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This wild spirit : women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13143
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Author
- Skidmore, Colleen
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sk3t
- Copy 2 Reference Room Browser's Shelf
- Author
- Skidmore, Colleen
- Responsibility
- edited by Colleen Skidmore
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta
- Published Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 295p. : ill., maps
- Series
- Mountain cairns : a series on the history and culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Subjects
- Adams, Mollie
- Glacier House
- Engelhard, Georgia Cromwell
- Henshaw, Julia W.
- Poetry
- Schaffer, Mary
- Swift, Suzette Chalifoux
- Sharples family
- Tourism
- Vaux family
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
- Young, Julia
- Notes
- Includes bibliography and index
- Partial contents: Includes excerpts from writings by Victorian and Edwardian era women describing their travel to the Canadian Rockies, including Lady Agnes Macdonald, Mrs. Arthur Spragge, The Countess of Aberdeen, Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson, Sara Jeanette Duncan (Mrs. Everard Cotes), Mrs. George Cran, and Mrs. Humphrey Ward
- Includes poetry by Rhoda W. Edwards, Moira O'Neill, Lynda R. Woods, and Elizabeth Ferguson
- Includes Jasper's first lady [act two] / Elsie Park Gowan; Hunter of Peace [prologue and act one, scene one] / Sharon Stearns
- ISBN
- 13:978-0-88864-466-4
- Accession Number
- 7638 (2 copies)
- Call Number
- 08.3 Sk3t
- Copy 2 Reference Room Browser's Shelf
- Collection
- Archives Library
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This wild spirit : women in the Rocky Mountains of Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14789
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2006
- Author
- Skidmore, Colleen
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta
- Call Number
- G512 S55
- Author
- Skidmore, Colleen
- Responsibility
- edited by Colleen Skidmore
- Publisher
- Edmonton : University of Alberta
- Published Date
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 295p. : ill., maps
- Series
- Mountain cairns : a series on the history and culture of the Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Subjects
- Adams, Mollie
- Glacier House
- Engelhard, Georgia Cromwell
- Henshaw, Julia W.
- Poetry
- Schaffer, Mary
- Swift, Suzette Chalifoux
- Sharples family
- Tourism
- Vaux family
- Whyte, Catharine Robb
- Young, Julia
- Notes
- Includes bibliography and index
- Partial contents: Includes excerpts from writings by Victorian and Edwardian era women describing their travel to the Canadian Rockies, including Lady Agnes Macdonald, Mrs. Arthur Spragge, The Countess of Aberdeen, Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson, Sara Jeanette Duncan (Mrs. Everard Cotes), Mrs. George Cran, and Mrs. Humphrey Ward
- Includes poetry by Rhoda W. Edwards, Moira O'Neill, Lynda R. Woods, and Elizabeth Ferguson
- Includes Jasper's first lady [act two] / Elsie Park Gowan; Hunter of Peace [prologue and act one, scene one] / Sharon Stearns
- ISBN
- 13:978-0-88864-466-4
- Accession Number
- AC612
- Call Number
- G512 S55
- Collection
- Alpine Club of Canada Library
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Philadelphia : portrait of an American city
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue13400
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1990
- Author
- Wolf, Edwin
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Camino Books
- Edition
- New and enlarged edition
- Call Number
- 08 W83
- Author
- Wolf, Edwin
- Responsibility
- Edwin Wolf 2nd with an additional chapter by Kenneth Finkel
- Edition
- New and enlarged edition
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Camino Books
- Published Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 367p. : ill
- Subjects
- Sharples family
- Vaux family
- Notes
- Index
- ISBN
- 0-940159-10-4
- Call Number
- 08 W83
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Philadelphia Quakers in the industrial age, 1865-1920
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue5108
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1976
- Author
- Benjamin, Philip S
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press
- Call Number
- 08 B43
- Author
- Benjamin, Philip S
- Publisher
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press
- Published Date
- 1976
- Physical Description
- ix, 301p
- Subjects
- Sharples family
- Vaux family
- Notes
- Bibliography and index
- ISBN
- 0-87722-086-7
- Accession Number
- 3650
- Call Number
- 08 B43
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Kerosene Lantern
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.1018
- Date
- 1880 – 1885
- Material
- metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1018
- Description
- Black metal lantern with large glass lens in opening door. Inside is a removable fuel reservoir with knob to adjust wick. Sliding screen controls amount of light. “Private Property. VAUX 84” scratched into base of lantern.
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- Title
- Kerosene Lantern
- Date
- 1880 – 1885
- Material
- metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 17.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Black metal lantern with large glass lens in opening door. Inside is a removable fuel reservoir with knob to adjust wick. Sliding screen controls amount of light. “Private Property. VAUX 84” scratched into base of lantern.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- camping
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1018
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1019 a-e
- Description
- Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).
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- Title
- Alcohol Lamp
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1019 a-e
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Portable Stove
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact104.19.1104
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1104
- Description
- Portable stove, metal, parts missing.
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- Title
- Portable Stove
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 9.0 cm
- Description
- Portable stove, metal, parts missing.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1104
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1016
- Description
- 8 canvas straps, khaki or beige in colour, with metal buckles and clips. Some are closure straps and some are carrying straps.
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- Title
- Strap
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 150.0 cm
- Description
- 8 canvas straps, khaki or beige in colour, with metal buckles and clips. Some are closure straps and some are carrying straps.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.50.1016
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- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; cork; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1034 a-e
- Description
- Five bundles of fishing rods. Rods are collapsible. Four of the five have fabric carrying cases. (a) is two rods tied together. (d) has a net with handle to attach to fishing pole.
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- Title
- Fishing Rod
- Date
- 1900 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal; cork; fibre
- Dimensions
- 117.0 x 7.0 cm
- Description
- Five bundles of fishing rods. Rods are collapsible. Four of the five have fabric carrying cases. (a) is two rods tied together. (d) has a net with handle to attach to fishing pole.
- Subject
- Vaux family
- sports
- fishing
- hiking
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.18.1034 a-e
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1133 a-f
- Description
- Six ice axes with wooden handles, metal heads and tips. (a) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Cover marked “RICHARD COOGAN,” head marked: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (b) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Head marked “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STE…
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- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 115.0 cm
- Description
- Six ice axes with wooden handles, metal heads and tips. (a) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Cover marked “RICHARD COOGAN,” head marked: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (b) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Head marked “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (c) has leather head cover and tip cover. Head is stamped: “C.P.R.” & “F. JORG. ZWEILUTSCHINEN. BERNEROBERLAND” and an “X” is carved into the wooden handle just below the head. (d) has “GEORGE VAUX” engraved on head, also manufacturer’s stamp with crown and text obscured by rust. “INTERLAKEN” is the only legible word on the manufacturer’s stamp. (e) has a leather head cover and is made by “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. (f) has a leather tip cover, is stamped: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA” and the initials “MV” are carved into the wooden handle near the head.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- camping
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1133 a-f
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