topic:"Souvenir" found 19 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Beaded Necklace

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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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Bookend

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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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Box

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Date: 1900 – 1935

Material: wood; paper; fibre; metal

Catalogue Number: 110.02.0011

Description: A square, nicely constructed, little wood box filled with party favors of metal charms in the shape of card suits; box of lightweight wood with short, black woven tape handles through slits horizontally in two opposite sides of the box; one other side of box has paper label pasted across and around…

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Title: Box

Date: 1900 – 1935

Material: wood; paper; fibre; metal

Dimensions: 5.0 x 7.3 x 7.3 cm

Description: A square, nicely constructed, little wood box filled with party favors of metal charms in the shape of card suits; box of lightweight wood with short, black woven tape handles through slits horizontally in two opposite sides of the box; one other side of box has paper label pasted across and around one corner with Japanese writing; bottom has round stamped mark in one corner along with brushed Japanese characters; small squares of paper cover tape handle-ends on inside; contains twenty-four sets of card suits (hearts, diamonds, clubs, spades) cut out of aluminum (2.0 cm) with a metal ring through the end of each, twisted together in groups of four with a piece of fabric covered wire.

Subject: Whyte home; collectable, entertainment, travel; souvenir; Japan; Storage; Decor

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 110.02.0011

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Coin

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Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: metal

Catalogue Number: 109.03.0004 a,b

Description: Two round brass coins with square holes in middle; smooth, raised border around edges with raised frame around square hole, and textured background on rest of coin; one side, curvilinear script only on two sides of the square raised slightly above the background; other side square blocks of linear …

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Title: Coin

Date: 1900 – 1920

Material: metal

Dimensions: 0.1 x 2.1 cm

Description: Two round brass coins with square holes in middle; smooth, raised border around edges with raised frame around square hole, and textured background on rest of coin; one side, curvilinear script only on two sides of the square raised slightly above the background; other side square blocks of linear symbols on all four sides of hole and raised slightly, with the letters "CT" forming the lower part of the block to the right of the square hole.

Subject: Whyte homecoins; collectables; keepsake; travel; souvenir

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 109.03.0004 a,b

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Crest

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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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Fork

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Date: 1900 – 1925

Material: wood

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0235

Description: Wooden fork with smoothly carved handle and knob at end. Cluster of four long sharp tines in square from knob carved at other end of handle.

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Title: Fork

Date: 1900 – 1925

Material: wood

Dimensions: 2.4 x 1.9 x 30.9 cm

Description: Wooden fork with smoothly carved handle and knob at end. Cluster of four long sharp tines in square from knob carved at other end of handle.

Subject: Whyte home; households; entertaining; travel; souvenir; utencil

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0235

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Goblet

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Date: 1900 – 1950

Material: glass

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0496

Description: Flat based stemware goblet with "Al Azhar Temple Calgary" printed on outside.

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Title: Goblet

Date: 1900 – 1950

Material: glass

Dimensions: 14.2 x 8.0 cm

Description: Flat based stemware goblet with "Al Azhar Temple Calgary" printed on outside.

Subject: households; souvenir; Al Azhar Temple Calgary

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0496

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Jock McCowan scrapbook

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Part Of: McCowan (family) fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, brochures, business cards, and advertisements for businesses around Banff and Lake Louise. Includes a mix of magazine and newspaper clippings in both black and white and in colour, postcards, advertising for hotels like the King Edward Hotel, Hom…

Date Range: 1913 - 1981

Reference Code: M135 / II / A / 1

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Scrapbook

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Part Of: McCowan (family) fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: V407 / M135

Series: M135 / II - Textual Materials

Sous-Fonds: M135

Sub-Series: V407 / II / A - Scrapbooks

Accession Number: 7730

Reference Code: M135 / II / A / 1

GMD: Scrapbook

Date Range: 1913 - 1981

Physical Description: 2 cm of textual records (26 pages ; 30 x 37 cm)

History / Biographical: See fonds level description.

Scope & Content: File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, brochures, business cards, and advertisements for businesses around Banff and Lake Louise. Includes a mix of magazine and newspaper clippings in both black and white and in colour, postcards, advertising for hotels like the King Edward Hotel, Homestead Inn, Mount Royal Hotel, Castle Mountain Lodge, and the Chateau Lake Louise, and a cover of the Sky Line Trail Hiker bulletin featuring members of the Royal Family.

Name Access: McCowan, Jock

Subject Access: Advertising; Animals; Architecture; Buildings and facilities; Businesses; Cascade Hotel; Castle Mountain; Chateau Lake Louise; Entertainment; Festival; Leisure; Newspaper; Postcards; Recreation; Royal tours; Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies; Souvenir; The Albertan; Tourist information; Travel; Winter Carnival

Geographic Access: Banff; Lake Louise; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Language: English

Creator: Jock McCowan

Title Source: From accession record

Processing Status: Processed

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Miniature; Model Teepee

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Date: prior to 1925

Material: skin, deer; wood; fibre

Catalogue Number: 101.01.1002

Description: White deerskin sewn together in two places, stretched over wooden tent pegs which are tied onto wooden hoop with deerskin. Two smoke flaps with long poles attached. Front of tepee closed with 6 wooden sticks. Painted decoration: top border of black with yellow dots two thirds up from bottom, below …

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Title: Miniature; Model Teepee

Date: prior to 1925

Material: skin, deer; wood; fibre

Dimensions: 58.0 cm

Description: White deerskin sewn together in two places, stretched over wooden tent pegs which are tied onto wooden hoop with deerskin. Two smoke flaps with long poles attached. Front of tepee closed with 6 wooden sticks. Painted decoration: top border of black with yellow dots two thirds up from bottom, below that are various scenes. To the right of tent opening are two hunters under a half sun. Next is a shield and spear and then a woman with a tomahawk. To the left of the opening is a hunter on horseback facing a bison under a half sun. A blue border around bottom and tent opening.

Subject: Indigenous; souvenir; Mary Schaffer

Credit: Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986

Catalogue Number: 101.01.1002

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Norman Luxton business documents

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of notes, advertisements and other documents pertaining to multiple businesses owned by Norman Luxton in Banff. File includes: advertising cards depicting the "Man Fish" of Lake Minnewanka at the Banff Indian Trading Post; a list of names of Stoney Nakoda community members commissione…

Date Range: [1915-1925]; 1923-1924; 1930; [1945-1950]; 1932; 1938; [1960]

Reference Code: LUX / I / E1 / 14

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record

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Part Of: Luxton family fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: LUX

Series: LUX / I / E : Collected material

Sous-Fonds: LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds

Sub-Series: LUX / I / E1 : Business records

Accession Number: LUX

Reference Code: LUX / I / E1 / 14

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Private record

Date Range: [1915-1925]; 1923-1924; 1930; [1945-1950]; 1932; 1938; [1960]

Physical Description: 0.7 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of notes, advertisements and other documents pertaining to multiple businesses owned by Norman Luxton in Banff. File includes: advertising cards depicting the "Man Fish" of Lake Minnewanka at the Banff Indian Trading Post; a list of names of Stoney Nakoda community members commissioned to make souvenirs for the Indian Trading Post [1945-1950?]; flyers and tickets for film showings of “Mighty Lak’ a Rose”, “The Dawn Patrol”, “Captain of the Guard”, "Lilies of the Field" and "Make Me a Star" at the Lux Theatre between 1923 and 1938; a pamphlet pertaining to the King Edward Hotel; and stationery with letterheads promoting the King Edward Hotel and the Luxton Museum.

Notes: Full names of individuals listed on typed paper slip in file are provided under "Full Text" and "Name Access" fields in this entry; correct spellings under "Name Access"