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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0023 a,b
- Description
- Two long wooden staffs with cast metal crooks painted black at the top, and metal collars, 9.0 cm, with long spikes of metal, 4.0 cm, at the tip. Metal crooks are cast to represent chamois horn, the staffs are of hickory.
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- Title
- Alpenstock
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 10.5 x 160.5 cm
- Description
- Two long wooden staffs with cast metal crooks painted black at the top, and metal collars, 9.0 cm, with long spikes of metal, 4.0 cm, at the tip. Metal crooks are cast to represent chamois horn, the staffs are of hickory.
- Subject
- activities
- hiking
- climbing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0023 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1026 a,b
- Description
- Long wooden shafts with metal crooks and spikes. (a) Painted black crook, some paint worn off. 2.7 cm wide silver band with emblem of boot and alpenstock and SLTH CR, screwed on to shaft. "Birks Sterling" stamped on bottom edge, round spike. 8.6 wide metal collar, 2 copper nails at top edge. (b…
- Title
- Alpenstock
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 162.0 cm
- Description
- Long wooden shafts with metal crooks and spikes. (a) Painted black crook, some paint worn off. 2.7 cm wide silver band with emblem of boot and alpenstock and SLTH CR, screwed on to shaft. "Birks Sterling" stamped on bottom edge, round spike. 8.6 wide metal collar, 2 copper nails at top edge. (b) same as (a) but without silver band. "Geze Hulsenfitze C.P.F." stamped on metal spike end.
- Credit
- Gift of Joe A. Brewster, Banff, 1980
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1026 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1124
- Description
- Wooden pack board with beige canvas pack and top flap with leather straps. Large exterior front pocket. Label under flap: “PIONEER BRAND. TRAPPER NELSON. INDIAN PACK BOARD NO. 2. JONES . . . . LTD.” Part of label deteriorated.
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- fibre; wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 76.0 x 43.0 cm
- Description
- Wooden pack board with beige canvas pack and top flap with leather straps. Large exterior front pocket. Label under flap: “PIONEER BRAND. TRAPPER NELSON. INDIAN PACK BOARD NO. 2. JONES . . . . LTD.” Part of label deteriorated.
- Subject
- parks
- wardens
- hiking
- camping
- Banff National Park
- Credit
- Gift of Henry Ness, Banff, 2000
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1124
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- Date
- 1930 – 1932
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1130
- Description
- One canvas rucksack with leather straps and metal buckles. Drawstring top and top flap, side pocket and front pocket. Letter accompanying rucksack reads: “Dear Jonah, I have a packsack which I purchased in Banff nearly 52 years ago. It doesn’t look like much as it is pretty old and delapidated, but…
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1932
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 56.0 x 48.0 cm
- Description
- One canvas rucksack with leather straps and metal buckles. Drawstring top and top flap, side pocket and front pocket. Letter accompanying rucksack reads: “Dear Jonah, I have a packsack which I purchased in Banff nearly 52 years ago. It doesn’t look like much as it is pretty old and delapidated, but it has lots of character as I carried it on my back while travelling over hundreds of miles of trails in Banff and Jasper Parks by foot, skiis and snowshoes. I am enclosing a picture of me wearing the packsack . . . As I will have no further use for the packsack I thought you might like to have it as a present on your eleventh birthday . . .”
- Credit
- Gift of Bruce Mitchell, Fort Smith, 2002
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1130
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- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0324
- Description
- Grey canvas backpack with leather straps, mounted on metal frame. Four pockets, one on either side and front and a zippered pouch on inside upper flap. Edges of pocket flaps bound by leather. Leather shoulder straps riveted to bottom of frame and buckled to top. Bag closure is thin rope and plastic…
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1935
- Material
- fibre; skin; metal; plastic
- Dimensions
- 46.0 x 17.0 x 40.0 cm
- Description
- Grey canvas backpack with leather straps, mounted on metal frame. Four pockets, one on either side and front and a zippered pouch on inside upper flap. Edges of pocket flaps bound by leather. Leather shoulder straps riveted to bottom of frame and buckled to top. Bag closure is thin rope and plastic toggle. Leather inset inside bag: “Bergans Original 39306”. “Mrs P. WHYTE BANFF ALBERTA” is faintly written on the front flap. A red plastic tag that reads “MOUNTAIN TRAVEL USA” “C. WHYTE” on one side and “If Lost Or Found Please Notify MOUNTAIN TRAVEL (USA) 1398 Solano Avenue Albany, California 94706” on the other is attached to the top handle. A fabric label that reads “Bergans ORIGINAL MADE IN OSLO NORWAY” with a drawing of two men is attached to the back of the bag.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0324
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre ; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1069
- Description
- Metal back frame in typical Bergen style, leather straps, bag is heavy cotton (canvas), grommet and string closure at top plus both sides for tightening, 3 outer pockets with buckle closures, top flap has 2 leather straps for buckle closure, hand printed on flap, "B.G.F. MOODIE - CALGARY"
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- Title
- Backpack
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- fibre ; metal; skin
- Dimensions
- 44.0 x 42.5 cm
- Description
- Metal back frame in typical Bergen style, leather straps, bag is heavy cotton (canvas), grommet and string closure at top plus both sides for tightening, 3 outer pockets with buckle closures, top flap has 2 leather straps for buckle closure, hand printed on flap, "B.G.F. MOODIE - CALGARY"
- Subject
- Moodie, Gordon B.
- sports
- hiking
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Margaret Moodie, Vancouver, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.1069
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Backpack Togglelock
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- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- rubber; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0412
- Description
- A fairly large toggle of hard, tan rubber, hanging from a leather loop, with white cord threaded through. Toggle is flat on front and back, with reverse curve shaped sides. Thick, round, rubber ring fits snugly around waist formed near top, grey leather strap passes through large hole near top, an…
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- Title
- Backpack Togglelock
- Date
- 1930 – 1940
- Material
- rubber; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x 4.3 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- A fairly large toggle of hard, tan rubber, hanging from a leather loop, with white cord threaded through. Toggle is flat on front and back, with reverse curve shaped sides. Thick, round, rubber ring fits snugly around waist formed near top, grey leather strap passes through large hole near top, and is clamped into loop with metal band. A cord passes through two holes in a row on each side, coming out at two holes in the bottom. Moulded into the front of the toggle is a vignette of two men wearing backpacks talking to each other, with "Oslo Norway" written below, on the reverse, "Bergans snorlas patent"
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0412
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- Date
- 1897 – 1905
- Material
- metal; glass; skin; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1007 a-c
- Description
- Pair of binoculars (a) marked: “Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. Rochester, N.Y. Zeiss - Stereo. Day Marine Glass. Pat. June 22. 97. Power 12. Engraved: “George Vaux Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. Leather neck strap and hard leather carrying case (c), lined with blue velvet, with small round compass embedded in li…
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- Title
- Binoculars
- Date
- 1897 – 1905
- Material
- metal; glass; skin; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- Pair of binoculars (a) marked: “Bausch & Lomb Optical Co. Rochester, N.Y. Zeiss - Stereo. Day Marine Glass. Pat. June 22. 97. Power 12. Engraved: “George Vaux Jr. Philadelphia, Pa. Leather neck strap and hard leather carrying case (c), lined with blue velvet, with small round compass embedded in lid of case and torn paper tag reading: “GEORG .. BR..” (b)
- Subject
- photography
- Vaux family
- sports
- hiking
- tourism
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 1999
- Catalogue Number
- 104.38.1007 a-c
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- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- paper; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1033
- Description
- Stacked, pressed paper heel, lady's, waterlogged pressed paper heel, layers coming apart, 2 leather layers on bottom, very old and dry, 4 rounded head nails 1.8 in length in bottom, 5 smaller nails embedded also.
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- Title
- Boot Heel
- Date
- 1890 – 1900
- Material
- paper; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 4.5 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Stacked, pressed paper heel, lady's, waterlogged pressed paper heel, layers coming apart, 2 leather layers on bottom, very old and dry, 4 rounded head nails 1.8 in length in bottom, 5 smaller nails embedded also.
- Subject
- sports
- climbing
- hiking
- Mount Schaffer
- Lake O'Hara
- Credit
- Gift of Frances Klatzel, Kathmandu, Nepal, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1033
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- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0066 a-dd
- Description
- A collection of four pairs of heavy grey and white wool boot socks. (a,aa) plain off white, 37.0 x 14.0,short, mid calf, ribbed legs with plain foot. Very heavy.(b,bb) grey with red band, 40.0 x 14.5, short, as above, of grey tweed with red and black band at top of cuff, handknit. (c,cc) long grey,…
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- Title
- Boot Socks
- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Description
- A collection of four pairs of heavy grey and white wool boot socks. (a,aa) plain off white, 37.0 x 14.0,short, mid calf, ribbed legs with plain foot. Very heavy.(b,bb) grey with red band, 40.0 x 14.5, short, as above, of grey tweed with red and black band at top of cuff, handknit. (c,cc) long grey, 60.0 x 13.0, plain foot, double ribbed leg, with single ribbed 9.0 cm cuff which is reinforced with elastic thread at the bottom for half its width, grey tweed.(d,dd) Cowichan like,49.0 x 10.5, natural coloured wools. White background with brown patch toe and heel. Plain knit with band of brown design around leg, and 5.5 cm cuff of single ribbing, handknit.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- skiing
- hiking
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.0066 a-dd
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