topic:"bird" found 9 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Description: Colour photograph of two cedar waxwing birds with chicks in a nest. The two birds are on branches. The nest appears to be the focus of the image and is nestled at the meeting of the branches. Green leaves surround the birds. The background through the branches is black.

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Artist: Keith Logan

Title: Cedar Waxwings, Okotoks, AB

Date: 1983

Medium: photographic positive on paper

Dimensions: 60.0 x 51.0 cm

Description: Colour photograph of two cedar waxwing birds with chicks in a nest. The two birds are on branches. The nest appears to be the focus of the image and is nestled at the meeting of the branches. Green leaves surround the birds. The background through the branches is black.

Subject: animal; bird; cedar waxwing

Credit: Purchased from Keith Logan, Cochrane, 2002

Catalogue Number: LgK.18.03

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Luncheon Set

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Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0708 a-c

Description: Linen tablecloth set. (a) is central table cover with hemmed edges, parallel eyelet borders flank alternating scroll and diamond-in-square pattern. Variously coloured comic birds march around border trim. Entire central portion of cover pale beige linen. (b) is eight napkins or placemats with ide…

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Title: Luncheon Set

Date: 1900 – 1940

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 56.0 x 58.0 cm

Description: Linen tablecloth set. (a) is central table cover with hemmed edges, parallel eyelet borders flank alternating scroll and diamond-in-square pattern. Variously coloured comic birds march around border trim. Entire central portion of cover pale beige linen. (b) is eight napkins or placemats with identical borders but birds are arrayed in pairs, facing each other, at each of four corners. (b) are eight white linen placemats and have been well used. (c) are eight coasters or small placemats with identical borders as mentioned before and a single bird only on one border of each coaster. Pale beige linen colour as in (a).

Subject: households; kitchen; animal; bird; Edith Morse Rocc

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

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0708 a-c

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Mount Temple with Bird

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Artist: Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American)

Date: 1909

Medium: watercolour on paper

Catalogue Number: FeL.05.01

Description: Colour: brown, blue, grey. A bird perched on a rock, surrounded by wild flowers, fills the lower two thirds foreground. Behind are distant mountains and blue sky. The bird is a Grey Crown Rosy Finch

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Artist: Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874 – 1927, American)

Title: Mount Temple with Bird

Date: 1909

Medium: watercolour on paper

Dimensions: 30.0 x 24.9 cm

Description: Colour: brown, blue, grey. A bird perched on a rock, surrounded by wild flowers, fills the lower two thirds foreground. Behind are distant mountains and blue sky. The bird is a Grey Crown Rosy Finch

Subject: bird; Grey Crown Rosy Finch

Credit: Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1981

Catalogue Number: FeL.05.01

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Personal Interest Files - "Auto" to "Book Talk"

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Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Scope & Content: File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.

Date Range: [ca.1980-2015]

Reference Code: M590 / I / C / 11 to 21

Description Level: 5 / File

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Part Of: Ben Gadd fonds

Description Level: 5 / File

Fonds Number: M590; V810; S61

Series: M590 / I : Personal records

Sous-Fonds: M590

Sub-Series: M590 / I / C : Personal Interest Files

Accession Number: 2021.20

Reference Code: M590 / I / C / 11 to 21

GMD: Textual record; Published record; Newspaper clipping

Responsibility: Compiled by Ben Gadd

Date Range: [ca.1980-2015]

Physical Description: 12 cm of textual records

Scope & Content: File consists of personal interest materials, including newspaper clippings, research articles, loose notes, and other textual records collected by Ben Gadd. Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject title.

Notes: Contents of individual folders in file: M590 / I / C / 11 : Auto M590 / I / C / 12 : Awards M590 / I / C / 13 to 14 : Alberta Wilderness Association [Files 1 and 2 of 2] M590 / I / C / 15 : Banff Issues M590 / I / C / 16 to 17 : Bikes, Bicycling [Files 1 and 2 of 2] M590 / I / C / 18 : Bird Atlas M590 / I / C / 19 : Bird Checklists M590 / I / C / 20 : Boating M590 / I / C / 21 : Book Talk

Name Access: Gadd, Ben

Subject Access: Research; Travel; Transportation; Environment; National parks and reserves; Wildlife; Birds; Conservation; Boats; Awards; Automobiles; Bird watching; Bicycles; Publication; Public events

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

Reproduction Restrictions: Restrictions may apply

Language: English

Category: Environment; Exploration, discovery and travel; Family and personal life; Sports, recreation and leisure; Transportation

Title Source: Original title used

Processing Status: Processed

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Peter Karsten Wild Life Artist

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Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: lithograph on paper

Catalogue Number: KaP.04.01

Description: A commercial printed poster, the main body 49.9 x 39.5 is full of various Rocky Mountain animals and birds in various poses. The print is signed and dated lower left corner also written in pencil blc. numbered 13/200 and signed brc. Peter Karsten. Outside the main picture, centered PETER KARSTEN WI…

Artist: Peter Karsten (1937 – , Canadian)

Title: Peter Karsten Wild Life Artist

Date: 1985

Medium: lithograph on paper

Dimensions: 71.0 x 50.7 cm

Description: A commercial printed poster, the main body 49.9 x 39.5 is full of various Rocky Mountain animals and birds in various poses. The print is signed and dated lower left corner also written in pencil blc. numbered 13/200 and signed brc. Peter Karsten. Outside the main picture, centered PETER KARSTEN WILD LIFE ARTIST. The paper is a light brown colour.

Subject: animal, mountain sheep, bird

Credit: Gift of Peter Karsten, Calgary, 1985

Catalogue Number: KaP.04.01

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Placemat Set

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Date: 1900 – 1930

Material: fibre

Catalogue Number: 104.20.0715 a-f

Description: 6 beige, rectangular placemats hemmed with border eyelet stitching. Brown and blue birds embroidered into each of four corners, running brown braid stitch also trims border beside eyelet trim.

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Title: Placemat Set

Date: 1900 – 1930

Material: fibre

Dimensions: 29.0 x 44.5 cm

Description: 6 beige, rectangular placemats hemmed with border eyelet stitching. Brown and blue birds embroidered into each of four corners, running brown braid stitch also trims border beside eyelet trim.