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Date
1952
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
106.10.1001
Description
Crude wooden paddle. Long commercial wooden axe handle wired to large, rough. handcarved blade; wire wrapped around and stitched in X through both pieces; blade tapered at edges; 0.8 cm hole drilled through at one side near bottom; on blade, “Paddle made by Charles S. Hunter and used by Sydney R. V…
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Title
Paddle
Date
1952
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
3.3 x 22 x 151 cm
Description
Crude wooden paddle. Long commercial wooden axe handle wired to large, rough. handcarved blade; wire wrapped around and stitched in X through both pieces; blade tapered at edges; 0.8 cm hole drilled through at one side near bottom; on blade, “Paddle made by Charles S. Hunter and used by Sydney R. Vallance on their journey along the North Saskatchewan River in home-made boat--September 1952.”
Subject
transportation
North Saskatchewan River
Charles Hunter
Sydney Vallance
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
106.10.1001
Images
Less detail
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of 32 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document the opening of the Whyte Museum Archives and Library with interior shots of the building, as well as professional shots of Catharine sitting out back of the Museum. Includ…
Date Range
ca.1968 to ca.1970
Reference Code
V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 850 to 882
Description Level
5 / File
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Part Of
Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M36 / V683 / S37
Series
V683 / I / B / 1 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte
Sous-Fonds
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Reference Code
V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 850 to 882
Date Range
ca.1968 to ca.1970
Physical Description
Photographs: 32 prints; b&w.
Scope & Content
File consists of 32 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document the opening of the Whyte Museum Archives and Library with interior shots of the building, as well as professional shots of Catharine sitting out back of the Museum. Includes an image of an NPPAC hike to Kootenay Park, as well as various portraits of Catharine, including passport photos. Also includes an image of Catharine used in the Calgary Herald within an envelope from the newspaper.
Subject Access
Annie Woodworth Lacasse
Sunshine Village
Gavin Henderson
Jim Thorsell
Jimmy Simpson
Mary Alice Stewart
Billie Simpson
Sydney Vallance
Charlie Beil
Title Source
Title based on contents of file.
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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