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Boojum cactus / desert scene
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactarp.05.07
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.07
- Description
- Multi-coloured cone shaped, spiked trees and cacti on and against grey rocks covers most of the left and centre top with smaller ones on mauve rocks to the right. In the centre are two mythological bird creatures perched on rocks.
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- Title
- Boojum cactus / desert scene
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 76.5 cm
- Description
- Multi-coloured cone shaped, spiked trees and cacti on and against grey rocks covers most of the left and centre top with smaller ones on mauve rocks to the right. In the centre are two mythological bird creatures perched on rocks.
- Subject
- botanical
- Boojum cactus
- Pat Askren
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- ArP.05.07
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Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.882
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.882
- Description
- Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a r…
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- Title
- Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 30.8 cm
- Description
- Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a rocky cliff that has ocean waves beating up against the rocks, 4) A small cabin at the bottom of a mountain surrounded by snow, there are trees in the background and smoke coming out of the chimney, 5) In an almond shaped outline there is a profile cartoon sketch of a man with a large nose, wearing glasses, and he has a mustache, 6) A sketch of three trees, 7) Profile cartoon sketch of a man in a dress shirt and tie that is wearing a hat, 8) A mountain that is framed by trees and has a single cloud up above the peak, 9) Full body sketch of a man in profile cartoon style, and he is wearing a suit, 10) Cartoon sketch of a man’s head in profile, he appears to be wearing a scarf, 11) A cactus in the middle of a desert, 12) A sketch of a field that has trees off in the background, and is lined with a fence made from rope and two linear objects put together in an ‘x’ shape. In between 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 it says “BREWSTER TRANSPORT Co. Canadian National Parks.”
- Subject
- mountains
- Rocky Mountains
- trees
- snow
- winter
- home
- house
- cabin
- smoke
- fire
- chimney
- ocean
- water
- waves
- light house
- fort
- people
- men
- glasses
- mustache
- facial hair
- hat
- tie
- suit
- scarf
- cactus
- desert
- fence
- rope
- field
- clothing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.882
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- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta. Photographs includes flowers, trees, lichens, cactus and scenic photos of spiderwebs on plants and forest fire new growth.
- Date Range
- 1970
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980 - 1992
- 1994
- 1995
- 1997 - 1999
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 8 / NS - 1 to 143
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Transparency
- Part Of
- Douglas Leighton fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M133
- V222
- Series
- V222 / V : Flora
- Sous-Fonds
- V222
- Accession Number
- 2020.24
- Reference Code
- V222 / V / 8 / NS - 1 to 143
- Date Range
- 1970
- 1978
- 1979
- 1980 - 1992
- 1994
- 1995
- 1997 - 1999
- Physical Description
- 143 photographs : col. slides ; 35 mm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of photographs of Plants in British Columbia and Alberta. Photographs includes flowers, trees, lichens, cactus and scenic photos of spiderwebs on plants and forest fire new growth.
- Name Access
- Leighton, Douglas
- Subject Access
- Plants
- Flowers
- Trees
- Cactus
- Forest Fires
- Spiderwebs
- Frost
- Autumn
- Geographic Access
- Morley, AB
- Jasper Nationla Park
- CFB Suffield, AB
- Kimberley, BC
- Vernon, BC
- Chase, BC
- Sorrent,. BC
- Kamloops, BC
- Nakusp, BC
- Revelstoke, BC
- Creston, BC
- Osoyoos, BC
- Merritt
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Douglas Leighton
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Postcard scrapbook
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions17563
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of commercially-produced postcard views of Arizona, southwest United States, New Mexico and Colorado. Also includes a greeting card signed: "Warren & Mrs. Wallace."
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Reference Code
- M79 / 9C
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Mary Schaffer fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M79 / V527
- Sous-Fonds
- M79
- Sub-Series
- I / D Mary Schaffer papers: other
- Accession Number
- 7731
- Reference Code
- M79 / 9C
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- [ca.1930]
- Physical Description
- 3cm of textual records (33 pages ; 27 x 18 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of commercially-produced postcard views of Arizona, southwest United States, New Mexico and Colorado. Also includes a greeting card signed: "Warren & Mrs. Wallace."
- Geographic Access
- Arizona
- California
- New Mexio
- Colorado
- Utah
- United States of America
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
Electronic Resources
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- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.910
- Description
- A covered wagon being pulled by a team of horses travels through the desert. There is a cactus in the foreground, and a large cloud coming up over a smooth rocky ridge.
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- Title
- Untitled
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 11.6 x 18.4 cm
- Description
- A covered wagon being pulled by a team of horses travels through the desert. There is a cactus in the foreground, and a large cloud coming up over a smooth rocky ridge.
- Subject
- travel
- wagon
- covered wagon
- desert
- landscape
- cactus
- vegetation
- animal
- horse
- cloud
- rocky
- ridge
- land formation
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.910
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