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British Royal Family souvenir books

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of two souvenir books pertaining to the British Royal Family. Includes one copy of "Souvenir of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee" [1897] pertaining to the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's coronation, and one copy of "Berrow's Coronation Souvenir" book pertaining to the coronation of 13…
Date Range
1897
1953
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 39 & 40
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Sub-Series
LUX / III / B4 : Collected material
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / B4 / 39 & 40
GMD
Textual record
Published record
Date Range
1897
1953
Physical Description
0.5 cm of textual records (2 volumes ; 30.5 x 43 cm and 30 x 42 cm)
Scope & Content
File consists of two souvenir books pertaining to the British Royal Family. Includes one copy of "Souvenir of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee" [1897] pertaining to the 60th anniversary of Queen Victoria's coronation, and one copy of "Berrow's Coronation Souvenir" book pertaining to the coronation of 13 British monarchs between 1690 and 1953, including Queen Elizabeth II.
Subject Access
Royalty
Government
Souvenir
Coronation
Anniversary
Public events
Geographic Access
England
Canada
Reproduction Restrictions
Restrictions may apply
Language
English
Category
Government
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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Commercial travel postcards

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Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
Date Range
[1900-1960]
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Published record
Postcard
Part Of
Luxton family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
LUX
Series
LUX / III/ D : Other materials
Sous-Fonds
LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
Accession Number
LUX
Reference Code
LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8
GMD
Published record
Postcard
Date Range
[1900-1960]
Physical Description
ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
Notes
Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.
Subject Access
Advertising
Events
Environment
European travel
Environment and Nature
Travel
Tourism
Waterfalls
Wildlife
Leisure
Landscapes
History
Mountains
Public events
Public entertainment
National parks and reserves
Centennial
Buildings and memorials
Banff National Park
Art
Photography
Postcards
Royalty
Seascapes
Ship
Souvenir
Sports and recreation
Tourist information
Winter sports
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Lake Louise
Calgary
British Columbia
Vancouver
Rocky Mountains
Selkirks
Ontario
Sault Ste. Marie
Owen Sound
Toronto
Quebec
Montreal
United States of America
Yellowstone National Park
Colorado
Denver
Florida
California
Chicago
Michigan
France
Paris
England
London
Cuba
Mexico
Ireland
Dublin
Reproduction Restrictions
Some copyright restrictions may apply
Language
English
French
Related Material
Items in this file were separated from annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27]
Category
Exploration, discovery and travel
Sports, recreation and leisure
Environment
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Content Details
File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8. PG - 1 : Banff National Park PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other] PG - 4 : Canada PG - 5 : United States of America PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair] PG - 7 : Foreign PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]
Processing Status
Processed
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Date
1940 – 1955
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1029
Description
Waterton Lakes pennant, a triangular pennant with "Waterton Lakes" lettered in light purple on the right half towards the pennant's point, a figure wearing Indigenous headdress (yellow,white, red, and green), brown face, on left side. "Canada" in white lettering to bottom left of figure, all on blu…
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Title
Pennant
Date
1940 – 1955
Material
fibre
Dimensions
21.2 x 53.3 cm
Description
Waterton Lakes pennant, a triangular pennant with "Waterton Lakes" lettered in light purple on the right half towards the pennant's point, a figure wearing Indigenous headdress (yellow,white, red, and green), brown face, on left side. "Canada" in white lettering to bottom left of figure, all on blue pennant with white border, two pair of purple felt ribbons off pennants left side.
Subject
Parks
Waterton Lakes
tourism
souvenir
Indigenous
Credit
Gift of Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
105.02.1029
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Date
prior to 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
105.02.1035
Description
Glacier National Park, yellow, "Glacier National Park" in white lettering on yellow outside border, portrait of man in full head dress, blue, yellow, white and red feathers on light blue background in the centre.
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Title
Crest
Date
prior to 1960
Material
fibre
Description
Glacier National Park, yellow, "Glacier National Park" in white lettering on yellow outside border, portrait of man in full head dress, blue, yellow, white and red feathers on light blue background in the centre.
Subject
Parks
Glacier National Park
Indigenous
tourism
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
105.02.1035
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Date
1940 – 1950
Material
glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.01.0010
Description
A single strand beaded necklace with black beads in the centre and white beads along the edges. The ends are tied in a knot with two loops of black and white beads at each end.
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Title
Beaded Necklace
Date
1940 – 1950
Material
glass; fibre
Dimensions
46.0 cm
Description
A single strand beaded necklace with black beads in the centre and white beads along the edges. The ends are tied in a knot with two loops of black and white beads at each end.
Subject
Indigenous
Stoney
tourism
souvenir; regalia
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.01.0010
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
wood
Catalogue Number
104.45.0010
Description
A comb of a flat piece of hardwood with hand carved, parallel, long, 10 cm. tines, and an "arrowhead" decoration at the end of the shaft. The comb is quite comfortable to hold when it is held flat.
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Title
Weaving Comb
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
wood
Dimensions
0.8 x 5.0 x 25.8 cm
Description
A comb of a flat piece of hardwood with hand carved, parallel, long, 10 cm. tines, and an "arrowhead" decoration at the end of the shaft. The comb is quite comfortable to hold when it is held flat.
Subject
Whyte home
Indigenous
craft
weaving
travel
souvenir
accessories
carpet
creation, passtime
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.45.0010
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Date
1945 – 1948
Material
stone; metal
Catalogue Number
102.04.0345 a,b
Description
Pair of rough beige stone bookends with upright supports and green felted bases, have been tooled over outside surfaces to create rough texture. Inset circular medallions says "This stone came from the House of Parliament". Left bookend pictures a Tudor rose, British houses of Parliament. Right bo…
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Title
Bookend
Date
1945 – 1948
Material
stone; metal
Dimensions
15.6 x 5.2 x 13.0 cm
Description
Pair of rough beige stone bookends with upright supports and green felted bases, have been tooled over outside surfaces to create rough texture. Inset circular medallions says "This stone came from the House of Parliament". Left bookend pictures a Tudor rose, British houses of Parliament. Right bookend pictures rampant lion.
Subject
households
decorative
World War II
Houses of Parliament
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
102.04.0345 a,b
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
plastic; metal; paper;
Catalogue Number
105.05.0038
Description
Brown plastic hand-held Sawyer’s View-Master consisting of a rectangular body with raised translucent plastic windows to allow light in on the front and small round plastic lenses set away from the body on the back. On the right-hand side has a small metal lever that changes the image on the reel. …
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Title
Stereoscope
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
plastic; metal; paper;
Dimensions
9.3 x 7.4 x 11.2 cm
Description
Brown plastic hand-held Sawyer’s View-Master consisting of a rectangular body with raised translucent plastic windows to allow light in on the front and small round plastic lenses set away from the body on the back. On the right-hand side has a small metal lever that changes the image on the reel. The top is open to admit the thin cardboard reel - the reel that accompanies this View-Master features a “Christmas Tour” of the Sawyer’s factory ca.1950. Sawyer’s reels featured small coloured pairs of photographs on celluloid film fixed into a thin round piece of cardboard that usually had details printed in the middle.
Subject
Crosby family
Abegweit
photography
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
Catalogue Number
105.05.0038
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Date
1940 – 1960
Material
fibre
Catalogue Number
104.20.0644
Description
Circular, stained, hand woven mats. (a) has green trifoliate centre design with pink and purple, linked trapezoid designs arching off three points of centre design, border trim multi-coloured. (b) has centre circle of orange, yellow and blue, surrounded by concentric band with pelican like bird de…
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Title
Table Mat Set
Date
1940 – 1960
Material
fibre
Dimensions
16.8 x 16.8 cm
Description
Circular, stained, hand woven mats. (a) has green trifoliate centre design with pink and purple, linked trapezoid designs arching off three points of centre design, border trim multi-coloured. (b) has centre circle of orange, yellow and blue, surrounded by concentric band with pelican like bird design. (c) has red centre ring surrounded by indigo and orange whales (two) and single green and indigo fishing boat. All have been used and show staining or scorching, but structurally in good condition. (d) has six petal burgundy flower at centre. Border of burgundy band with accordian pleated indigo, green, purple symbols.
Subject
households
Indigenous
souvenir
animal
whale
bird
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.20.0644
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Date
prior to 1967
Material
metal, copper
Catalogue Number
111.01.1006
Description
The remains of a small copper bowl probably from India. Images of palm trees and male figures (dancers?) stencilled on bowl. Badly corroded.
Title
Bowl
Date
prior to 1967
Material
metal, copper
Dimensions
3.5 cm
Description
The remains of a small copper bowl probably from India. Images of palm trees and male figures (dancers?) stencilled on bowl. Badly corroded.
Subject
households
souvenir
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1967
Catalogue Number
111.01.1006
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