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Making Banff a wild west : Norman Luxton, Indians and Banff tourism, 1902-1945
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5007
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Author
- Meijer-Drees, Laurie
- Call Number
- 07.2 L97m
- Author
- Meijer-Drees, Laurie
- Published Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- vii, 118l. : ill., ports
- Notes
- M.A. thesis, University of Calgary
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 5971
- Call Number
- 07.2 L97m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Trophy Statuette
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1051
- Date
- 1947 – 1948
- Material
- metal; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1051
- Description
- King Edward Hotel Trophy tiered wooden base with 7 gold coloured name plates in front. Two gold coloured Greek God ornaments on base on either side of riser which has a gold coloured downhill skier higher on a wooden plinth. A brass plaque on the plinth reads "King Edward Hotel Trophy - Junior G…
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- Title
- Trophy Statuette
- Date
- 1947 – 1948
- Material
- metal; wood
- Dimensions
- 38.0 x 44.0 cm
- Description
- King Edward Hotel Trophy tiered wooden base with 7 gold coloured name plates in front. Two gold coloured Greek God ornaments on base on either side of riser which has a gold coloured downhill skier higher on a wooden plinth. A brass plaque on the plinth reads "King Edward Hotel Trophy - Junior Girls.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- King Edward Hotel
- Junior Girls
- Credit
- Gift of Evelyn Crosby, Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1051
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Athletic Trophy
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1094
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1094
- Description
- Black turned wood, base for statuette trophy 103.09.1093. Solid wood, turned, central area has three silver plaques "King Edward Hotel Banff Western Canada Combined Downhill and Slalom", Shield shape "1936 J. Taylor Vancouver". "1938 Thobraatin Princeton",
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- Title
- Athletic Trophy
- Date
- 1936
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.7 cm
- Description
- Black turned wood, base for statuette trophy 103.09.1093. Solid wood, turned, central area has three silver plaques "King Edward Hotel Banff Western Canada Combined Downhill and Slalom", Shield shape "1936 J. Taylor Vancouver". "1938 Thobraatin Princeton",
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- King Edward Hotel
- Credit
- Gift of J. L. King, 1974
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1094
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- Date
- 1904 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1036
- Description
- A white ceramic sauceboat with red lines around the edge and a red horseshoe with "Calgary" in white lettering placed in the middle.
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- Title
- Sauceboat
- Date
- 1904 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 6.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A white ceramic sauceboat with red lines around the edge and a red horseshoe with "Calgary" in white lettering placed in the middle.
- Subject
- hotels
- King Edward Hotel
- Calgary
- Credit
- Gift of A. Beattie, Banff, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1036
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- Date
- 1904 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1037
- Description
- A white ceramic water pitcher with red lines around the edge and a red horseshoe with "Calgary" in white lettering placed in the middle.
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- Title
- Water Jug
- Date
- 1904 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 16.0 cm
- Description
- A white ceramic water pitcher with red lines around the edge and a red horseshoe with "Calgary" in white lettering placed in the middle.
- Subject
- institutions
- King Edward Hotel
- Calgary
- Credit
- Gift of A. Beattie, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1037
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- Date
- 1904 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1038
- Description
- A white ceramic fruit dish with red lines and decoration around the edge. A red horseshoe with white lettering "Calgary".
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- Title
- Desert Dish
- Date
- 1904 – 1950
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- A white ceramic fruit dish with red lines and decoration around the edge. A red horseshoe with white lettering "Calgary".
- Subject
- institutions
- King Edward Hotel
- Calgary
- Credit
- Gift of A. Beattie, Banff, 1978
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1038
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- Date
- 1904 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1135 a,b
- Description
- Two small oval white plates, each with green bands around the lip and crest of a big horn sheep head inside a belt with the words “HOTEL KING EDWARD.” The reverse of each plate is marked “JOHN MADDOCK & SONS ENGLAND,” beneath a lion and ribbon, and “FREDERICK BUSCOMBE & Co LTD VANCOUVER, B.C.”
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- Title
- Plate
- Date
- 1904 – 1940
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 15.6 x 22.1 cm
- Description
- Two small oval white plates, each with green bands around the lip and crest of a big horn sheep head inside a belt with the words “HOTEL KING EDWARD.” The reverse of each plate is marked “JOHN MADDOCK & SONS ENGLAND,” beneath a lion and ribbon, and “FREDERICK BUSCOMBE & Co LTD VANCOUVER, B.C.”
- Subject
- hotels
- tourism
- Banff
- King Edward Hotel
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1135 a,b
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[Hotel King Edward after the fire]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23810
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a black and white negative of burnt remnants of the King Edward Hotel.
- Date Range
- [1914-1929]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 100
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
1 image
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 100
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1914-1929]
- Physical Description
- 1 photograph: negative, b&w
- Scope & Content
- Item consists of a black and white negative of burnt remnants of the King Edward Hotel.
- Subject Access
- King Edward Hotel
- Fire
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Alberta
- Processing Status
- Processed
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[Banff, area - Built]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions23799
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of b&w photograph negatives of Banff Avenue featuring Lux theatre, Lux Block, King Edward Hotel, Dominion Cafe (ca. 1920), Norman Luxton and dog along Spray River, Mt. Norquay Ski Area (1940s), Lux Block featuring H.A. Gourley Druggist, King Edward Garden (1920s)
- Date Range
- [1920-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 32 to NA - 40
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
10 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 6 : Other activities and interests
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / NA - 32 to NA - 40
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1920-1950]
- Physical Description
- 9 photographs: b&w negatives ; 18 x 13.2 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of b&w photograph negatives of Banff Avenue featuring Lux theatre, Lux Block, King Edward Hotel, Dominion Cafe (ca. 1920), Norman Luxton and dog along Spray River, Mt. Norquay Ski Area (1940s), Lux Block featuring H.A. Gourley Druggist, King Edward Garden (1920s)
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Lux Theatre
- King Edward Hotel
- Dominion Cafe
- Mount Norquay Ski Area
- Gourlay's King Edward Drug Store
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Mount Norquay
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Letters to Mother [March - August 1942]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions7459
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 69 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 23 to August 29, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, Catharine's Home Nursing classes, cleaning and household chores, news pertaining to the war, updates on war-time rations [mostly on …
- Date Range
- 1942
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 113
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Private record
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1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.2. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- M36
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 2b / i / 113
- GMD
- Private record
- Date Range
- 1942
- Physical Description
- 1.5 cm of textual records (72 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 69 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from March 23 to August 29, 1942. Topics include day to day life, weather, Catharine's Home Nursing classes, cleaning and household chores, news pertaining to the war, updates on war-time rations [mostly on food items and gasoline/coal], visits from friends, Kay Baker-Carr and her kids moving to Banff in April [D'Arcy is stationed in Hong Kong], uncertainties surrounding Pete's volunteer status in the war effort, matters pertaining to the store and apartments on Banff Ave [including the construction of new apartments], a visit from the Governor General in late April, errand trips to Calgary [mostly to see the dentist], going to the movies, bike riding and hiking, radio programs [mostly operas and the news], wildlife, books Catharine and Edith are reading, events and people in Concord [including Russel's activities in the US Army], various holidays [both Canadian and American], Catharine's involvement with the Red Cross, slide making and presentations, Pete and Catharine participating in an art show at [possibly] the Mount Royal Hotel, Jean Caird coming to visit for July, sightseeing trips around Banff National Park [including the Lake Louise area, Temple, and Bow Lake], going to the Calgary Stampede, Banff Indian Days, participating in the annual Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies hike in the Sunshine area [late July], Pete becoming the acting Quartermaster [for the Airforce?] in early August, painting/sketching, and various other Banff community activities.
- Notes
- Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoplesand Japanese people used throughout is outdated and may be offensive. Letters are mostly typed, some hand-written. Many typed letters have hand-written notes and post scripts added throughout. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981.
- Name Access
- Whyte, Catharine
- Whyte, Peter
- Robb, Edith Morse
- Moore, Pearl
- Moore, Edmee
- Moore, Phil
- Simpson, Jimmy, Sr.
- Simpson, Billie
- Simpson, Jimmy, Jr.
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- White, Annie
- White, Jack (Dave White, Jr.)
- White, Bubby
- Stockand, Cameron
- Stockand, Lila (White)
- Ward, Sam
- Ward, Louise (Cis)
- Brewster, Fern
- Brewster, Jack Walker
- Link, George K. K. (Tommy)
- Link, Adeline
- Campbell, Gray
- Campbell, Eleanor
- Watson, Sir Norman
- Rummel, Elizabeth
- Rummel, Lizzie
- Rungius, Carl
- Greenham, Margaret
- Baker-Carr, Kay
- Baker-Carr, d'Arcy
- Caird, Jean
- Noble, George
- Phillips, Walter J.
- Subject Access
- Activities
- Animals
- Art
- Artists
- Banff
- Banff Indian Days
- Bicycles
- Birds
- Bird watching
- Birthday
- Books
- Businesses
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Cave and Basin
- Children
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Films and film making
- First Aid
- First Nations
- Hiking
- Home
- Hospital
- Indigenous Peoples
- King Edward Hotel
- Leisure
- Literature
- Mountain
- Mount Royal Hotel
- Mount Temple Chalet
- Norquay Ski Hill
- Num-Ti-Jah Lodge
- Painting
- Personal and Family Life
- Photography
- Post Office
- Red Cross
- Royal Canadian Airforce
- RCAF
- Scenery
- Sightseeing
- Ski areas
- Skyline Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Sunshine Lodge
- Sunshine Village
- Trains
- Transportation
- Travel
- Tunnel Mountain
- War
- Weather
- Wildlife
- World War II
- WWII
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Bow Lake
- Banff National Park
- Canmore
- Calgary
- Alberta
- Concord
- Massachusetts
- Canada
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Robb Whyte, Catharine
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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