- Date
- 1944
- Material
- metal; fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1248 a,b
- Description
- Two gold-coloured pins, each attached by a clasp called a cotter pin which passes horizontally through a small eye brazed on either side, to a Black Watch pattern piece of woolen fabric. There is a “C” on a bar, and below the bar the number “10”. It is the WW11 pin of the Calgary Highlanders 10th…
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1944
- Material
- metal; fabric
- Description
- Two gold-coloured pins, each attached by a clasp called a cotter pin which passes horizontally through a small eye brazed on either side, to a Black Watch pattern piece of woolen fabric. There is a “C” on a bar, and below the bar the number “10”. It is the WW11 pin of the Calgary Highlanders 10th battalion:(a) the pin is 2.5x1.6cm wide and the piece of fabric is 4.0x4.70cm wide(b) the pin is 2.5x1.6cm wide and the piece of fabric is 4.0x4.70cm wide
- Subject
- military
- insignia
- Peter Whyte
- WWII
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1248 a,b
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- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood; glass; leather; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1086
- Description
- Wooden picture frame carved from a fruit crate. Trapezoidal in shape with rounded top and pointed bottom corners. Dark brown stained border 1cm thick around the edge. 1 light coloured 5 pointed (maple?) leaf on each corner plus 2 at bottom center and a group of 3 with 1 inverted at top center, all …
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- Title
- Picture Frame
- Date
- 1941
- Material
- wood; glass; leather; paper
- Dimensions
- 25 x 29 cm
- Description
- Wooden picture frame carved from a fruit crate. Trapezoidal in shape with rounded top and pointed bottom corners. Dark brown stained border 1cm thick around the edge. 1 light coloured 5 pointed (maple?) leaf on each corner plus 2 at bottom center and a group of 3 with 1 inverted at top center, all extending past border. 2 rectangular portrait picture windows cut out with dark stained border 0.5cm thick around edge. Glass plate and photo inside each. Photo on the left is of a man standing with houses in background. Photo on the right is of a woman and a child standing in field with building in background. Woman is wearing a hat and a dress, holding the child’s hand and a purse in the other.Reverse side has paper label remnants from crate glued to back. A leather strap loop is nailed to the top, centered so loop extends past frame edge. The glass pane and photograph of each window is kept in place with two nails (one nailed into top edge, one nailed into bottom edge).
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Lewis, Red Deer, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1086
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- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.1007
- Description
- One gold-coloured WWII Still contains several pages of stamps. Stamps are of blue, green violet, black and red colours. The book’s cover reads: CY -- 8173 Name: NIELSON SUZANNE ALICEStreet Address or R.R. No.: 203 Otter Street City or Town: BANFFProvince: Alberta Telephone Number: 240RATION BOOK 6
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- Title
- Ration Book
- Date
- 1940 – 1945
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 8.4 x 13.2 cm
- Description
- One gold-coloured WWII Still contains several pages of stamps. Stamps are of blue, green violet, black and red colours. The book’s cover reads: CY -- 8173 Name: NIELSON SUZANNE ALICEStreet Address or R.R. No.: 203 Otter Street City or Town: BANFFProvince: Alberta Telephone Number: 240RATION BOOK 6
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara Buchmann, Banff , 2015
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.1007
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- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1160 a-b
- Description
- (a) Circular wire frame sunglasses with olive tinted lenses and curved metal arms coated in brown rubber. Metal attachments on sides of lenses to screen sun in peripheral vision and for safety. Two metal bars between lenses. (b) Olive coloured painted tin case with “ROCHESTER OPTICAL MFG.CO ROCHEST…
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- Title
- Sunglasses
- Date
- 1940 – 1950
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- (a) 5.4 (b) 4.5 x (a) 12.2 (b) 14.3 x (a)13.5 (b) 5.7 cm
- Description
- (a) Circular wire frame sunglasses with olive tinted lenses and curved metal arms coated in brown rubber. Metal attachments on sides of lenses to screen sun in peripheral vision and for safety. Two metal bars between lenses. (b) Olive coloured painted tin case with “ROCHESTER OPTICAL MFG.CO ROCHESTER. N.Y. U.S.A.” imprinted on top.
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1160 a-b
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