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Across the Southern States to the Blue Pacific and Vancouver

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.375
Description
Side 1: Pencil drawing of car driving on a highway to the viewer’s right and into the distance. Other more roughly sketched vehicles are in oncoming lanes. A sign to the right of the road reads: ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES/ TO THE PACIFIC AND/ VANCOUVERIn the top left corner, the number 13 is circle…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Across the Southern States to the Blue Pacific and Vancouver
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.5 x 21.0 cm
Description
Side 1: Pencil drawing of car driving on a highway to the viewer’s right and into the distance. Other more roughly sketched vehicles are in oncoming lanes. A sign to the right of the road reads: ACROSS THE SOUTHERN STATES/ TO THE PACIFIC AND/ VANCOUVERIn the top left corner, the number 13 is circled.Side 2: Pencil drawing of a car driving through a landscape of rolling hills. Mountains are barely visible in the background. This illustration is in a rectangular box. Below this box is a rectangle that is divided into four.
Subject
car
landscape
Peter Whyte
drawing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.375
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Date
1920 – 1979
Material
metal; skin; wood
Catalogue Number
104.39.1002
Description
Wooden paint box with metal hinges and a leather handle. Inside the box there are three compartments containing 6 oil paint tubes, 7 brushes and 1 pencil.
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Title
Artist Box
Date
1920 – 1979
Material
metal; skin; wood
Description
Wooden paint box with metal hinges and a leather handle. Inside the box there are three compartments containing 6 oil paint tubes, 7 brushes and 1 pencil.
Subject
Peter Whyte
Catharine Robb Whyte
artists
painting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
104.39.1002
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Date
1925 – 1927
Material
paper
Catalogue Number
105.02.0109
Description
A very small, white, cardboard card with "Peter White (sic)" printed in Gothic lettering at centre, and Banff, Alta", in plain lettering in lower right corner.
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Title
Calling Card
Date
1925 – 1927
Material
paper
Dimensions
1.9 x 3.7 cm
Description
A very small, white, cardboard card with "Peter White (sic)" printed in Gothic lettering at centre, and Banff, Alta", in plain lettering in lower right corner.
Subject
Whyte home
personal
identification
Peter Whyte
PW
artists
business
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.02.0109
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Date
1929 – 1950
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.01.0193
Description
Small, thin, silver disk with initials either side. Round disk has milled edge. Plain block letters on one side "P.W." and on other "C.R." Tiny 1.0 mm hole drilled through at top.
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Title
Charm
Date
1929 – 1950
Material
metal
Dimensions
0.1 x 1.6 cm
Description
Small, thin, silver disk with initials either side. Round disk has milled edge. Plain block letters on one side "P.W." and on other "C.R." Tiny 1.0 mm hole drilled through at top.
Subject
Whyte home
households
adornment
PW
CR
Peter Whyte
Catharine Robb
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0193
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Date
1922 – 1931
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1023 a,b
Description
National Parks pins for guide and chauffeur. (a) Rectangular 3.9x2.5 "National Parks of Canada Guide 115 1931, cut off corners, heavy safety pin type clasp. (b) Round 3.5 dia. "Canadian National Parks 1922 Chauffeur 100", heavy safety pin type clasp.
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Title
Identification Pin
Date
1922 – 1931
Material
metal
Description
National Parks pins for guide and chauffeur. (a) Rectangular 3.9x2.5 "National Parks of Canada Guide 115 1931, cut off corners, heavy safety pin type clasp. (b) Round 3.5 dia. "Canadian National Parks 1922 Chauffeur 100", heavy safety pin type clasp.
Subject
National Parks of Canada
Banff
tourism
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
103.09.1023 a,b
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Jim White's House at Nash's Creek

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.148
Description
Colour: green, blue. Central image is a building with an addition on the back and two chimneys. There is grass in front. Trees behind to the left and one to the right in the distance. Pale blue sky is above.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Jim White's House at Nash's Creek
Date
1928
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
27 x 21.9 cm
Description
Colour: green, blue. Central image is a building with an addition on the back and two chimneys. There is grass in front. Trees behind to the left and one to the right in the distance. Pale blue sky is above.
Subject
building, house
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.01.148
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Date
1920 – 1930
Material
wood; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
108.04.0020 a,b
Description
A pair of very long, brown varnished wood, jumping skis with metal bindings. Skis are thicker at the centre, tapering toward the tail and the tip which curves upward slightly and is carved into a lancet arch with a small protrusion at the point. Bottom of each ski has three tracking grooves, top ha…
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Title
Jumping Skis
Date
1920 – 1930
Material
wood; metal; skin
Dimensions
10.0 x 11.4 x 237.0 cm
Description
A pair of very long, brown varnished wood, jumping skis with metal bindings. Skis are thicker at the centre, tapering toward the tail and the tip which curves upward slightly and is carved into a lancet arch with a small protrusion at the point. Bottom of each ski has three tracking grooves, top has faint incised lines following the edges of the ski and forming an arch within the arch of the tip. Metal bindings consist of a large metal plate with toe brackets which secure boot by means of a thick leather strap which buckles over boot. A.L.&W. Mikro Skirite, Toronto , a small metal bracket with four slots for adjusting ski cable in front if large plate. "Kandahar" Made in Switzerland), a small bracket on either side of the middle edge of the ski with two hooks for the cable. Two large round holes joined by a slot which pass through the ski from one side to the other just beneath the large metal plate, have been plugged with wood and mastic of some sort. Note: a series of drilled holes approximately 12 cm. long are in front of the small cable adjusting bracket.
Subject
Whyte home
sports
skiing
ski jumping
winter
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.04.0020 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1921
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.0088
Description
Double handled trophy cup on circular, lathed, brown wooden base. Plated, metal cup is deep and slightly bells at rim. Cup engraved "Pete White, Banff Ski Club Class A junior 1921". Cup unscrews from base and reveals its manufacture stamp "Standard S' Company Limited, Toronto, Canada, A100" wooden…
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1920 – 1921
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
19.0 x 9.0 x 10.8 cm
Description
Double handled trophy cup on circular, lathed, brown wooden base. Plated, metal cup is deep and slightly bells at rim. Cup engraved "Pete White, Banff Ski Club Class A junior 1921". Cup unscrews from base and reveals its manufacture stamp "Standard S' Company Limited, Toronto, Canada, A100" wooden base stamped "A96".
Subject
sports
winter
ski jumping
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0088
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Date
1925
Material
metal; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
104.41.0008 a-l
Description
Bell and Howell movie camera with lenses and case. (a) 13.6x20.5x11.0, heavy metal body, circular shapes for reels and motor. Large, folding wing nut centre of middle circular form. Other side has 2 smaller wing nuts which turn 90 degrees to open back. View finder cylinder full length of camera…
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Title
Movie Camera
Date
1925
Material
metal; skin; glass
Description
Bell and Howell movie camera with lenses and case. (a) 13.6x20.5x11.0, heavy metal body, circular shapes for reels and motor. Large, folding wing nut centre of middle circular form. Other side has 2 smaller wing nuts which turn 90 degrees to open back. View finder cylinder full length of camera. Face has screw on lens opening, manufacturer's plate and film speed adjuster, tripod hole. 2 lenses, 3 filters, 1 rubber cover, 2 extra view finder covers. Small book of instructions. (b) 25.7x20.0x14.9 dark brown leather covered case, leather handle centre top. Brass closure "Sesame" lock, 3 dials, leather carrying strap. 2 leather skeepers on each side. "Peter Whyte" embossed in gold centre top. Below "Boston" embossed in red. Inside of case shaped and lined with light green velvet.The camera box has a combination lock dial of the front. The code is 000DO NOT MOVE THE DIAL. A locksmith had to open it for us May 2017
Subject
hobbies
photography
Peter Whyte
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.41.0008 a-l
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Date
1920 – 1966
Material
metal, wood
Catalogue Number
104.39.1001
Description
A small wooden box with metal hinges and hook latches. The box contains oil paint tubes and a small flat paint palette with thick deposits of paint residue.
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Title
Paint Box
Date
1920 – 1966
Material
metal, wood
Dimensions
7.5 x 14.5 x 19.0 cm
Description
A small wooden box with metal hinges and hook latches. The box contains oil paint tubes and a small flat paint palette with thick deposits of paint residue.
Subject
Whyte home
painting
Peter Whyte
artists
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
104.39.1001
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