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Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.882
Description
Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a r…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Brewster Transport Co. Canadian National Parks
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
46.0 x 30.8 cm
Description
Multiple sketches throughout paper: 1) Boxed off drawing of a mountain, with clouds above it and trees framing the edges, 2) A cabin surrounded by snow, with smoke coming out of the chimney, and there are some trees on either side of the cabin, 3) A lighthouse/fort like structure on the edge of a rocky cliff that has ocean waves beating up against the rocks, 4) A small cabin at the bottom of a mountain surrounded by snow, there are trees in the background and smoke coming out of the chimney, 5) In an almond shaped outline there is a profile cartoon sketch of a man with a large nose, wearing glasses, and he has a mustache, 6) A sketch of three trees, 7) Profile cartoon sketch of a man in a dress shirt and tie that is wearing a hat, 8) A mountain that is framed by trees and has a single cloud up above the peak, 9) Full body sketch of a man in profile cartoon style, and he is wearing a suit, 10) Cartoon sketch of a man’s head in profile, he appears to be wearing a scarf, 11) A cactus in the middle of a desert, 12) A sketch of a field that has trees off in the background, and is lined with a fence made from rope and two linear objects put together in an ‘x’ shape. In between 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, and 11 it says “BREWSTER TRANSPORT Co. Canadian National Parks.”
Subject
mountains
Rocky Mountains
trees
snow
winter
home
house
cabin
smoke
fire
chimney
ocean
water
waves
light house
fort
people
men
glasses
mustache
facial hair
hat
tie
suit
scarf
cactus
desert
fence
rope
field
clothing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.882
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The Future way of Teaching Geography

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
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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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
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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Group of Indigenous children on Churchill River

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Part Of
Moore family fonds
Scope & Content
Pertains to a group of Indigenous children posed in front of a building on Churchill River, Manitoba
Date Range
1899 - 1927
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 290
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
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Part Of
Moore family fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V439
Series
I. Philip Moore series
Sous-Fonds
V439
Sub-Series
B. Professional papers and photographs 2. Research, writing and lecturing d. Photographs i. Lantern slides (transparencies)
Reference Code
V439 / PS - 290
GMD
Photograph
Lantern slide
Transparency
Parallel Title
Indians on Churchill River. [Manitoba]
Date Range
1899 - 1927
Physical Description
1 transparency : lantern slide
Scope & Content
Pertains to a group of Indigenous children posed in front of a building on Churchill River, Manitoba
Subject Access
Buildings and memorials
Discovery and exploration
First Nations
Indigenous people
Geographic Access
Manitoba
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Part Of
George Noble fonds
Scope & Content
Pertains to a tepee at Banff Indian Days
Date Range
[ca.1920-ca.1940]
Reference Code
V469 / 2192
Description Level
6 / Item
GMD
Photograph
Negative
  1 image  
Part Of
George Noble fonds
Description Level
6 / Item
Fonds Number
V469
Series
I. Scenic and documentary views
Sous-Fonds
V469
Reference Code
V469 / 2192
GMD
Photograph
Negative
Parallel Title
Indians, Indian Days
Date Range
[ca.1920-ca.1940]
Physical Description
1 negative : 9 x 15 cm or smaller
Scope & Content
Pertains to a tepee at Banff Indian Days
Subject Access
First Nations
Indigenous people
Multiculturalism
Public events
Geographic Access
Alberta
Processing Status
Processed
Images
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Artist
Nicolai Fechin (1881 – 1955, American)
Date
c. 1927
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
FeN.02.01
Description
Two children play in a courtyard, buildings surround them except for foreground. Two horses are standing outside a building at right centre.
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Artist
Nicolai Fechin (1881 – 1955, American)
Title
A Mexican Yard
Date
c. 1927
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
75.0 x 90.2 cm
Description
Two children play in a courtyard, buildings surround them except for foreground. Two horses are standing outside a building at right centre.
Subject
architecture
rural
people
animals
American South West
N. Fechin
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
FeN.02.01
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Old Saints, Church Street

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Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Date
1925
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.26
Description
blc is a woman in a long red dress and white apron and green shawl. She is carrying something and going to meet a young girl on a sidewalk. Crossing the street lower mid-centre is a man in brown and young girl in pink. There are buildings to the left and right of street, trees at the end. Most of t…
Artist
Alfred Crocker Leighton, R. C. A. (1901 – 1965, Canadian)
Title
Old Saints, Church Street
Date
1925
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
26.5 x 35.6 cm
Description
blc is a woman in a long red dress and white apron and green shawl. She is carrying something and going to meet a young girl on a sidewalk. Crossing the street lower mid-centre is a man in brown and young girl in pink. There are buildings to the left and right of street, trees at the end. Most of the buildings appear to be homes but you can see a square castle or church spire poking out mid-centre. Cloudy sky. Street is in shadow from the right.
Subject
urban
building
church
figure
people
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
LaC.05.26
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Postcard album, Brewster family

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Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by p…
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
1918
1921
1942
1949
1962
Reference Code
V90 / VI / PD - 1
Description Level
5 / File
GMD
Album
Postcard
Print
Photograph
Part Of
Jim Brewster family fonds
Description Level
5 / File
Fonds Number
M436
V90
Series
V90 / VI : Later acquisitions
Sous-Fonds
V90
Accession Number
2023.09
Reference Code
V90 / VI / PD - 1
GMD
Album
Postcard
Print
Photograph
Date Range
[ca.1900-1920]
1918
1921
1942
1949
1962
Physical Description
1 album (ca.65 postcards and postcard prints): 23 x 39 cm
Scope & Content
File consists of one postcard album with ca.65 images pertaining to members of the Brewster family; extended family and friends, some unidentified; buildings and landscapes from in and around Banff; winter sporting events; portraits of Indigenous men in regalia, including Hector Crawler [image by photographer Byron Harmon]; members of the British royal family; men in military uniforms [World War I]; political satire and cartoon illustrations; and Australian wildlife.
Notes
Some postcard prints are annotated on the back
NOTE: some materials in this album contain offensive subject matter, including racist content. These materials reflect views from their original time period and have not been censored.
Subject Access
Banff
Businesses
Community life
Family and personal life
Home
Homestead
Indigenous people
Landscape
Military
Municipal views
Public events
Portrait
Recreation
Regalia
Royalty
Royal Visit
Sports
War
World War I
Winter sports
Wildlife
Geographic Access
Canada
Alberta
Banff
Banff National Park
Australia
Access Restrictions
Contains offensive subject matter- accessible at researcher's individual discretion
Language
English
Category
Family and personal life
Indigenous Peoples
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on contents of file
Processing Status
Processed
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The Six Minute Men Stage a Light Workout

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.857
Description
A group of men are out skating and playing hockey. One has fallen over and two of them appear to be falling or about to fall. Behind the figure in the foreground (the one in the air) there are two players that are skating and not having difficult. In the background there is a person standing in the…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
The Six Minute Men Stage a Light Workout
Date
1928
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
21.3 x 27.6 cm
Description
A group of men are out skating and playing hockey. One has fallen over and two of them appear to be falling or about to fall. Behind the figure in the foreground (the one in the air) there are two players that are skating and not having difficult. In the background there is a person standing in the goal minding it. Near the TLC it says “THE SIX MINUTE MEN STAGE A LIGHT WORKOUT -----------”, in the BRC it says “Peter Whyte - 28 -”, and “Drawn specially for Russ.”verso: in the TLC it says “[’Russ’ - Russell Robb II CRW’s brother Jon Whyte to 27.2.75”
Subject
winter
sports
ice
snow
hockey
skates
ice skating
puck
hockey sticks
people
men
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.857
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.706
Description
Rough sketch of two figures in a jeep facing a big horned sheep
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
14.0 x 21.5 cm
Description
Rough sketch of two figures in a jeep facing a big horned sheep
Subject
jeep
people
big horned sheep
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.706
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.735
Description
Lightly and loosely drawn couple of people sitting on stools and what could be a bar. There is a door at the very left of the drawing, and the two people appear to be looking out a window.
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1925 – 1966
Medium
graphite on paper
Dimensions
15.0 x 10.0 cm
Description
Lightly and loosely drawn couple of people sitting on stools and what could be a bar. There is a door at the very left of the drawing, and the two people appear to be looking out a window.
Subject
bar
door
stool
people
window
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.735
Images
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