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- Date
- 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1105
- Description
- A metal bottle opener that also has a wrench and screwdriver at one end. The opener is marked: “FAIREY TURNBUTTON D93529 (?) 1945.”
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- Title
- Bottle Opener
- Date
- 1945
- Material
- metal
- Description
- A metal bottle opener that also has a wrench and screwdriver at one end. The opener is marked: “FAIREY TURNBUTTON D93529 (?) 1945.”
- Subject
- sports
- camping
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Howard White, Banff, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1105
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- Date
- 1944
- Material
- nylon; mesh; fabric; string
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.0012
- Description
- A dark green nylon tent. reinforced with green canvas strips. openings at each end with mesh windows and flaps. White rope tied at corners and sides. Interior is white. “[Tweedie] 1944” is faintly stamped on canvas at one end. Base is reinforced with canvas.
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- Title
- Camping Tent
- Date
- 1944
- Material
- nylon; mesh; fabric; string
- Dimensions
- 100.0 x 130.0 x 180.0 cm
- Description
- A dark green nylon tent. reinforced with green canvas strips. openings at each end with mesh windows and flaps. White rope tied at corners and sides. Interior is white. “[Tweedie] 1944” is faintly stamped on canvas at one end. Base is reinforced with canvas.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Mary Hallock, Fort St. James, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.0012
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- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1121
- Description
- Large green canvas duffle bag with side pocket with snap closure, carrying handle, carrying strap, large metal rivets at top end for closure. Paper sticker inside with owner’s name and address.
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- Title
- Duffle Bag
- Date
- 1940 – 1980
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 58.0 x 92.0 cm
- Description
- Large green canvas duffle bag with side pocket with snap closure, carrying handle, carrying strap, large metal rivets at top end for closure. Paper sticker inside with owner’s name and address.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- camping
- Arnold Wexler
- Credit
- Gift of Arnold Wexler (Estate), Allentown, United States, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1121
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- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- wood, fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1123
- Description
- Wooden pack board with green canvas pack and top flap with leather straps. Large exterior front pocket. Label under flap: “PIONEER BRAND. TRAPPER NELSON. INDIAN PACK BOARD No. 3. REGISTRATION No. 152720. SOLE MANUFACTURERS. JONES TENT & AWNING LTD. VANCOUVER, B.C.”
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1940 – 1965
- Material
- wood, fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 76.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden pack board with green canvas pack and top flap with leather straps. Large exterior front pocket. Label under flap: “PIONEER BRAND. TRAPPER NELSON. INDIAN PACK BOARD No. 3. REGISTRATION No. 152720. SOLE MANUFACTURERS. JONES TENT & AWNING LTD. VANCOUVER, B.C.”
- Subject
- parks
- wardens
- hiking
- camping
- Banff National Park
- Credit
- Gift of Henry Ness, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1123
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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
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.1008
- Description
- One cotton tent with label: “PIONEER BRAND MADE BY Jones Tent and Awning Ltd. 43 Hastings Street West Vancouver, B.C. Phone Seymour 9261.”
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- Title
- Tent
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- fibre, cotton
- Description
- One cotton tent with label: “PIONEER BRAND MADE BY Jones Tent and Awning Ltd. 43 Hastings Street West Vancouver, B.C. Phone Seymour 9261.”
- Subject
- sports
- camping
- climbing
- Lawrence Grassi
- Credit
- Gift of Denis de Montigny, Chilliwack, 2001
- Catalogue Number
- 101.01.1008
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- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1027 a,b
- Description
- Two small frying pans. Each pan is made of a different metal than the attached handles. There is a hole punched through the end of each handle to hang the frypans. One frying pan is smaller than the other.
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- Title
- Frying Pan
- Date
- 1940 – 1970
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Two small frying pans. Each pan is made of a different metal than the attached handles. There is a hole punched through the end of each handle to hang the frypans. One frying pan is smaller than the other.
- Subject
- sports
- camping
- Bob Liggatt
- Credit
- Gift of Bob Liggatt, Canmore, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1027 a,b
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- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- paper; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1003
- Description
- Print of a Mountie sitting at a campfire and looking at his horse in the background. There are words printed on the mat at the bottom of the picture, including “Monk.” The print is double (?) mattted and in a wooden frame.
- Title
- Picture
- Date
- 1940 – 1960
- Material
- paper; wood
- Description
- Print of a Mountie sitting at a campfire and looking at his horse in the background. There are words printed on the mat at the bottom of the picture, including “Monk.” The print is double (?) mattted and in a wooden frame.
- Credit
- Gift of Bertha Verkuil Davis, Calgary, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.1003
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- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0081
- Description
- Mottled blue enamel pot with flat bottom and straight sides. Two upright brackets hold wire loop handle, metal lid with small loop handle sits inside pot rim, enamel chipped.
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- Title
- Kettle
- Date
- 1945 – 1955
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 16.0 x 20.7 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- Mottled blue enamel pot with flat bottom and straight sides. Two upright brackets hold wire loop handle, metal lid with small loop handle sits inside pot rim, enamel chipped.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0081
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- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0092 a-c
- Description
- Three, short, grey flashlights. (a) flat, rectangular, metal - large round lens at top covering small bulb recessed in dome. Stands on end with grey plastic switch button near top on side. Front of case swings open when latch on side released. Long metal hanging loop on back. Holds large rectangul…
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- Title
- Flashlight
- Date
- 1945 – 1970
- Material
- metal; glass; plastic
- Dimensions
- 3.6 x 7.1 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- Three, short, grey flashlights. (a) flat, rectangular, metal - large round lens at top covering small bulb recessed in dome. Stands on end with grey plastic switch button near top on side. Front of case swings open when latch on side released. Long metal hanging loop on back. Holds large rectangular, flat battery. (b) flat, grey plastic - moulded plastic with rectangular lens over small bulb recessed in dome shape. Black, rolling switch-button (doesn't work) on side near front. Large metal screw through centre holds sides together. Small black screw near switch. Moulded near bottom of case, "Mallory". (c) Aluminum cylinder - short bright aluminum with one quarter of case at front being a grooved metal lens cap which indicates on glass lens, "twist on" (arrows) may take up to 20 seconds for full power", Two square, black buttons on side of cap.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0092 a-c
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