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- Douglas Leighton 9
- Leighton, Douglas 9
- Mary Vaux Walcott (1860 – 1940, American) 3
- Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian) 2
- Peter or Catharine Whyte 2
- Adams, Molly 1
- Annora Brown (1899 – 1987, Canadian) 1
- Barbara Spohr (1955 – 1987, Canadian) 1
- Bassett, I.J 1
- Conrad, Henry S. 1
- Droppo, Olga 1
- Gray, Beverley 1
- Date
- 1881
- Material
- grass; wood; paper; glass; metal;
- Catalogue Number
- 112.02.1005
- Description
- A framed (in a gold-coloured shadow box with a screwed-on wooden back) and glassed-in mound of bison dung surrounded by white tissue paper. There is a screwed-in hook at the top of the box for hanging. Au verso written in pen “THIS 100% PURE BUFFALO CHIP WAS CREATED ON THE PLAINS OF ALBERTA - ABOU…
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- Title
- Buffalo Dung
- Date
- 1881
- Material
- grass; wood; paper; glass; metal;
- Dimensions
- 24.0 (frame 34.0) x 20.0 (frame 29.0) cm
- Description
- A framed (in a gold-coloured shadow box with a screwed-on wooden back) and glassed-in mound of bison dung surrounded by white tissue paper. There is a screwed-in hook at the top of the box for hanging. Au verso written in pen “THIS 100% PURE BUFFALO CHIP WAS CREATED ON THE PLAINS OF ALBERTA - ABOUT 30 MILES S-E OF RED DEER - ON OR ABOUT THE 24TH DAY OF JULY 1881 - PRESERVED BY THE KINDNESS OF THE ABERHART GOVERNMENT”. Signed in pencil in script “Pat Lawrence P-L Ranches Red Deer”. On viewer’s left there is a white rectangular paper sticker with a red border, above this printed in pen “CERTIFIED GENUINE” and written on the paper, extending onto the wood, a signature in pen ESMeaueug?? underlined.
- Subject
- plants
- feces
- buffalo
- Nick Morant
- Credit
- Gift of Nicholas Morant, Banff, 2006
- Catalogue Number
- 112.02.1005
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Annotated copy of Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions57633
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the book "Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies" (1907) with a note written on the first page from the illustrator Mary Schaffer to Molly (Wright) Adams in December 1907.
- Date Range
- 1907
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 2023.63
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Part Of
- Archives General File Collection
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M8
- V8
- S8
- Sous-Fonds
- M8
- Accession Number
- 2023.63
- Reference Code
- M8 / accn. 2023.63
- GMD
- Published record
- Date Range
- 1907
- Physical Description
- 1 volume
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one copy of the book "Alpine Flora of the Canadian Rockies" (1907) with a note written on the first page from the illustrator Mary Schaffer to Molly (Wright) Adams in December 1907.
- Name Access
- Warren, Mary Schaffer
- Schaffer, Mary
- Wright, Mary
- Adams, Molly
- Subject Access
- Artist
- Art
- Flowers
- Plants
- Mountains
- Publication
- Environment
- Geographic Access
- Canadian Rocky Mountains
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Flowering Dogwood
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwam.04.07
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.07
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows stem of plant withreddish-green leaves, and oval red berries in clusters. “322 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
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- Title
- Flowering Dogwood
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows stem of plant withreddish-green leaves, and oval red berries in clusters. “322 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Bobbye Ruth Potter, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.07
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Purple Pentstemon(?)
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwam.04.010
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.010
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print showsbunch of purple vase shaped flowers with green leaves. “318 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
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- Title
- Purple Pentstemon(?)
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print showsbunch of purple vase shaped flowers with green leaves. “318 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Bobbye Ruth Potter, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.010
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- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.011
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows two long stems each topped with a bright yellow flower “348 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
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- Title
- Wooly Arnica
- Date
- 1925
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 31.5 x 23.5 cm
- Description
- Reproduction print from Mary Vaux Wallcott’s North American wildflowers book. Print shows two long stems each topped with a bright yellow flower “348 M V W 1925” is printed in blue in lower left corner.
- Credit
- Gift of Bobbye Ruth Potter, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- WaM.04.011
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Herbs and the fountain of youth
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8954
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1943
- Author
- James, Claudia V
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Kia Ora Health and Longevity League
- Modern Press
- Call Number
- 04.1 J23 Pam
- Author
- James, Claudia V
- Responsibility
- illustrations by Esther A. Thomas ...
- Publisher
- Edmonton : Kia Ora Health and Longevity League
- Modern Press
- Published Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- 79p. : ill
- Subjects
- Plants, Medicinal
- Accession Number
- 148
- Call Number
- 04.1 J23 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The field and stream game bag
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6727
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1949
- Publisher
- Garden City (N.Y.) : Doubleday
- Call Number
- 04.2 B15f
- Responsibility
- edited, with foreword and notes by Robeson Bailey
- contribution by Kerry Wood
- Publisher
- Garden City (N.Y.) : Doubleday
- Published Date
- 1949
- Physical Description
- ix, 306p
- Subjects
- Hunting
- Plants, Edible
- Survival
- Accession Number
- 490
- Call Number
- 04.2 B15f
- Collection
- Archives Library
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How to identify plants
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26230
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1957
- Author
- Harrington, H.D.
- Publisher
- Chicago : The Swallow Press Inc.
- Call Number
- 04.1 H24h
- Author
- Harrington, H.D.
- Responsibility
- Illustrations by L.W. Durrell
- Publisher
- Chicago : The Swallow Press Inc.
- Published Date
- 1957
- Physical Description
- 296 pages : illustrations ; 17 cm
- Subjects
- Guidebook
- Identification
- Botany
- Plants
- Science
- Illustrations
- Contents
- Introduction -- How plants are classified -- Common names and scientific names -- Terms relative to the flower -- Terms relative to the inflorescence -- Terms relative to underground parts -- Terms relative to the stem -- Terms relative to the leaves -- Terms relative to surfaces -- General terms -- Fruits and seeds -- Use of keys in plant identification -- Collecting and pressing plants -- Manuals and floras -- Illustrated glossary.
- Notes
- Ben Gadd Personal Library
- ISBN
- 0804001499
- Accession Number
- 2021.20
- Call Number
- 04.1 H24h
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Canadian havens from hay fever
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue8413
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1962
- Author
- Bassett, I.J
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Canadian Government Travel Bureau
- Call Number
- 02.7 B29 Pam
- Author
- Bassett, I.J
- Responsibility
- by I.J. Bassett and C. Frankton
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Canadian Government Travel Bureau
- Published Date
- 1962
- Physical Description
- 32p. : ill., map
- Subjects
- Plants, Poisonous
- Notes
- Contains photos of Rockies
- Call Number
- 02.7 B29 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Map showing power developments on the Bow River above Calgary
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24433
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1963
- Call Number
- C9-5.4
- Published Date
- 1963
- Scale
- Scale: 1 inch: 2 miles
- Subjects
- Power Plants
- Bow River
- Accession Number
- 673
- Call Number
- C9-5.4
- Collection
- Archives Library
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