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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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Marquee Letters
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.05.0049aa-zd
- Date
- 1935 – 1949
- Material
- aluminum; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0049aa-zd
- Description
- 112 aluminum cast metal letters for use in marquee signs. Each letter has a silver base with the front face painted dark blue. On the back, a relief is stamped reading “MANUFACTURED BY / ADLER SIGN LETTER CO. / CHICAGO,U.S.A - LONDON, ENG. / PATENT PENDING”.Inventory is as follows:Letter “A” - 6 (a…
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- Title
- Marquee Letters
- Date
- 1935 – 1949
- Material
- aluminum; metal
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- 112 aluminum cast metal letters for use in marquee signs. Each letter has a silver base with the front face painted dark blue. On the back, a relief is stamped reading “MANUFACTURED BY / ADLER SIGN LETTER CO. / CHICAGO,U.S.A - LONDON, ENG. / PATENT PENDING”.Inventory is as follows:Letter “A” - 6 (aa,ab,ac,ad,ae,af)Letter “B” - 4 (ba,bb,bc,bd)Letter “C” - 4 (ca,cb,cc,cd)Letter “D” - 4 (ba,bb,bc,bd)Letter “E” - 6 (ea,eb,ec,ed,ee,ef)Letter “F” - 4 (fa,fb,fc,fd)Letter “G” - 4 (ga,gb,gc,gd)Letter “H” - 4 (ha,hb,hc,hd)Letter “I” - 1 (ia)Letter “J” - 4 (ja.jb,jc,jd)Letter “K” - 4 (ka,kb,kc,kd)Letter “L” - 2 (la,lb)Letter “M” - 4 (ma,mb,mc,md)Letter “N” - 4 (na,nb,nc,nd)Letter “O” - 6 (oa,ob,oc,od,oe,of)Letter “P” - 4 (pa,pb,pc,pd)Letter “Q” - 4 (qa,qb,qc,qd)Letter “R” - 4 (ra,rb,rc,rd)Letter “S” - 6 (sa,sb,sc,sd,se,sf)Letter “T” - 5 (ta,tb,tc,td,te)Letter “U” - 6 (ua,ub,uc,ud,ue,uf)Letter “V” - 4 (va,vb,vc,vd)Letter “W” - 4 (wa,wb,wc,wd)Letter “X” - 4 (xa.xb.xc.xd)Letter “Y” - 6 (ya,yb,yc,yd,ye,yf)Letter “Z” - 4 (za,zb,zc,zd)Note - some letters are missing the Adler stamp, and so now sign of stamp at all.
- Credit
- Gift of Steve T. Hincks, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0049aa-zd
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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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