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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; plastic; steel
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1001 a-d
- Description
- Martin steel string with case and strings; (a) guitar (96.5 x 34.5 x 10.5); fine hardwood construction, blond face,red/brown body and neck, ebony finger board and bridge base; "French" ivory rim, bridge, string pegs and tuning pegs; small "Mother of Pearl" diamond shaped position marks; silver-co…
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- Title
- Acoustic Guitar
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; paper; metal; plastic; steel
- Dimensions
- 34.5 x 86.5 cm
- Description
- Martin steel string with case and strings; (a) guitar (96.5 x 34.5 x 10.5); fine hardwood construction, blond face,red/brown body and neck, ebony finger board and bridge base; "French" ivory rim, bridge, string pegs and tuning pegs; small "Mother of Pearl" diamond shaped position marks; silver-coloured plates on side of head with engraving; burned stamp inside of body: "C F Martin & Co Nazarath, PA"; on neck block: "29990"; stamped on head: "Made in USA" plus same as inside body; (b) case: black pressed paper with purple velvet lining; metal fittings; enclosed box in neck area; (c) 3 "Black Diamond String" envelopes; with coiled strings; various used coiled strings (strings removed form guitar) (d) 13 pieces of various musical notations for chords and tunes.
- Subject
- households
- music
- Edmee Moore
- C.F. Martin
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.34.1001 a-d
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- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0004
- Description
- A round drum of rawhide stretched over a wooden hoop frame. Leather strips are laced through holes at the edge of the skin and pulled tightly across the back to form six spokes of leather which are woven around with another thong at the centre to tighten them even more. A thong loop wrist strap i…
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1910 – 1935
- Material
- skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 6.5 cm
- Description
- A round drum of rawhide stretched over a wooden hoop frame. Leather strips are laced through holes at the edge of the skin and pulled tightly across the back to form six spokes of leather which are woven around with another thong at the centre to tighten them even more. A thong loop wrist strap is tied around one spoke. There is slight residue of red paint on the hide’s surface. The letters “EEB BNN” are written in pencil on the back of the drum.
- Subject
- music
- ceremonial
- Indigenous, Stoney
- crafts
- painting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0004
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- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.35.1001
- Description
- A commercially made tin flute-like whistle. The whistle is a metal tube with holes cut out along the top. The tube has a mouthpiece at one end and is open at the other.
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- Title
- Flageolet
- Date
- 1910 – 1960
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A commercially made tin flute-like whistle. The whistle is a metal tube with holes cut out along the top. The tube has a mouthpiece at one end and is open at the other.
- Subject
- music
- entertainment
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 104.35.1001
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- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0026
- Description
- A narrow, straight sided, black wool hat with a knitted red and white chequerboard patterned strip along the edge. The hat has a circular “Calgary Highlanders” badge on the left side. This hat also has streamers attached to the back and a small red pom-pom on top.
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- Title
- Glengarry Hat
- Date
- 1910 – 1940
- Material
- hair, sheep; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.0 x 13.5 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- A narrow, straight sided, black wool hat with a knitted red and white chequerboard patterned strip along the edge. The hat has a circular “Calgary Highlanders” badge on the left side. This hat also has streamers attached to the back and a small red pom-pom on top.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0026
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Hand Crank Phonograph
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- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1003
- Description
- Victrola, table model, hand crank phonograph. Hinged top has label inside "Victrola, Victor Talking Machine Co Camden N.J. USA." Metal label "Berliner Gram-o-phone Co. Limited Montreal Sole distributors for Canada Patented 1897-1907". Two small doors in front open to expose 2 shelves. Carved pa…
- Title
- Hand Crank Phonograph
- Date
- 1910 – 1950
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 44.0 x 55.0 cm
- Description
- Victrola, table model, hand crank phonograph. Hinged top has label inside "Victrola, Victor Talking Machine Co Camden N.J. USA." Metal label "Berliner Gram-o-phone Co. Limited Montreal Sole distributors for Canada Patented 1897-1907". Two small doors in front open to expose 2 shelves. Carved pattern encircles frame near lid, brass turn handle.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1003
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0005
- Description
- A tall dark brown varnished wood cabinet with two smaller doors at the top and two larger doors at bottom which open to reveal horizontal shelves for record storage. At the top, a lid with a tetrahedron shape lifts to expose a record player. The cabinet rests on four carved legs. The cabinet has …
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- Title
- Phonograph
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 113.5 x 59.0 x 59.0 cm
- Description
- A tall dark brown varnished wood cabinet with two smaller doors at the top and two larger doors at bottom which open to reveal horizontal shelves for record storage. At the top, a lid with a tetrahedron shape lifts to expose a record player. The cabinet rests on four carved legs. The cabinet has a decal “Victrola... New Jersey, v.v.-11.” The serial number is “161363G.”
- Subject
- households
- furniture
- music
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.0005
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Record Phonograph
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.03.1007
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1007
- Description
- Tall, footed cabinet style record player. Shaped hinged top, held open with metal hinge. Wooden cut-out circles with fibre lining at voice box. Hinged doors open with five record shelves. Metal crank with black wood handle.
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- Title
- Record Phonograph
- Date
- prior to 1930
- Material
- wood; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 114.0 x 46.3 cm
- Description
- Tall, footed cabinet style record player. Shaped hinged top, held open with metal hinge. Wooden cut-out circles with fibre lining at voice box. Hinged doors open with five record shelves. Metal crank with black wood handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.03.1007
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- 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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- 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
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- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.898
- Description
- On a telephone pole and wire there is a group of six black birds. The two on the far right are flying in and landing. Three are sitting looking in different directions, and the the last one that is closest to the pole is singing. There are musical notes around his beak.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1915 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 21.6 x 27.9 cm
- Description
- On a telephone pole and wire there is a group of six black birds. The two on the far right are flying in and landing. Three are sitting looking in different directions, and the the last one that is closest to the pole is singing. There are musical notes around his beak.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.898
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