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Banff Flying Club
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions8305
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Catharine was a member of this club.
- Date Range
- 1971
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1178
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- I.A.4. Catharine Robb Whyte papers / photographs
- Reference Code
- M36 / I / A / 4 / b / i / 1178
- Date Range
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 file of textual records
- Scope & Content
- Catharine was a member of this club.
- Subject Access
- Banff Flying Club
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Bird Group in Caribou Antler
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.76 a-f
- Description
- Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 l…
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- Artist
- Unknown
- Title
- Bird Group in Caribou Antler
- Date
- prior to 1962
- Description
- Five birds fly off with wings outstretched, three birds on the ground. The ground is a part of a caribou antler. (a) Scooping portion of caribou antler 8.5x17.5, five small holes drilled into top. (b) Sitting bird, 2.5x4.6x1.4 (c) sitting bird 2.0x4.5x1.2 (d) sitting bird 1.7x4.4x1.2 (e) 20.6 long, curved pole out of bone with 2 flying birds. Top bird has a wing span of 7.2, bottom bird 6.7 (f) 24.0 long, curbed pole out of bone with 3 flying birds. Top bird wing span 4.1, middle bird 6.7 wing span, bottom bird 3.7 wing span.
- Credit
- Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- UnK.06.76 a-f
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Flying Goggles
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.08.0559
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- rubber; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0559
- Description
- A pair of black rubber Polaroid flying goggles with a beige stretchy strap with metal clasp to adjust size. No lens. At the top of the rubber in the middle reads “POLAROID FLYING GOGGLES A.A.F. TYPE B-8 T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” Along the top are perforated holes to allow air flow. The inside of th…
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- Title
- Flying Goggles
- Date
- 1930 – 1950
- Material
- rubber; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 9.3 x 3.1 x 26.6 cm
- Description
- A pair of black rubber Polaroid flying goggles with a beige stretchy strap with metal clasp to adjust size. No lens. At the top of the rubber in the middle reads “POLAROID FLYING GOGGLES A.A.F. TYPE B-8 T.M. REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.” Along the top are perforated holes to allow air flow. The inside of the goggles is a suede-like fabric.
- Credit
- Gift of Frank Gourlay, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0559
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The Future way of Teaching Geography
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.03.928
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.928
- Description
- An blimp/Zeppelin carries a group of people in space where they are looking at the different planets and stars, though Earth is the most prominent in the sky. Below the drawing it says “THE FUTURE WAY OF TEACHING GEOGRAPHY”
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- Title
- The Future way of Teaching Geography
- Date
- 1925 – 1966
- Medium
- graphite; ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 15.0 x 22.5 cm
- Description
- An blimp/Zeppelin carries a group of people in space where they are looking at the different planets and stars, though Earth is the most prominent in the sky. Below the drawing it says “THE FUTURE WAY OF TEACHING GEOGRAPHY”
- Subject
- airship
- blimp
- Zeppelin
- aircraft
- flying
- space
- travel
- people
- passengers
- education
- star
- planet
- Earth
- geography
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.03.928
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- plastic; glass; metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0218
- Description
- A pair of wind goggles with thick black plastic (?) eye cups with small oval glass lenses. Brass loops attach the eye cups to the nose piece and headband. A piece of green cord ties the lenses together at the nose, and pieces of a plastic head strap, now broken off, are attached at the outside of…
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- Title
- Goggles
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- plastic; glass; metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 4.5 (lens) x 12.0 (approximately) cm
- Description
- A pair of wind goggles with thick black plastic (?) eye cups with small oval glass lenses. Brass loops attach the eye cups to the nose piece and headband. A piece of green cord ties the lenses together at the nose, and pieces of a plastic head strap, now broken off, are attached at the outside of each eye cup.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0218
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Membership Patch
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.0142
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0142
- Description
- A fabric patch made of shiny white fabric in the shape of a circle with two wings at the sides. Inside the circle is “BANFF FLYING CLUB” printed in red around a crest with a small image of green hills. Wings are printed in black. The back of the patch is yellow fabric and there are loose threads ar…
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- Title
- Membership Patch
- Date
- n.d.
- Material
- fabric
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- A fabric patch made of shiny white fabric in the shape of a circle with two wings at the sides. Inside the circle is “BANFF FLYING CLUB” printed in red around a crest with a small image of green hills. Wings are printed in black. The back of the patch is yellow fabric and there are loose threads around the edges from where it was sewn on to something.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- Banff
- Banff Flying Club
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0142
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Mysteries in the skies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11083
- Author
- Dempsey, Hugh A
- Physical Description
- p.13-19 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Meteorology
- Unidentified flying objects
- Notes
- In Alberta History, vol. 47, no. 4 ( Autumn 1999)
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Our UFO visitors
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue15433
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1977
- Author
- Magor, John
- Publisher
- Saanichton ; Toronto ; Seattle : Hancock House Publishers
- Call Number
- 08.1 Ufo7m
- Author
- Magor, John
- Publisher
- Saanichton ; Toronto ; Seattle : Hancock House Publishers
- Published Date
- 1977
- Physical Description
- 264 p. : ill.
- Notes
- Includes bibliography and index. Pretains to UFO sightings in western Canada and the Canadian Rockies. Contains the account of Mrs Jean Watts at Radium Springs and Mount Rundle
- ISBN
- 0-919654-70-3
- Accession Number
- 2017.8661
- Call Number
- 08.1 Ufo7m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Publication Photos
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow L…
- Date Range
- 1961-1983
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
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- Part Of
- Bruno Engler fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M323 / S40 / V190
- Series
- VI : Retained file, P : Alphabetical order
- Sous-Fonds
- V190
- Sub-Series
- viii : Publication Photos
- Accession Number
- 7436
- Reference Code
- V190 / VI / P / viii / PA - 01 to PA - 60
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1961-1983
- Physical Description
- 60 photographs : b&w ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to 60 b&w prints of various events, groups, and individuals - mostly unidentified - possibly for the purpose of publication. Includes the Banff Boy Scouts, Banff Air Cadets, a firefighting competion on Banff Avenue, climbing, sunbathers, mountain and glacier scenes, Lake Louise, Bow Lake, airplanes and air shows, and members of the Montana Rocky Mountain Model T Ford Club.
- Notes
- PA - 01 to 08 pertain to the [Boy] Scout Jamboree in Kananaskis, 1983. PA - 09 to 19 pertain to a Banff Fireman Show, 1982.
- Subject Access
- Airplane
- Airplanes
- Automobiles
- Banff Centre
- Banff Flying Club
- Cadet camp
- Ceremony
- Children
- Climbing
- Comptetions
- Family
- Fire fighters
- Fire fighting equipment
- Mountaineering
- Mountaineers
- Mountains
- Personal and Family Life
- Personal and Professional Life
- Portrait
- Tourism
- Geographic Access
- Bow Lake
- Lake Louise
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Kananaskis Country
- Alberta
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Engler, Bruno
- Title Source
- Original title kept
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- BiR.04.01
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a pond, tall reeds bottom left and trees on the bank centre right; some ducks on the water, some setting down and two flying by. Below the print in the bottom right corner is a smaller picture 3.5 x 6.0 of two men standing in a pond, one has a gun at hip level and a pipe in…
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- Title
- Settin’ Down
- Date
- 1944
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 40.7 x 30.3 cm
- Description
- A realistic rendering of a pond, tall reeds bottom left and trees on the bank centre right; some ducks on the water, some setting down and two flying by. Below the print in the bottom right corner is a smaller picture 3.5 x 6.0 of two men standing in a pond, one has a gun at hip level and a pipe in his mouth, the other is in the forefront setting down a decoy, he has 2 others under his left arm.
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- BiR.04.01
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