topic:"mine" found 8 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Notes: Identifications provided by Archives LIST OF NEGATIVES :; 220 Mine office at Bankhead; 221 View of Bankhead town site; 222 Construction of mine building; 223 Carpenters at Bankhead eating lunch; 224 to 226 Breaker at Bankhead Mines; 227 Breaker, mine buildings and spurline; 228 Men on steam motors at Bankhead Mines; 229, 230 Turbines in power plant; 231 Interior of power plant; 232, 233 Interior of miners' washhouse; 234 Mess hall; 490 Interior of miners' washroom at Bankhead mines; 491 [Blacksmith at work with child looking on, Bankhead?]

Name Access: Barnes, Elliott

Subject Access: Bankhead; Buildings; Buildings and facilities; Landscapes; Mine; Mining

Geographic Access: Bankhead; Banff National Park; Alberta; Canada

Access Restrictions: Access by appointment only

Language: NA

Title Source: Title based on contents of file

Processing Status: Processed

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Canmore Mine

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: GyH.03.35

Description: Entirety of surface is heavily shaded, suggestion of buildings and a car in background and figure in foreground. Bottom right “Canmore Mine July ‘25 3 pm.”

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Artist: Henry George Glyde (1906 – 1998, Canadian)

Title: Canmore Mine

Date: n.d.

Medium: graphite on paper

Description: Entirety of surface is heavily shaded, suggestion of buildings and a car in background and figure in foreground. Bottom right “Canmore Mine July ‘25 3 pm.”

Subject: landscape; Canadian; mine; Canmore; figures

Credit: Gift of Henry George Glyde, Victoria, 1997

Catalogue Number: GyH.03.35

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Fraternal Ribbon

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Date: prior to 1922

Material: metal; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1117

Description: Red, white and blue ribbon with gold metal trim and gold tassels. Written in gold lettering "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers of America Bankhead, Alberta Canada". On black fabric on back in silver lettering "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers of America Bankhead, Alberta Canada".

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Title: Fraternal Ribbon

Date: prior to 1922

Material: metal; fibre

Dimensions: 5.8 x 20.0 cm

Description: Red, white and blue ribbon with gold metal trim and gold tassels. Written in gold lettering "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers of America Bankhead, Alberta Canada". On black fabric on back in silver lettering "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers of America Bankhead, Alberta Canada".

Subject: organization; Union; United Mine Workers; Bankhead; mining

Credit: Gift of Keith Hare, Canmore, 1990

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1117

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Membership Medal

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Date: 1898 – 1922

Material: metal; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1012

Description: United Mine Workers of American, Bankhead Union #29. Pin has a 0.9x4.8 cm enamelled plate with 2 hands in a handshake. Chain hangs from both sides and across centre is an enamelled plate with "Member" attached to a circular medal, gold inside with another handskae and silver scroll around edge. …

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Title: Membership Medal

Date: 1898 – 1922

Material: metal; fibre

Dimensions: 5.9 x 21.0 cm

Description: United Mine Workers of American, Bankhead Union #29. Pin has a 0.9x4.8 cm enamelled plate with 2 hands in a handshake. Chain hangs from both sides and across centre is an enamelled plate with "Member" attached to a circular medal, gold inside with another handskae and silver scroll around edge. On this is "U.M.W. of A. April 1st 1898 eight hours". Red, white and blue ribbon with gold edges and fringes on which is written in gold letters "Local Union No. 29 United Mine Workers pf American Bankhead, Alberta, Canada". Obverse is black.

Subject: organizations; United Mine Workers of America; Bankhead Union No. 29; Bankhead; mining

Credit: Gift of Rosa Smaniotto, Exshaw, 1970

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1012

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Membership Ribbon

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Date: 1900 – 1905

Material: metal; fibre

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1176

Description: United Mine Workers of Alberta membership ribbon and medal. Front of ribbon red, white and blue striped with gold metallic fringe at bottom and gold trim along edges. Embroidered with “LOCAL UNION NO. 29 U.M.W. of A. Bankhead, Alta., Can.” Metal pin at top of ribbon suspends medal: “U.M.W. of A. A…

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Title: Membership Ribbon

Date: 1900 – 1905

Material: metal; fibre

Dimensions: 6.0 x 19.5 cm

Description: United Mine Workers of Alberta membership ribbon and medal. Front of ribbon red, white and blue striped with gold metallic fringe at bottom and gold trim along edges. Embroidered with “LOCAL UNION NO. 29 U.M.W. of A. Bankhead, Alta., Can.” Metal pin at top of ribbon suspends medal: “U.M.W. of A. APRIL 1st 1898. EIGHT HOURS”. Back of ribbon is black with silver lettering: “LOCAL UNION NO. 29. U.M.W. OF A. BANKHEAD, ALTA., CAN.”

Subject: mining; Bankhead; United Mine Workers of Alberta; U.M.W. of A.; Mario Trono

Credit: Gift of Louis Trono, Banff, 1999

Catalogue Number: 103.09.1176

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Mine Operation, Vancouver Island

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1943 – 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.505

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mine Operation, Vancouver Island

Date: 1943 – 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.6 x 35.1 cm

Subject: landscape; island; water; building; mine

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.505

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Mines #19

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.36

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Artist: Edward Burtynsky (1955 – , Canadian)

Title: Mines #19

Date: 1985

Medium: photograph on board

Dimensions: 101.6 x 127.0 cm

Subject: coal mine; Westar; open pit; Sparwood; British Columbia

Credit: Gift of Edward Burtynsky, Toronto, 2008

Catalogue Number: BuE.18.36

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Railway Spike

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Date: n.d.

Material: metal; iron

Catalogue Number: 106.08.1004 a-c

Description: Three metal railroad spikes, heavily rusted and coated with surface dirt. Items b and c have rounded heads, while item a has a delineated raised portion on its head. Items b and c are sharply pointed at their ends, while the end on item a seems to be broken off.

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Title: Railway Spike

Date: n.d.

Material: metal; iron

Dimensions: 3; 2.5; 2.75 x 10; 10; 9 cm

Description: Three metal railroad spikes, heavily rusted and coated with surface dirt. Items b and c have rounded heads, while item a has a delineated raised portion on its head. Items b and c are sharply pointed at their ends, while the end on item a seems to be broken off.

Subject: transportation; railroad; gauge railway; Monarch Mine; Field, BC.

Credit: Gift of Don Thomas, Canmore, 2012

Catalogue Number: 106.08.1004 a-c

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