Edmonton area.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Jr.) Simpson, Rocky Mountain House, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1035
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