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- 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
- 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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