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- Date
- 1955 – 2016
- Material
- wood;
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0011 a,b
- Description
- Two pieces of the wooden rain gutter that had been on the outside of Nick and Willie Morant’s home on Kootenay Ave in Banff. Making up a larger whole, the two pieces are painted with a design of red, yellow, and green flowers with green and yellow vines and leaves in between them [possibly painted …
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- Title
- Rain Gutter
- Date
- 1955 – 2016
- Material
- wood;
- Dimensions
- 6.5 x 8.3 x 53.0 cm
- Description
- Two pieces of the wooden rain gutter that had been on the outside of Nick and Willie Morant’s home on Kootenay Ave in Banff. Making up a larger whole, the two pieces are painted with a design of red, yellow, and green flowers with green and yellow vines and leaves in between them [possibly painted by Willie] - on the side opposite the painting is “Nicholas Morant Banff Spring” written in black cursive.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- home
- houses
- buildings
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 101.02.0011 a,b
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0117 a-c
- Description
- Three metal light hood attachments meant to fit over studio lights in order to focus the beam as well as provide housing for filters. One hood is smaller than the other two; one of the larger ones has a blue cellophane filter in a metal wire frame attached.
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- Title
- Light Hood
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; plastic;
- Dimensions
- 7.8 x 30.0 x 37.2 cm
- Description
- Three metal light hood attachments meant to fit over studio lights in order to focus the beam as well as provide housing for filters. One hood is smaller than the other two; one of the larger ones has a blue cellophane filter in a metal wire frame attached.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0117 a-c
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; fabric;
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0118 a-c
- Description
- Two metal light diffuser attachments, one with adjustable hood, and a black fabric screen. The metal rings serve as housing for different kinds of paper, fabric, or celluloid filters and can be fitted over a flood or spotlight in studio settings.
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- Title
- Light Diffuser
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; fabric;
- Dimensions
- 4.5 x 47.2 x 42.0 cm
- Description
- Two metal light diffuser attachments, one with adjustable hood, and a black fabric screen. The metal rings serve as housing for different kinds of paper, fabric, or celluloid filters and can be fitted over a flood or spotlight in studio settings.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0118 a-c
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- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- cardboard; fabric; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0003
- Description
- A pale grey metal microphone with one full side featuring the grille, below which is a gold name plate that reads “Revere” - there is also a stylized “S” in maroon and gold inlaid into the bottom right area of the grille. Coming out of the left-hand side is a green fabric-wrapped cord that ends wit…
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- Title
- Microphone
- Date
- 1950 – 1960
- Material
- cardboard; fabric; metal;
- Dimensions
- 5.2 x 11.9 x 15.1 cm
- Description
- A pale grey metal microphone with one full side featuring the grille, below which is a gold name plate that reads “Revere” - there is also a stylized “S” in maroon and gold inlaid into the bottom right area of the grille. Coming out of the left-hand side is a green fabric-wrapped cord that ends with a metal plug that would be screwed into the recorder - the cord is coiled up and tied with a length of yarn. The bottom of the microphone is covered in maroon velvet and has a central hole into which a stand could be screwed.The microphone is housed in a yellow cardboard box with a red and white paper adhesive label that has “Microphones (Small)” written in black ink on one short end - there is another adhesive label and more writing visible around the edges of the top label, but nothing is legible.
- Subject
- Nicholas Morant
- sound recording
- recording;
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.01.0003
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Magnifying Glass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.38.0019
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.0019
- Description
- Articulated magnifying glass with a black plastic base mounted on a piece of wood.
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- Title
- Magnifying Glass
- Date
- 1950 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic; wood
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 11.5 x 17.8 cm
- Description
- Articulated magnifying glass with a black plastic base mounted on a piece of wood.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.0019
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0098
- Description
- Black hard-sided travel case with metal corner brackets, a leather handle attached to the lid with metal loops, three latches along the hinged lid (only the central one has a keyhole), and four metal loops - two on each long side - with nothing attached. Attached to the handle is a leather travel t…
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- Title
- Travel Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; fabric
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 14.5 x 91.0 cm
- Description
- Black hard-sided travel case with metal corner brackets, a leather handle attached to the lid with metal loops, three latches along the hinged lid (only the central one has a keyhole), and four metal loops - two on each long side - with nothing attached. Attached to the handle is a leather travel tag with a clear plastic window - visible through the window is a white card that reads “NICHOLAS MORANT BOX 1288 BANFF, ALBERTA CANADA” typed in purple ink. Throughout the exterior are faded and torn travel stickers/labels, yellow spray painted stencilled “TR5” twice on the lid and on two sides, as well as “NICHOLAS MORANT” stencilled on the lid in white. The interior of the case is lined in dark blue velvet. Towards the left-hand end of the case is a brace covered in light grey fabric - otherwise the case is bare. Case most likely used to transport a tripod.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0098
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0099
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcing along all edges, metal loops on both short ends and on the front (nothing attached), a leather handle attached to the lid with metal loops, and three metal latches - only the central one has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has…
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- Title
- Travel Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- metal; wood; leather; fabric
- Dimensions
- 16.7 x 15.5 x 100.0 cm
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcing along all edges, metal loops on both short ends and on the front (nothing attached), a leather handle attached to the lid with metal loops, and three metal latches - only the central one has a keyhole. The exterior of the case has two torn and faded travel stickers/labels on the lid, one of which belongs to Canadian Pacific. “TR3” is stencilled on the case in yellow on the lid, the back, and the front. The interior of the case is lined in blue fabric and is bare except for a screw sticking up out of the bottom at the left-hand end of the case. A section of the Calgary Herald newspaper, dated July 21, 1961, was found folded in the right-hand end of the case.This case was most likely used to transport a tripod or other kind of camera support.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0099
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- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; glass; paper; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0102 a-h
- Description
- Hard-sided black travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcements along all edges, metal loops on both short sides with a remnant of a leather strap attached to the right-hand loop, a leather handle attached to the lid with metal brackets, wooden runners on the bottom and front of the case, a…
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- Title
- Equipment Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; wood; glass; paper; plastic
- Dimensions
- 93.4 x 25.5 x 41.8 cm
- Description
- Hard-sided black travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcements along all edges, metal loops on both short sides with a remnant of a leather strap attached to the right-hand loop, a leather handle attached to the lid with metal brackets, wooden runners on the bottom and front of the case, and three metal clasps - the centre one of which has a keyhole. Attached to the handle on the lid is a leather travel tag with a clear plastic window through which Morant’s Canadian Pacific details are visible.The interior of the case lined with beige fabric and is divided into five compartments in the main body (in addition there are two inserts, one a box the other a panel, that sit on supports) and three compartments in the lid. Two of the lid compartments have aluminum foil lining the backs.Contents of the case include:b : thirteen film magazines, some of which are wrapped in paper. c : two Spiralite and two Kodak lenses - the Spiralite ones are housed in leather pouches and one of the Kodak ones is housed in the original yellow “Kodak Pola-Screen” cardboard box.d : three Technika lenses housed in fabric bags - one is a deep blue velvet bag with a gold drawstring, one is a blue-green bag with red cord trim that snaps closed, and one is a patterned red structured fabric box with metal clasps.e : miscellaneous tools and includes fold-out magnifying glasses in leather envelopes, remote triggers, wooden spacers, pliers, micro screwdrivers, a timer attachment in a small leather case, a pen flashlight, and a small flat-headed screwdriver.f : assorted papers and manuals - also includes “Photographic Authorization” forms for use of Morant’s photographs.h : four lens hoods. Two are housed in fabric bags, one a purple Crown Royal bag and one in a red and blue bag. g : various filters - most are Kodak and housed in their original paper/cardboard boxes/sleeves and most have their identifier written on the box possibly by Morant.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0102 a-h
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Equipment Case
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.41.0103
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0103
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcing along all edges, wooden runners along the bottom, front, and back of the case, a leather handle on the lid attached with leather brackets and metal loops, and three metal clasps - the centre one has a keyhole. Attached to the righ…
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- Title
- Equipment Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1980
- Material
- leather; wood; metal; fabric
- Dimensions
- 29.8 x 14.9 x 78.3 cm
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with metal corner brackets, reinforcing along all edges, wooden runners along the bottom, front, and back of the case, a leather handle on the lid attached with leather brackets and metal loops, and three metal clasps - the centre one has a keyhole. Attached to the right-hand metal loop of the handle is a leather travel tag with nothing in it. Throughout the exterior of the case are three faded and worn red and white “FRAGILE CANADIAN PACIFIC EXPRESS” stickers - one on the lid and one on both the front and back - and a Canadian Pacific Railway “DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC RELATIONS” label with a very faded stamp with Morant’s details. Also on the lid is a gold and red sticker is in the left corner with the case’s manufacturer name - no information about “G.R. TAYLOR & CO.” could be found online.The interior of the case is lined with purple fabric and only contains a small white fabric bag with what feels like rice inside, sealed shut.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0103
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- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- leather; metal; glass; plastic; fabric; paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0104 a-g
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with wood runners along the bottom, front, and back of the case, leather handles on both short sides and on the lid that are secured with metal brackets, metal corner brackets, and three metal clasps holding the hinged lid closed. Throughout the exterior are faded and t…
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- Title
- Projector Case
- Date
- 1950 – 1969
- Material
- leather; metal; glass; plastic; fabric; paper; wood
- Dimensions
- 37.7 x 24.2 x t69.4 cm
- Description
- Brown hard-sided travel case with wood runners along the bottom, front, and back of the case, leather handles on both short sides and on the lid that are secured with metal brackets, metal corner brackets, and three metal clasps holding the hinged lid closed. Throughout the exterior are faded and torn red and white “GLASS” and “FRAGILE” labels as well as a white Canadian Pacific label on the lid with a faded stamp with Morant’s details. There are also remnants of paper tags attached to the side handles by string.The interior of the case is lined in beige fabric and divided into three compartments. Contents include:b : (105.05.0023 a-h) A brown wooden Leica case that contains a matte grey Leitz slide projector, its manual, a power cord, and slide mount tools. Also inside the Leica box are more slide mount tools in a home-made patterned red pouch that snaps shut, a patterned red home-made foam support, and two alternate projector lenses wrapped in foam. c : An extra power cord housed in a red and white fabric bag.d : miscellaneous tools that include a wood spacer and a metal triangle with hooked tool attached together with a short chain.e : an alternate large lens for the projector housed in a grey wool sock.f : six glass filters mounted in metal frames - all six are tinted light blue, only one is square in shape, and one is wrapped in paper held shut with tape.g : two glass “CONDENSER”s housed in round blue and white “DUREX CELLULOSE TAPE” tins, one of which is stuck closed. There are red and white labels adhered to the lids with their sizes written in ink, possibly by Morant.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 104.41.0104 a-g
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