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Making Banff a wild west : Norman Luxton, Indians and Banff tourism, 1902-1945
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5007
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1991
- Author
- Meijer-Drees, Laurie
- Call Number
- 07.2 L97m
- Author
- Meijer-Drees, Laurie
- Published Date
- 1991
- Physical Description
- vii, 118l. : ill., ports
- Notes
- M.A. thesis, University of Calgary
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 5971
- Call Number
- 07.2 L97m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.938
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.938
- Description
- A Christmas card design of a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to directions to different cities. These signs say “HOMER, FAIRBANKS, EDMONTON, …
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- Title
- Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 18.2 x 28.6 cm
- Description
- A Christmas card design of a group of vehicles in a convoy travelling down a road to the mountains. The last car is filled with a group of animals, and beside this vehicle there is a post with a bunch of signs pointing to directions to different cities. These signs say “HOMER, FAIRBANKS, EDMONTON, DAWSON CITY, BANFF, ANCHORAGE, VALDEZ, WHITEHORSE, FORT ST. JOHN, AND SEWARD”. The licence plate on the last vehicle says “B.N.P. 1956 CANADA”. While below the drawing it says “SEASONS GREETINGS CATHARINE AND PETER”. Around the edges of the drawing it says “6 inches” and “3 3/4”
- Subject
- travel
- driving
- vehicle
- car
- Christmas card
- sign
- mountain
- Rocky Mountain
- animal
- moose
- bird
- bear
- deer
- wolf
- rabbit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.938
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- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.832
- Description
- There is a man on a bicycle delivering two bowls of food on a tray to a unknown location. Beside the bike there is a sign with a Japanese character which generally translates to “cannot go”. In the background there is multiple buildings, and one with a open area or shelter that has three figures st…
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1934
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 27.9 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- There is a man on a bicycle delivering two bowls of food on a tray to a unknown location. Beside the bike there is a sign with a Japanese character which generally translates to “cannot go”. In the background there is multiple buildings, and one with a open area or shelter that has three figures standing underneath it. Just below the drawing it says “To O,EDIE SAN FROM PETER MARCH 25TH 1934 - TOKYO”. Written in ink below the drawing is says “Imperial Hotel Tokyo” and “TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS “IMPHO TOKYO””.
- Subject
- Tokyo
- Imperial Hotel
- travelling
- sign
- delivery
- food
- bowls
- tray
- bicycle
- person
- people
- man
- buildings
- street
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.832
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Norman Luxton
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8771
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Gough, Larry
- Call Number
- 07.2 L97g Pam
- Author
- Gough, Larry
- Physical Description
- p.16-17 : port
- Subjects
- Sign of the Goat Curio Shop
- Notes
- In Liberty, March 30, 1946
- Accession Number
- 1228
- Call Number
- 07.2 L97g Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Immaculate trophies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12959
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Author
- Simpson, Mark
- Call Number
- 04 Si5i Pam
- Author
- Simpson, Mark
- Physical Description
- p.77-106 : ill
- Subjects
- Hunting
- Hornaday, William Temple
- Luxton, Norman
- Sanson, Norman Bethune
- Sign of the Goat Curio Shop
- Notes
- Photocopy. In Essays on Canadian Writing, no. 68 (Summer 1999). Article pertains to the cultural and racial work of taxidermy of the early 1900s and includes an analysis of Department of Interior publication "A sprig of mountain heather" and early 20th century collecting practices for science and musuems
- Accession Number
- 7296
- Call Number
- 04 Si5i Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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"Hotel Closed" Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54321
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Nicholas Morant fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M300 / S20 / V500
- Sous-Fonds
- M300
- Sub-Series
- M300 / II / D : Personal and Family Materials : Collected Material
- Accession Number
- 7784
- Reference Code
- M300 / III / D / 62 (O.S.)
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Nicholas Morant
- Date Range
- [ca. 1950 - ca. 1980] (?)
- Physical Description
- 1 Poster/sign, printed construction paper
- Scope & Content
- Printed paper sign, reads "POSITIVELY NO ADMITTANCE HOTEL CLOSED" (no date, no author). Part of a collection of items previously mounted or hung up in Nicholas and Ivy "Willie" Morant's Banff home.
- Name Access
- Morant, Ivy
- Morant, Nicholas
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Unknown
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin, deer
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0016
- Description
- A deerskin pouch with thongs threaded through the neck to pull the pouch closed. The flat tab at the end of each thong and the edge of the pouch opening are edged with beads. The lower half of the pouch is completely covered with white beads and has a central design of a horizontal band edged wit…
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- Title
- Beaded Bag
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- skin, deer
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- A deerskin pouch with thongs threaded through the neck to pull the pouch closed. The flat tab at the end of each thong and the edge of the pouch opening are edged with beads. The lower half of the pouch is completely covered with white beads and has a central design of a horizontal band edged with triangles worked in contrasting coloured beads. The pouch has a circular beaded design on the opposite side.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0016
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- ink on vellum
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.701 a,b
- Description
- a: silhouette pen drawing of a sign and vehicle that has assorted animals sitting on it, with a bird flying in the sky.b: pen sketch of the vehicle with outlines of three other animals that are sitting inside the vehicle.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- ink on vellum
- Dimensions
- 23.0 x 30.5 cm
- Description
- a: silhouette pen drawing of a sign and vehicle that has assorted animals sitting on it, with a bird flying in the sky.b: pen sketch of the vehicle with outlines of three other animals that are sitting inside the vehicle.
- Subject
- animals
- car
- sign
- Christmas ard
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.701 a,b
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Room for one More
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.764
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.764
- Description
- Profile drawing of a vehicle with a masked man at the wheel speeding away over a speed bump and in the direction of Victoria as the sign in front of the car suggests. Behind the vehicle there is a wrench, nut and bolt flying off behind it, and behind the the drivers front wheel there is a piece of …
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- Title
- Room for one More
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Profile drawing of a vehicle with a masked man at the wheel speeding away over a speed bump and in the direction of Victoria as the sign in front of the car suggests. Behind the vehicle there is a wrench, nut and bolt flying off behind it, and behind the the drivers front wheel there is a piece of luggage. Above the driver near the TRC it says “ROOM FOR ONE MORE.”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.764
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Room For One More
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.840
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.840
- Description
- A man wearing a hat is driving a roadster down the road. On the drivers door it says “P.W.”. Just ahead of the vehicle down the road there is a sign pointing to the left edge that says “TO VICTORIA”, while in the background there is some trees and clouds. In one of the clouds the image says “ROOM F…
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- Title
- Room For One More
- Date
- 1910 – 1925
- Medium
- graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 10.7 x 21.6 cm
- Description
- A man wearing a hat is driving a roadster down the road. On the drivers door it says “P.W.”. Just ahead of the vehicle down the road there is a sign pointing to the left edge that says “TO VICTORIA”, while in the background there is some trees and clouds. In one of the clouds the image says “ROOM FOR ONE MORE” In the BLC there is an erased signature that says “DREWN [sic] BY PW”
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.840
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