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Date
1860 – 1865
Material
wood; ivory; metal
Catalogue Number
104.34.1002
Description
A box grand piano with ornately carved spiral legs. A hinged lid covers the keyboard and the upright box holds the hammers and wires. “Henry F. Miller Boston” is written in gold lettering on the folding lid. There is carved lattice piece that screws on to hold sheet music. The serial number “13270”…
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Title
Box Grand Piano
Date
1860 – 1865
Material
wood; ivory; metal
Dimensions
98. x 195. cm
Description
A box grand piano with ornately carved spiral legs. A hinged lid covers the keyboard and the upright box holds the hammers and wires. “Henry F. Miller Boston” is written in gold lettering on the folding lid. There is carved lattice piece that screws on to hold sheet music. The serial number “13270” is printed in black on the inside. The pedals fold for storage underneath the piano body.
Subject
household
music
hobbies
Lux Theatre
Lake Minnewanka Chalet and Cabins
Credit
Gift of Iva (Mrs. Len) Smith, 1970
Catalogue Number
104.34.1002
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Rita Crick interview

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Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Date Range
1974
Reference Code
S1 / 95
Description Level
6 / Item
Part Of
Whyte Museum Oral History Programme collection
Description Level
6 / Item
Series
I. Interviews
Reference Code
S1 / 95
Responsibility
Interviewer: E. J. (Ted) Hart
Interviewer: Maryalice Harvey Stewart
Date Range
1974
Physical Description
1 sound recording
Subject Access
Bannerman family
Cave and Basin
Daem, Mary
Frank Lloyd Wright Pavilion
Greenham, Henry
Greenham, Margaret
Harrison, George
Lake Minnewanka
Lux Theatre
Mather's Skating Rink
Mountain School
Reynolds, Kyte
Round, Bill
Round, Doreen
Tally-hos
Warren, Mary Townsend Sharples Schaffer
Wilson, Tom
Finding Aid
Recording summary and reference cassette available
Title Source
Title based on contents of recording
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1916 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.751
Description
A quick sketch - has a cartoon quality to it - of performers doing their act on stage, with a orchestra playing music in the orchestra pit. Above the performers there are three small drawings referencing activities to do in Banff: near the TLC of drawing is one about the theatre “LUX THEATRE”, in t…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1916 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.0 x 23.3 cm
Description
A quick sketch - has a cartoon quality to it - of performers doing their act on stage, with a orchestra playing music in the orchestra pit. Above the performers there are three small drawings referencing activities to do in Banff: near the TLC of drawing is one about the theatre “LUX THEATRE”, in the middle near the top edge of drawing a boat with people “TO ENJOY BANFF GO ON THE RIVER,” and near the TRC of the drawing a vehicle “BREWSTER TRANSPORT.”
Subject
Lux theatre
Banff
Bow River
Brewster Transport
dancing
ballerina
acrobatics
comedy
actors
acting
music
orchestra
orchestra pit
boat
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.751
Images
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