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Date
n.d.
Material
paper; ink
Catalogue Number
105.02.1183
Description
Front of card reads: “Mrs. William Warren Banff.” Information regarding dresses donated written on back of card: “The gown made for a baby born 1836. This smock was made for a baby born 1812.” Rip at 2.5 cm from top and 2 cm from bottom. Circular stain over name. Stain along top centre, and at back…
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Title
Calling Card
Date
n.d.
Material
paper; ink
Dimensions
6 x 8.25 cm
Description
Front of card reads: “Mrs. William Warren Banff.” Information regarding dresses donated written on back of card: “The gown made for a baby born 1836. This smock was made for a baby born 1812.” Rip at 2.5 cm from top and 2 cm from bottom. Circular stain over name. Stain along top centre, and at back along rip and to left. Card is encapsulated in mylar.
Subject
documentary
calling card
baby dresses
Mary Schaffer Warren
Mrs. William Warren
Credit
Gift of Shelagh Nolan Lester, Calgary, 2005
Catalogue Number
105.02.1183
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A Good Way to Reduce and Midnight Exercise

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.602
Description
Two comical scenes drawn in ink that depict, in cartoon style, ways to lose weight or get exercise. The left scene is titled A GOOD WAY TO REDUCE, the one on the right is titled MIDNIGHT EXERCISE. The scene on the left shows a man whose leg has been cut off from a car driving over it with a speech …
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
A Good Way to Reduce and Midnight Exercise
Date
1917 – 1929
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
15.2 x 25.0 cm
Description
Two comical scenes drawn in ink that depict, in cartoon style, ways to lose weight or get exercise. The left scene is titled A GOOD WAY TO REDUCE, the one on the right is titled MIDNIGHT EXERCISE. The scene on the left shows a man whose leg has been cut off from a car driving over it with a speech bubble that says “NOW I’M DOWN TO A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY AT LAST.” The scene on the right shows a man walking inside with a crying baby with a speech bubble that says “AH WAWA WOW” and another speech bubble coming from the man saying “IF I WAS SINGLE AGAIN GEE WHIZ.”
Subject
weight loss
exercise
baby
health
comic
cartoon
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.602
Images
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