topic:"mountains" found 17 records - Research Collections - Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies

Margaret Simpson posing

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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

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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

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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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Mount Athabasca

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1940 – 1950

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.146

Description: Large evergreen to viewer’s left, green grass some grey rocks foreground and to right. Snow-covered Mount Athabasa dominates painting; white clouds, blue sky.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Mount Athabasca

Date: 1940 – 1950

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 28.0 x 35.0 cm

Description: Large evergreen to viewer’s left, green grass some grey rocks foreground and to right. Snow-covered Mount Athabasa dominates painting; white clouds, blue sky.

Subject: landscape; mountains;

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.146

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Peyto Lake

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.211

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Peyto Lake

Date: 1945 – 1960

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.7 x 35.1 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountains; lake

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.211

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Peyto Lake, Mistaya Valley

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1945 – 1955

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.308

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Peyto Lake, Mistaya Valley

Date: 1945 – 1955

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 25.2 x 30.2 cm

Subject: landscape; Canadian Rockies; mountains; lake; trees

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.308

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RCAF Airfield, Tofino

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.090

Description: Two grey airplanes fly over a landing strip in foreground. To the right of strip are two red vehicles, some tall green evergreens behind them. Other side of airstrip are some buildings with the silhouette of mountains in the background. A grey streaked sky is top half.

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: RCAF Airfield, Tofino

Date: 1944

Medium: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 27.6 x 35.0 cm

Description: Two grey airplanes fly over a landing strip in foreground. To the right of strip are two red vehicles, some tall green evergreens behind them. Other side of airstrip are some buildings with the silhouette of mountains in the background. A grey streaked sky is top half.

Subject: transportation; World War; mountains

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1968

Catalogue Number: WyP.01.090

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Seasons Greeting Catharine and Peter 1948

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1948

Medium: ink on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.725

Description: A detailed sketch of the 1948 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine can be seen in their jeep stopped with a moose infront of them. In the background there are trees, water and a mountain range. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER” are written. In the BRC …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Greeting Catharine and Peter 1948

Date: 1948

Medium: ink on paper

Dimensions: 14.9 x 25.5 cm

Description: A detailed sketch of the 1948 Christmas card. Peter and Catharine can be seen in their jeep stopped with a moose infront of them. In the background there are trees, water and a mountain range. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER” are written. In the BRC of the drawing “Peter Whyte 1948” is signed.

Subject: Christmas card; moose; jeep; figures; couple; trees; water; mountains

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

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.725

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Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1949

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.722

Description: Rough sketch of the 1949 Christmas card. Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “S…

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Seasons Greetings Catharine and Peter 1949

Date: 1949

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 21.4 x 28.0 cm

Description: Rough sketch of the 1949 Christmas card. Scene depicts what looks like Norquay in the background, their home, and animals coming to and from the cabin. There is a rabbit watching the animals visiting and leaving the house, and a figure is slipping in a chair by the chimney stack. On the top edge “SEASONS GREETINGS 1949” and on the bottom edge “CATHARINE AND PETER,” and “Peter Whyte” can be read. Near the TLC different dimensions are written out: “4 3/8 x 6 3/4” (above 6 3/4 there is a faint 6/8 written), “2 4 1/2 3 3/8,” “4 3/8 x 1 1/2.”verso: there is another rough sketch of the same scene seen on the the front side of the paper. In this image though there is no mountains in the background or the tree in front of the house.