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- Date
- 2021
- Medium
- on arches paper
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.15.58
- Description
- “• 21 •” engraved at centre bottom under cut out shape of a snowy peak. “sinclairs” with two orange dots written inside. “cornice” written at back.
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- Title
- cornice
- Date
- 2021
- Medium
- on arches paper
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 16.5 cm
- Description
- “• 21 •” engraved at centre bottom under cut out shape of a snowy peak. “sinclairs” with two orange dots written inside. “cornice” written at back.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert William Sinclair, Edmonton, 2014
- Catalogue Number
- SiR.15.58
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High-altitude inhabitants - the mountain summits we strive for are, at first glance, barren. Yet high-altitude species of the Rockies call these steep slopes "home". We tapped into the knowledge of naturalist Ben Gadd to spotlight six alpine dwellers that thrive where it seems nothing could survive
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25138
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Published Date
- May 2020
- Author
- Recompsat, Juliette
- Publisher
- Crowfoot Media
- Call Number
- P
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- Author
- Recompsat, Juliette
- Publisher
- Crowfoot Media
- Published Date
- May 2020
- Physical Description
- p.28 - 29
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Abstract
- Pertains to six high-altitude species in Alberta - hoary marmot, wolverine, dwarf alpine hawksbeard, thamnolia lichen, snow flea and boulderfield spider
- Notes
- In Canadian Rockies Annual, vol.05, May 2020
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Website for Crowfoot Media - publishers of Canadian Rockies Annual
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Idealized Landscape
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.173
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.173
1 image
- Title
- Idealized Landscape
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 35.0 x 27.5 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- winter
- snow
- ski trail
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.173
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Skiers, Deception Pass
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.395
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.395
1 image
- Title
- Skiers, Deception Pass
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.6 x 35.2 cm
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- mountain
- snow
- skiers
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.395
- Notes
- Artistry Revealed: Peter Whyte, Catharine Robb Whyte and Their Contemporaries; June 17, 2018 to October 21, 2018
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Snow Sketch, Norway
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyc.01.388
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.388
- Description
- A sketch of snow and what appears to be openings to water, a river or lake. Dots of paint in yellow and orange along bottom edge.
1 image
- Title
- Snow Sketch, Norway
- Date
- 1938
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 33.7 cm
- Description
- A sketch of snow and what appears to be openings to water, a river or lake. Dots of paint in yellow and orange along bottom edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyC.01.388
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Early Snow, Mount Assiniboine
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.164
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.164
- Description
- A sunny day with lots of snow, a ski trail of path leading up to a snow-covered mountain to the left. In immediate foreground is an evergreen to the left, some gold snow-covered larches on the crest of the hill especially to the right. Blue sky with a few wispy white clouds.
1 image
- Title
- Early Snow, Mount Assiniboine
- Date
- 1937
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.2 x 35.5 cm
- Description
- A sunny day with lots of snow, a ski trail of path leading up to a snow-covered mountain to the left. In immediate foreground is an evergreen to the left, some gold snow-covered larches on the crest of the hill especially to the right. Blue sky with a few wispy white clouds.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.164
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The high Alps : a natural history of ice and snow
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue26164
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1931
- Author
- Tutton, A. E. H.
- Publisher
- London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Call Number
- 03 T89t
- Author
- Tutton, A. E. H.
- Edition
- 2nd edition
- Publisher
- London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.
- Published Date
- 1931
- Physical Description
- 317 pages
- Contents
- PART I -- I. Introduction -- II. The evolution of our knowledge of water and ice -- III. The physical relationships of water and ice -- IV. The crystal structure of ice and snow -- V. Optical, thermal, and electrical properties of ice -- VI. Plasticity, viscosity, and elasticity of ice -- VII. Artificial ice production, river and ground ice, arctic and antarctic ice -- PART II -- VIII. The Alps, the ice and snow mountains of central Europe and their call -- IX. Nature and geological character of the Alps -- X. Situations of the ranges, peaks, and glaciers of the Alps -- XI. Snow-caps and glaciers and their movements -- XII. Crevasses, bergschrunds, and seracs ; dirt-bands and veins ; moraines and glacier lakes -- XIII. How the great summits have been conquered -- PART III -- XIV. Expeditions in the Bernese Oberland -- XV. Expeditions in the Pennine Alps, Monte Rosa -- Matterhorn section -- XVI. Expeditions in the Pennine Alps. Zinai, ferpecle and arolla section -- XVII. Expeditions in the chain of Mont Blanc -- XVIII. The ascent of Mont Blanc. Scientific work on the mountain -- XIX. Expeditions in the Graian and Dauphine Alps -- XX. Expeditions in the Bernina Alps and ortler group.
- Accession Number
- 2023.47
- Call Number
- 03 T89t
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The Rockies from the Bow River
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactcum.02.01
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- oil on board
- Catalogue Number
- CuM.02.01
- Description
- A snowy mountain landscape with the Bow River in the bottom quarter and a cloudy blue sky in the top quarter.
1 image
- Title
- The Rockies from the Bow River
- Date
- 1930
- Medium
- oil on board
- Dimensions
- 36.0 x 46.5 cm
- Description
- A snowy mountain landscape with the Bow River in the bottom quarter and a cloudy blue sky in the top quarter.
- Credit
- Gift of Barbara McMorland, Calgary, 2017
- Catalogue Number
- CuM.02.01
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Lake O'Hara Area
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- Part Of
- Bob Hind fonds
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to negatives of winter scenes taken around the Lake O'Hara area.
- Date Range
- [ca. 1931-1939]
- Reference Code
- V46 / I / A / 2 / NA - 1 to 2
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Negative
- Transparency
2 images
- Part Of
- Bob Hind fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M7 / V46
- Series
- I.A. Mountain travel and recreation, western Canada : Trips and activities
- Sous-Fonds
- V46
- Accession Number
- 7181
- Reference Code
- V46 / I / A / 2 / NA - 1 to 2
- GMD
- Negative
- Transparency
- Date Range
- [ca. 1931-1939]
- Physical Description
- 2 photographs : negatives
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description
- Scope & Content
- File pertains to negatives of winter scenes taken around the Lake O'Hara area.
- Name Access
- Hind, Bob
- Geographic Access
- Lake O'Hara
- Yoho National Park
- British Columbia
- Canada
- Language
- NA
- Related Material
- Related to prints in V46 / 28 (PA) - 1
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Sulphur Mountain from Bear and Buffalo Street
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactwyp.01.162
- Date
- 1930 – 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.162
- Description
- A winter scene of a very heavy snowfall on several evergreens dominate this painting. A mountain is completely snow covered in background with blue sky with a suggestion of sunlight filtering through the trees.
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- Title
- Sulphur Mountain from Bear and Buffalo Street
- Date
- 1930 – 1933
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 27.8 x 35.4 cm
- Description
- A winter scene of a very heavy snowfall on several evergreens dominate this painting. A mountain is completely snow covered in background with blue sky with a suggestion of sunlight filtering through the trees.
- Subject
- landscape
- Canadian Rockies
- town, Banff
- winter
- snow
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- WyP.01.162
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