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[Riding Mountain, Manitoba-Saskatchewan] Canada Land Inventory Map, Land Capability for Wildlife-Ungulates
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue24137
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1971
- Publisher
- Dept. of Energy, Mines & Resources
- Call Number
- NTS
- 62K
- Publisher
- Dept. of Energy, Mines & Resources
- Published Date
- 1971
- Physical Description
- 1 map : col
- Scale
- Scale: 1:250,000
- Subjects
- Riding Mountain
- Manitoba/Saskatchewan
- Accession Number
- 4000
- Call Number
- NTS
- 62K
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1105
- Description
- Grey short sleeve with black ribbing, on front there is a black image with "Banff" "Jasper" and at bottom of circle "Expedition". Inside circle "'79" to left of mountains and trees. In front of trees there is a rider followed by a packhorse. Designed by "Barbi"
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1979
- Material
- fibre; cotton
- Dimensions
- 49.9 x 65.5 cm
- Description
- Grey short sleeve with black ribbing, on front there is a black image with "Banff" "Jasper" and at bottom of circle "Expedition". Inside circle "'79" to left of mountains and trees. In front of trees there is a rider followed by a packhorse. Designed by "Barbi"
- Subject
- trail riding
- expeditions
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Andersen, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1105
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1090 a-e
- Description
- Five Canadian Rockies hiking trail riding pins. (a,b) "Trail Riders" in gold coloured lettering on blue background border, horse and rider standing on grey rock in centre, screw pin on back. (c) "Trail Riders" as above but horse and rider climbing down grey rock in centre, straight pin on back. (…
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- Title
- Membership Pin
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Five Canadian Rockies hiking trail riding pins. (a,b) "Trail Riders" in gold coloured lettering on blue background border, horse and rider standing on grey rock in centre, screw pin on back. (c) "Trail Riders" as above but horse and rider climbing down grey rock in centre, straight pin on back. (d,e) "Skyline Hikers" in gold coloured lettering on green background, yellow boot on rock in centre, straight pin on back.
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1090 a-e
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- Date
- 1933
- Material
- metal; wood; fabric; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1226
- Description
- A two-handled sterling silver trophy cup on a turned wooden base; the cup is in its original blue flannel drawstring bag. A black label with “BIRKS” in gold is stitched to the bag. The engraving on the front of the cup “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies” is in italic script, underneath, engraved…
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- Title
- Loving Cup
- Date
- 1933
- Material
- metal; wood; fabric; paper
- Dimensions
- 18.5 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- A two-handled sterling silver trophy cup on a turned wooden base; the cup is in its original blue flannel drawstring bag. A black label with “BIRKS” in gold is stitched to the bag. The engraving on the front of the cup “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies” is in italic script, underneath, engraved in an arc in caps “COUNTRY LIFE TROPHY” (all other engraving is printed horizontally) lc italics “for the best”, caps “AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHY “ lc italics “taken on the”, caps “OFFICIAL TRAIL RIDE”, lc italics “won by”, caps “GEORGE VAUX”, “1933”. The TRCR logo (a circle with a horse and rider in the centre surrounded by a rim in which “TRAIL RIDERS OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES” is printed) is stamped on both sides of engraved “Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies”. On the back of the cup near the lip and to the right an engraved “BIRKS” surrounded by a box, ”STERLING”, three silver hallmarks, “66/23”. The handles rise up 1.5 cm. from the lip, 1.5cm. horizontally and then curve down gracefully to the bottom of the cup at the narrowest part. The base of the cup flares out and is attached to a black turned wooden base. The bottom of base is covered by glued on black faux leather (paper).
- Subject
- sports
- riding
- horses
- Trail Riders of the Canadian Rockies
- Country Life Trophy
- George Vaux
- photography
- Credit
- Gift of Molly Vaux, New York, USA, 2007
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1226
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Australian Saddle
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- Date
- 1930 – 1961
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1049
- Description
- Typical Australian saddle, all leather with horn and bucking pommels. Leather lining, long bucking pommel (knee roll) with smaller roll at back of flap near seat. 3 brass D rings, steel stirrup bars.
- Title
- Australian Saddle
- Date
- 1930 – 1961
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 62.0 x 50.0 cm
- Description
- Typical Australian saddle, all leather with horn and bucking pommels. Leather lining, long bucking pommel (knee roll) with smaller roll at back of flap near seat. 3 brass D rings, steel stirrup bars.
- Subject
- sports
- trail riding
- Wilf Fairless
- Credit
- Gift of Evelyn Gilmar, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1049
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- Date
- 1938
- Material
- metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1093
- Description
- Circular metal anchor with leather strap. Strap attached through anchor’s central 6 cm diameter hole. Strap approximately 39 cm long with metal buckle at end.
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- Title
- Horse Anchor
- Date
- 1938
- Material
- metal; skin
- Description
- Circular metal anchor with leather strap. Strap attached through anchor’s central 6 cm diameter hole. Strap approximately 39 cm long with metal buckle at end.
- Subject
- transportation
- animals
- horses
- riding
- Elliott Barnes
- Credit
- Gift of Dale Barnes, Calgary, 2013
- Catalogue Number
- 106.06.1093
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Banff and area landscapes, natural views
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55023
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs pertaining to landscape views, wildlife, and hiking and horseback riding trips within Banff National Park and the surrounding area. Includes images of Goat Cave, trips through Johnston Canyon and Marble Canyon, the Banff animal paddock, CPR trains travelling through …
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1921
- 1923
- ca.1930-1940]
- 1940
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 91 to 132
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and Professional
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D6 : Other activities and interests
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D6c / PA - 91 to 132
- Responsibility
- Item LUX/I/D6c/PA-129 produced by A.S. Williams
- Date Range
- [ca.1910-1920]
- 1921
- 1923
- ca.1930-1940]
- 1940
- Physical Description
- 42 photographs : b&w prints ; 25 x 20.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 42 photographs pertaining to landscape views, wildlife, and hiking and horseback riding trips within Banff National Park and the surrounding area. Includes images of Goat Cave, trips through Johnston Canyon and Marble Canyon, the Banff animal paddock, CPR trains travelling through the Canadian Rockies, and hoodoo rock formations. One photograph depicts unidentified riders on horseback during winter, annotated “Carnival 1923” [Banff Winter Carnival?]
- Notes
- Two individuals in photos identified by their titles and last names [“Mrs. Hutchings” and “Mr. Edwards”], but first names not confirmed
- Items PA-108 to 119 in file consist of 6 unique images and one duplicate of each image [12 photographs total]
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Subject Access
- Wildlife
- Animals
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Hiking
- Landscapes
- Trains
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Animal Paddock
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Mountain Goat
- Geological formation
- Geology
- Elk
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- Banff
- Johnston Canyon
- Marble Canyon
- Language
- English
- Category
- Environment
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Family and personal life
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Travel scrapbook of commercial postcard prints and souvenirs
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions54619
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 200 attached postcard prints and commercial postcards, as well as two portrait photograph prints and two souvenir booklets. Content pertains to scenic views of the Canadian Rockies including Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake, Revelstoke and the At…
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]
- 1932
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Postcard
1 image
1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / 1
- Responsibility
- Some items produced by George S. Cladds [?], Byron Harmon, Gerta Christoffersen, Detroit Publishing Co., and A.C. Leighton
- Date Range
- [ca. 1925 - ca. 1940]
- 1932
- Physical Description
- 1 scrapbook : ca. 200 b&w and col. postcards ; 14 x 21.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of one scrapbook containing ca. 200 attached postcard prints and commercial postcards, as well as two portrait photograph prints and two souvenir booklets. Content pertains to scenic views of the Canadian Rockies including Moraine Lake, Lake Louise, Maligne Lake, Revelstoke and the Athabasca River; portrait paintings of unidentified Indigenous girls by artist Gerta Christoffersen; scenes from Australia, Brussels, Venice, Bermuda, Fiji, Portugal, London, Windsor Castle, California, Mexico, the Grand Canyon, Montana, Niagara Falls, Maine, Ohio and Pennsylvania; and sketched art by A.C. Leighton depicting horses and riders. Many postcards are colorized.
- Notes
- A few postcards are annotated, mostly blank
- Subject Access
- Travel
- Tourism
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Landscapes
- Environment
- Mountains
- Indigenous Peoples
- Art
- Biography
- Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff National Park
- England
- London
- Australia
- Belgium
- Italy
- Venice
- Bermuda
- Fiji
- Portugal
- United States of America
- California
- Maine
- Pennsylvania
- Ohio
- Lake Louise
- Massachusetts
- Moraine Lake
- Maligne Lake
- Athabasca Falls
- Niagara Falls
- British Columbia
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Banff Indian Days
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff [n.d.]. Includes images of decorated teepees on display in Banff, unidentified Indigenous people on horseback, and a musical performance.
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 1 to 24
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
30 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 1 to 24
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- [1930-1950]
- Physical Description
- 24 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 4 cm
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 24 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff [n.d.]. Includes images of decorated teepees on display in Banff, unidentified Indigenous people on horseback, and a musical performance.
- Notes
- Negatives in file are accompanied by three original photograph order receipts and envelopes from George Noble's photography company in Banff
- Date range is estimate provided by Processing Archivist
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Community events
- Events
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Cultural pluralism
- Public events
- Teepees
- Performance
- Music
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Language
- English
- Category
- Cultural pluralism
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Buffalo Nations Musum and Banff Indian Days photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 30 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Buffalo Nations Museum and Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff. Includes images of events, including parades, and wildlife including a black bear. Some images show Eleanor [?] on a gurney alongside an ambulance.
- Date Range
- 1927
- [1950-1959]
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 258 to NA - 287
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
30 images
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / NA - 258 to NA - 287
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Date Range
- 1927
- [1950-1959]
- Physical Description
- 30 photographs : b&w negatives ; 6.5 x 6.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 30 b&w negative photographs pertaining to Buffalo Nations Museum and Banff Indian Days celebrations in Banff. Includes images of events, including parades, and wildlife including a black bear. Some images show Eleanor [?] on a gurney alongside an ambulance.
- Notes
- Photograph prints are included in Eleanor Luxton's Banff album, LUX / II / E / PD / 1
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Banff Indian Days
- Community events
- Events
- Horses
- Horseback riding
- Indigenous Peoples
- Cultural pluralism
- Public events
- Teepees
- Performance
- Music
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Category
- Indigenous Peoples
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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