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Advertising Sign
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.01.0022
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- MDF; wood
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0022
- Description
- Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rec…
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- Title
- Advertising Sign
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- MDF; wood
- Dimensions
- 40.5 x 30.0 cm
- Description
- Sign depicting the Simpson Sisters figurng skating together. Both sisters have their right leg raised above their head, with their arms stretched out on either side, while their left leg is slightly bent. They are skating on ice. The sign is cut tightly around the two figures, leaving a rounded rectangle shape at the bottom, where an inscription reads as follows:“SIMPSON SISTERS / “Canada’s Darlings” / With the / “GAY BLADES” / AT THE ARENA / Sat. the 8:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Mat. Dec 19th 2:30 p.m. ~ Sun. Eve. Dec 19th 8:30 p.m.”The sisters are wearing skating costumes that resemble a mountie outfit, along with wide rim hats and white figure skates.
- Credit
- Gift of James (Sr.) Simpson, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.01.0022
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- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each co…
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- Title
- Belt
- Date
- 1920 – 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 93.5 cm
- Description
- A soft belt of red violet velvet with large silver buckle. Velvet is sewn into long tube and gathered slightly at end where attached to buckle. Two part buckle hooks together with large hook and eye on back. Cast buckle shaped like two pointed cinquefoils butting together at the flat side, each containing a female dancing figure in very high relief. Figure has firm breasts and tiny waist, and is wearing draped bloomers and tall headdress. Scrolls and flowers form garland around figure. Smooth border around pebbly background surface, follows shape of buckle each side of buckle has bar soldered across back to attach belt. Velvet attached one side only with loose basting stitches around bar.
- Subject
- households
- figure
- female
- religious
- Hinduism
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0173
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0019
- Description
- An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 7.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of blue eyes and red mouth, with black bead nostrils. Buckskin moccasins with flap at heel and short buckskin leggings sewn to body. Underbody of firmly stuffed red fabric, hands stitched to side of body.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- figure
- female
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0019
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0020
- Description
- A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across fro…
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- Title
- Doll
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- skin; hair; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 7.0 x 27.0 cm
- Description
- A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across front and back, and simple leggings fringed at the sides. Plain moccasins sewn on to feet, and hands separate from arms sewn to bottoms of sleeves and cut out in shape of fingers and thumbs. Stuffed underbody of white fabric with printed blue sailboats.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- playthings
- children
- figure
- male
- beadwork
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0020
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
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- Title
- Male Figurine
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin; feather
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 1.6 x 3.5 cm
- Description
- Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 107.01.0127
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Man's Tie Tack
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.07.0193
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- stone; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0193
- Description
- Small, oval face carved of greenish stone, steatite? Very simple features become chalky where carved, round, gold coloured fitting with long, 1.1 cm spike glued to back, backing button clasps over spike, releasing by pulling on small knob at end. 3.0 cm long fine link chain attached to edge of b…
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- Title
- Man's Tie Tack
- Date
- 1960 – 1975
- Material
- stone; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 1.2 x 1.5 cm
- Description
- Small, oval face carved of greenish stone, steatite? Very simple features become chalky where carved, round, gold coloured fitting with long, 1.1 cm spike glued to back, backing button clasps over spike, releasing by pulling on small knob at end. 3.0 cm long fine link chain attached to edge of backing button with 2.0 cm long buttonhole bar at end. In small, square hard plastic, cube-like box with transparent lid.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- accessories
- men
- households
- adornment
- figure
- face
- Inuit
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0193
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Margaret Simpson posing
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52126
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Margaret Simpson posing on skates on frozen Vermillion Lakes - Tunnel Mountain and Mount Rundle in background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 349
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 349
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Margaret Simpson posing on skates on frozen Vermillion Lakes - Tunnel Mountain and Mount Rundle in background
- Name Access
- Simpson, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Figure skating
- Mountains
- Skating
- Simpson Sisters
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Margaret Simpson skating
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52123
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Margaret Simpson skating on frozen Vermillion Lakes - Tunnel Mountain and Mount Rundle in background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-19540]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 346
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 346
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-19540]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Margaret Simpson skating on frozen Vermillion Lakes - Tunnel Mountain and Mount Rundle in background
- Name Access
- Simpson, Margaret
- Subject Access
- Figure skating
- Mountains
- Skating
- Simpson Sisters
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Mary Simpson skating
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions52124
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of Mary Simpson skating on frozen Vermillion Lake - Tunnel Mountain and Mount Rundle in background
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1950]
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 347
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
- Photograph
1 image
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 3 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Various Views of Banff and Area
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 3 / PA - 347
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- [ca. 1920-1950]
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of Mary Simpson skating on frozen Vermillion Lake - Tunnel Mountain and Mount Rundle in background
- Name Access
- Simpson, Mary (Hallock)
- Subject Access
- Figure skating
- Mountains
- Skating
- Simpson Sisters
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Membership Pin
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1105
- Date
- prior to 1986
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1105
- Description
- Two rings, red and blue, are together with snow capped mountains inside the double circle. On the red is "Banff" and on the blue is "Figure". Lower and in front of this is a solid white circle with a jumping figure skater in the middle and "Skating Club" along bottom rim. housed in green decorat…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- prior to 1986
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 2.5 cm
- Description
- Two rings, red and blue, are together with snow capped mountains inside the double circle. On the red is "Banff" and on the blue is "Figure". Lower and in front of this is a solid white circle with a jumping figure skater in the middle and "Skating Club" along bottom rim. housed in green decorative box.
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Figure Skating Association, Banff, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1105
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