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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1019 a-e
- Description
- Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).
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- Title
- Alcohol Lamp
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 12.5 x 8.5 cm
- Description
- Round blown glass alcohol lamp with lid (a,b). Three triangular metal pieces with round holders, may be for candles as there is dripped wax on them (c,d,e).
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.1019 a-e
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- Date
- prior to 1989
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1012
- Description
- A folding Sterno camp stove. Gold coloured stove in a black, red and white package.
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- Title
- Camp Stove
- Date
- prior to 1989
- Material
- metal; paper
- Dimensions
- 12.0 x 16.0 cm
- Description
- A folding Sterno camp stove. Gold coloured stove in a black, red and white package.
- Credit
- Gift of Jon Whyte, Banff, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 102.07.1012
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.3006 a-f
- Description
- Six various sized copper cooking pots, old Hudson's Bay style with bail handles. a) Slightly misshapen pot (18.7 x 21.5 x 21 cm) stored in (b).b) Large pot with broken handle (20.7 x 30.0 x 31.5 cm).c) Pot with rounded bottom (18.5 x 18.0 x 17.5 cm ) stored in (a).d) Pot blackened from use (15.2…
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- Title
- Cooking Pot
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 20.7 (b) x 30.0 (b) x 31.5 (b) cm
- Description
- Six various sized copper cooking pots, old Hudson's Bay style with bail handles. a) Slightly misshapen pot (18.7 x 21.5 x 21 cm) stored in (b).b) Large pot with broken handle (20.7 x 30.0 x 31.5 cm).c) Pot with rounded bottom (18.5 x 18.0 x 17.5 cm ) stored in (a).d) Pot blackened from use (15.2 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm) stored in (f).e) Small pot (12.6 x 10.0 x 11.5 cm) stored in (d).f) Blackened pot (16.2 x 18.0 x 19.5 cm) sitting in shallow blue and white enamel bowl with tag attached with CRW's writing: "West end Chiniki Lake AD Oct 27 '69"
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- Indigenous
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.3006 a-f
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- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0733
- Description
- Sierra Club style hiker's cup with hooked handle for easy access and shallow dish with wide rim, flat bottom.
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- Title
- Drinking Cup
- Date
- 1968 – 1972
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 12.0 x 16.1 cm
- Description
- Sierra Club style hiker's cup with hooked handle for easy access and shallow dish with wide rim, flat bottom.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- hiking
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0733
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1035
- Description
- Four rusted tin cans, three have been opened crudely with a knife, some contain moss and dirt.
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- Title
- Food Can
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Four rusted tin cans, three have been opened crudely with a knife, some contain moss and dirt.
- Subject
- camping
- climbing
- exploring
- Ice Lake
- Mount Temple
- Moraine Lake
- Walter Wilcox
- S.E.S. Allen
- Jon Whyte
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Smith, Banff, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.1035
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0083
- Description
- Flat bottomed pan with rounded, sloped sides and grey "Teflon" non stick lining. Horiztonal loop handle riveted to pan.
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- Title
- Frying Pan
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 24.0 x 38.5 cm
- Description
- Flat bottomed pan with rounded, sloped sides and grey "Teflon" non stick lining. Horiztonal loop handle riveted to pan.
- Subject
- households
- kitchen
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.19.0083
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Headlamp Flashlight
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.05.0094
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0094
- Description
- A headlamp type flashlight with elastic strap to hold around forehead and long cord to plug into power pack. Light is conical, grey plastic casing holding small light bulb and covered with flat, clear plastic, lens cap which screws on. Long cord in end with grey plug at its end holding single, broa…
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- Title
- Headlamp Flashlight
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- plastic; metal; glass
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 3.6 x 7.9 cm
- Description
- A headlamp type flashlight with elastic strap to hold around forehead and long cord to plug into power pack. Light is conical, grey plastic casing holding small light bulb and covered with flat, clear plastic, lens cap which screws on. Long cord in end with grey plug at its end holding single, broad prong. Light attached to triangular shaped bracket arms on arched, grey plastic, forehead brace. Brace padded with thick black foam underneath. 1.8 cm wide, flat elastic strap passes through each end of brace to form loop for head, and has three grey plastic loop slides with small eyes to hold power cord in place over head.
- Subject
- households
- camping
- activities
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 102.05.0094
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- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1133 a-f
- Description
- Six ice axes with wooden handles, metal heads and tips. (a) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Cover marked “RICHARD COOGAN,” head marked: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (b) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Head marked “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STE…
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- Title
- Ice Ax
- Date
- 1890 – 1910
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 115.0 cm
- Description
- Six ice axes with wooden handles, metal heads and tips. (a) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Cover marked “RICHARD COOGAN,” head marked: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (b) has a leather head cover and tip cover. Head marked “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. SOLID CAST STEEL.” (c) has leather head cover and tip cover. Head is stamped: “C.P.R.” & “F. JORG. ZWEILUTSCHINEN. BERNEROBERLAND” and an “X” is carved into the wooden handle just below the head. (d) has “GEORGE VAUX” engraved on head, also manufacturer’s stamp with crown and text obscured by rust. “INTERLAKEN” is the only legible word on the manufacturer’s stamp. (e) has a leather head cover and is made by “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA. (f) has a leather tip cover, is stamped: “FAYETTE R. PLUMB. PHILADELPHIA” and the initials “MV” are carved into the wooden handle near the head.
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- camping
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1133 a-f
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Lariat Restraint, Animal
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact106.06.0021
- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- hair, horse; skin; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0021
- Description
- A long rope knotted at one end and looped at the other with a rawhide 'honda' (to prevent chafing) and a wooden toggle. The rope is extremely prickly and rough.
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- Title
- Lariat Restraint, Animal
- Date
- 1890 – 1925
- Material
- hair, horse; skin; wood
- Dimensions
- 605.0 (approx.) cm
- Description
- A long rope knotted at one end and looped at the other with a rawhide 'honda' (to prevent chafing) and a wooden toggle. The rope is extremely prickly and rough.
- Subject
- transportation
- camping
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.0021
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Photographic Print
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0027
- Date
- 1895 – 1905
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0027
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a camp with hills in the background. The photo is framed with a grey mat and a plain wood frame. The back of the photograph is marked “Shaganappi Point ca. 1900 Stony Indian Camp.”
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- Title
- Photographic Print
- Date
- 1895 – 1905
- Material
- paper; wood; glass; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.8; 19.0 (frame) x 24.0; 29.2 (frame) cm
- Description
- A black and white photograph of a camp with hills in the background. The photo is framed with a grey mat and a plain wood frame. The back of the photograph is marked “Shaganappi Point ca. 1900 Stony Indian Camp.”
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0027
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