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- Date
- 1963
- Material
- plastic; paint; skin; fibre; foam; rubber; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1033 a,b
- Description
- (a) A white helmet with a black border and an insert for skull protection and safety. The insert is white foam covered with ridged teal blue cover, a black leather chin strap with metal buckle, inside plastic headband, clear plastic covering, fabric, criss-cross rigging support with cord and heavy-…
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- Title
- Climbing Helmet
- Date
- 1963
- Material
- plastic; paint; skin; fibre; foam; rubber; metal
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 20.0 x 25.5 cm
- Description
- (a) A white helmet with a black border and an insert for skull protection and safety. The insert is white foam covered with ridged teal blue cover, a black leather chin strap with metal buckle, inside plastic headband, clear plastic covering, fabric, criss-cross rigging support with cord and heavy-duty nylon strip suspension to create a space between skull and hardhat. A metal zipper attaching (to three quarters of the insert) earflaps outer black plastic inner lined with red and black corduroy. There is a white fabric tag with “M” in red on the inner grey headband and a gold and black oblong label glued on the front with black lettering on a gold-coloured background “Russell Sporting Goods CALGARY”. Written in black felt pen on the interior of the shell “JAPAN”.(b) The ear flap detachable portion with the other side of the corresponding helmet zipper. Made out of black plastic with a black and red corduroy lining.
- Subject
- sports
- mountain climbing
- Hans Gmoser
- Credit
- Gift of Hans and Margaret Gmoser, Harvie Heights, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1033 a,b
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Climbing Helmet
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.04.1090
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fibreglass; foam; plastic; canvas; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1090
- Description
- red helmet with a black border and an insert for skull protection and safety. The insert is white foam covered with gray plastic edging, a black leather chin strap with metal buckle, inside skin wrapped plastic headband, cross strip fibre support suspension to create a space between skull and hardh…
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- Title
- Climbing Helmet
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fibreglass; foam; plastic; canvas; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 22.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- red helmet with a black border and an insert for skull protection and safety. The insert is white foam covered with gray plastic edging, a black leather chin strap with metal buckle, inside skin wrapped plastic headband, cross strip fibre support suspension to create a space between skull and hardhat. Inside middle top black cloth sticker “ORIGINAL• HÖMER• HELM”. Outside 7 stickers from front 1. “SALEWA” with stylized black bird, rainbow background and grey mountains approx 8x5cm 2. gold circle “EXTRA CASH $5000.00 PRIZE ILLEGIBILITY” approx 4x4cm 3. Disney female duck pulling her hair approx 5x3cm 4. “HELLO MY NAME IS GLEN BOLES CALGARY” red and white approx 8x8cm 5. bright motorcycle “ZOOM” aprox 5x2.5cm 6. small butterfly 7. “HELLO Glen Boles” blue and white approx 8x8cm
- Subject
- sports
- mountain climbing
- Glen Boles
- Credit
- Gift of Glen Boles, Cochrane, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1090
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Collection Mineral
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact112.03.1006%20a-c
- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- mineral, copper
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1006 a-c
- Description
- Three pieces of copper ore. Multi coloured and irregularly shaped (a) is 8.5 cm long and ca. 3.0 cm thick, (b) is similar while (c) if very small ca. 2.5 cm long and 0.8 cm thick.
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- Title
- Collection Mineral
- Date
- prior to 1980
- Material
- mineral, copper
- Description
- Three pieces of copper ore. Multi coloured and irregularly shaped (a) is 8.5 cm long and ca. 3.0 cm thick, (b) is similar while (c) if very small ca. 2.5 cm long and 0.8 cm thick.
- Credit
- Gift of Bernie Schiesser, Banff, 1983
- Catalogue Number
- 112.03.1006 a-c
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Commemorative Piton
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact108.04.1156
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1156
- Description
- A metal piton with two pins glued on, the top the gold-coloured embossed Chateau Lake Louise Hotel, printed underneath “CHATEAU LAKE LOUISE”; the bottom is a copper-coloured ACC pin with its logo: an embossed rope around the rim, a ram’s head on top, an enamel, green, grey and white shield in the …
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- Title
- Commemorative Piton
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 2.2 x 8.8 cm
- Description
- A metal piton with two pins glued on, the top the gold-coloured embossed Chateau Lake Louise Hotel, printed underneath “CHATEAU LAKE LOUISE”; the bottom is a copper-coloured ACC pin with its logo: an embossed rope around the rim, a ram’s head on top, an enamel, green, grey and white shield in the middle with two crossed ice axes behind, a coiled rope under that, and raised lettering “THE ALPINE CLUB OF CANADA” arced around the bottom. On one side, in raised lettering, “LOST “, a diamond shape in the middle, and then “ARROW”; on the side “ITALY”.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1156
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1243
- Date
- 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1243
- Description
- A piece of rundlestone in the shape of a mountain with stencilled engraving“MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL 1997”.
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1997
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- A piece of rundlestone in the shape of a mountain with stencilled engraving“MOUNTAIN GUIDES’ BALL 1997”.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1243
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Commemorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.20.1283
- Date
- 1946 – 1979
- Material
- china;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1283
- Description
- Decorative commemorative plate depicting an image of Mt. Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] with trees and the Bow River in the foreground in the depressed center of the plate - pink, purple, yellow, and green flower clusters decorate the rest of the plate and the edge of the plate is lined with gold.Cas…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plate
- Date
- 1946 – 1979
- Material
- china;
- Dimensions
- 2.4 cm
- Description
- Decorative commemorative plate depicting an image of Mt. Eisenhower [Castle Mountain] with trees and the Bow River in the foreground in the depressed center of the plate - pink, purple, yellow, and green flower clusters decorate the rest of the plate and the edge of the plate is lined with gold.Castle Mountain [Miistukskoowa] was renamed Mt. Eisenhower in 1946 by Prime Minister Mackenzie King in honour of General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s involvement in World War II. Some local residents resented the name change and in 1979 it was reverted back to Castle Mountain, with the southeast end kept “Eisenhower Tower.”
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- decorations
- household items
- commemorative items
- Mt. Eisenhower
- Castle Mountain
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1283
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Decorative Ashtray
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.1024%20a%2cb
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal; ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1024 a,b
- Description
- Two decorative souvenir ashtrays. (a) porcelain dish 7.5x10.0x2.0 deep. Gold on edge, picture in bottom is of Mount Rundle, Bow River and trees on each side. In gold under the picture is: "Mt Rundle Banff Canada" and below that in script: "A Present from Victoria". On bottom "Made in England".…
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- Title
- Decorative Ashtray
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- metal; ceramic
- Description
- Two decorative souvenir ashtrays. (a) porcelain dish 7.5x10.0x2.0 deep. Gold on edge, picture in bottom is of Mount Rundle, Bow River and trees on each side. In gold under the picture is: "Mt Rundle Banff Canada" and below that in script: "A Present from Victoria". On bottom "Made in England". (b) pressed metal, 2 heartshapes with scenes embossed in each, Banff Avenue and Cascade Mountain left side, other has Mount Rundle, bears and Lake Louise. An open bar across top "Banff Alberta Canada". On bottom: "Made in Japan"
- Credit
- Purchased from Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1024 a,b
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Decorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact107.01.1005
- Date
- prior to 1984
- Material
- plastic; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1005
- Description
- Round (14.0 dia) plastic picture of the CPR station in Banff, Cascade Mountain in background and printed around the rim is "The Wild Rose Country Banff CPR Station". This is on a dark purple background in a brown wood frame.
- Title
- Decorative Plaque
- Date
- prior to 1984
- Material
- plastic; wood
- Dimensions
- 19.0 x 19.0 cm
- Description
- Round (14.0 dia) plastic picture of the CPR station in Banff, Cascade Mountain in background and printed around the rim is "The Wild Rose Country Banff CPR Station". This is on a dark purple background in a brown wood frame.
- Credit
- Gift of David Mutton, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1005
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Decorative Tray
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.0604
- Date
- later than 1959
- Material
- wood; cedar
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0604
- Description
- a circular tray made of cedar. Printed on the front of the tray is a painted image of two red gondola cabins over the town of Banff. Cascade mountain and Tunnel Mountain are in background. On the reverse are two paragraphs in black printed writing about the Sulphur Mountain Gondola as well as a go…
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- Title
- Decorative Tray
- Date
- later than 1959
- Material
- wood; cedar
- Dimensions
- 35.5 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- a circular tray made of cedar. Printed on the front of the tray is a painted image of two red gondola cabins over the town of Banff. Cascade mountain and Tunnel Mountain are in background. On the reverse are two paragraphs in black printed writing about the Sulphur Mountain Gondola as well as a gold sticker that reads “HANDCRAFTED BY PANORAMA MADE IN CANADA”. There is a brass ring to hang it.
- Subject
- Banff
- tourism
- Sulphur Mountain
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Juanita Rose Violini, Banff, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.0604
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- Date
- c. 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1058
- Description
- A linen cloth hemmed on sides with a montage of coloured scenes from Western Canada: Totem Poles B.C., Rogers Pass. B.C., Calgary Stampede, R.C.M.P., and a gondola bottom right. Printed at left bottom "Created and Printed in Canada" and to the right "Linen 100% CAO 1419.
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- Title
- Dish Towel
- Date
- c. 1970
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 43.0 x 73.5 cm
- Description
- A linen cloth hemmed on sides with a montage of coloured scenes from Western Canada: Totem Poles B.C., Rogers Pass. B.C., Calgary Stampede, R.C.M.P., and a gondola bottom right. Printed at left bottom "Created and Printed in Canada" and to the right "Linen 100% CAO 1419.
- Credit
- Gift of Pamela Knott, Banff, 1997
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1058
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