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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
- Date Range
- [1900-1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Published record
- Postcard
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III/ D : Other materials
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8
- Date Range
- [1900-1960]
- Physical Description
- ca. 630 b&w and col. postcards ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of collected commercial postcards from Canada, the United States, Central America, Europe and the United Kingdom [non-annotated]. File includes loose postcards, postcard sets and fold-out photo card booklets.
- Notes
- Items in this file have been organized by geographical location. See "Content Details" entry field for contents of individual folders.
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Events
- Environment
- European travel
- Environment and Nature
- Travel
- Tourism
- Waterfalls
- Wildlife
- Leisure
- Landscapes
- History
- Mountains
- Public events
- Public entertainment
- National parks and reserves
- Centennial
- Buildings and memorials
- Banff National Park
- Art
- Photography
- Postcards
- Royalty
- Seascapes
- Ship
- Souvenir
- Sports and recreation
- Tourist information
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Lake Louise
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Rocky Mountains
- Selkirks
- Ontario
- Sault Ste. Marie
- Owen Sound
- Toronto
- Quebec
- Montreal
- United States of America
- Yellowstone National Park
- Colorado
- Denver
- Florida
- California
- Chicago
- Michigan
- France
- Paris
- England
- London
- Cuba
- Mexico
- Ireland
- Dublin
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Some copyright restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- French
- Related Material
- Items in this file were separated from annotated postcards [processed as LUX / III / A1 / 25 to 27]
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- File is organized into 8 folders, numbered LUX / III / D / PG - 1 to 8. PG - 1 : Banff National Park PG - 2 : Canadian Rockies and Selkirks PG - 3 : Alberta and British Columbia [Other] PG - 4 : Canada PG - 5 : United States of America PG - 6 : United States of America, cont.'d [postcard sets and 1933 Chicago World Fair] PG - 7 : Foreign PG - 8 : Other [location not specified]
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- Date
- 1966
- Material
- cord; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0317
- Description
- A bolo style necktie consisting of woven light and navy blue cord with ribbed golden ends. A round brass medallion has been mounted on the tie at the throat. Front of medallion has a relief of two people in western dress on bull and horseback with “CALGARY STAMPEDE” above and “1966” below. Back of …
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- Title
- Bolo Necktie
- Date
- 1966
- Material
- cord; metal
- Dimensions
- 4.0 x 41.0 cm
- Description
- A bolo style necktie consisting of woven light and navy blue cord with ribbed golden ends. A round brass medallion has been mounted on the tie at the throat. Front of medallion has a relief of two people in western dress on bull and horseback with “CALGARY STAMPEDE” above and “1966” below. Back of medallion partly obscured by mounting hardware bust what is visible reads “SOUVENIR DOLLAR CALGARY ALBERTA CANADA THE STAMPEDE CITY”.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0317
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- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; cord
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0318
- Description
- A bolo style tie made of woven green cord that is capped with heavy silver metal tips at each end and held together at the neck with a silver coin. Coin has bust of a man in a bison hair and horn headdress with “BANFF CANADA” above “KIWANIS DOLLAR” below and “expires sept 30. 69” on either side. Ob…
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- Title
- Bolo Necktie
- Date
- 1969
- Material
- metal; cord
- Dimensions
- 3.5 x 43.5 cm
- Description
- A bolo style tie made of woven green cord that is capped with heavy silver metal tips at each end and held together at the neck with a silver coin. Coin has bust of a man in a bison hair and horn headdress with “BANFF CANADA” above “KIWANIS DOLLAR” below and “expires sept 30. 69” on either side. Obverse is partly obscured by mounting hardware but reads “INDIAN DAYS” at top and “1889-1969 VALUE ONE DOLLAR IN BANFF” at bottom.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.0318
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Commemorative Plate
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- Date
- 1961
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1186
- Description
- mass produced commemorative plate with gold rim trim and plate centre includes decal of two Canadian Geese taking lift off over bullrushes and water. Writing on front of plate in maroon letters "ALBERTA FISH & GAME ASSOCIATION 32nd ANNUAL CONVENTION BANFF FEB. 2nd 1961" with gold trim between lette…
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- Title
- Commemorative Plate
- Date
- 1961
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 2.0 x 25.0 cm
- Description
- mass produced commemorative plate with gold rim trim and plate centre includes decal of two Canadian Geese taking lift off over bullrushes and water. Writing on front of plate in maroon letters "ALBERTA FISH & GAME ASSOCIATION 32nd ANNUAL CONVENTION BANFF FEB. 2nd 1961" with gold trim between letters. Verso: Hycroft & Canada Medicine Hat
- Credit
- Purchased from Debra Reeve, 2016
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1186
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Indian Days Coin
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- Date
- 1969 – 1978
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1187 a-k
- Description
- a) 1969 silver Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar. Illustration of Chief Walking Buffalo by Charlie Beil. "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1969". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the ou…
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- Title
- Indian Days Coin
- Date
- 1969 – 1978
- Material
- metal
- Description
- a) 1969 silver Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar. Illustration of Chief Walking Buffalo by Charlie Beil. "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1969". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" b) 1970 silver Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar. Illustration of Hector Crawler by Charlie Beil. "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1970". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" c) 1970 silver Banff Indian Days Kiwanis dollar. Illustration of Hector Crawler by Charlie Beil. "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1970". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar". d) 1971 silver trade dollar. Illustration of Chief Crowfoot by Charlie Beil. "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1971". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" e) 1972 silver Banff Indian Days Festival dollar. Illustration of Chief Sitting Wind by Charlie Beil. "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1972". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Kiwanis Dollar" f) 1973 silver Banff Indian Days Festival dollar. Illustration of Chief Turtle “Spope” by Charlie Beil. "Indian Days, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1973". On one side is a picture of a tepee with mountain background, the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Festival Dollar" g) 1974 silver Banff Indian Days dollar. Illustration of Chief Imasees (son of Big Bear) by Charlie Beil. "Royal Canadian Mounted Police Alberta Centennial value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1974". On one side is a picture of a mounted officer on a horse infront of a fort the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Indian Days Dollar" h) 1975 silver Banff Indian Days dollar. Illustration of Chief Steinhauer (Past Lieutenant Governor of Alberta) by Charlie Beil. "Banff Winter Festival, value 1 dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1975". On one side is a picture of a log cabin with a tree and foothill background, the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Indian Days Dollar" i) 1976 silver Banff Indian Days dollar. Illustration of Chief White Calf by Charlie Beil. "Canadas Winter Play Ground, value one dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1976". On one side is a picture of a buffalo, the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Indian Days Dollar" j) 1977 silver Banff Indian Days dollar. Illustration of Chief Black Wolf by Charlie Beil. Banff Winter Festival, value 1 dollar in Banff, expires Sept.30, 1977". On one side is a picture of a log cabin with tree and foothills, the obverse is an Indian head signed by Charlie Beil. Around the outside "Banff Canada Indian Days Dollar" k) 1978 silver “Dr. Charlie Beil Memorial Coin expires Sept. 30 1978” trade dollar Indian Days Dollar Banff, Canada
- Credit
- Gift of Banff-Lake Louise Chamber of Commerce, Banff, 1990
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1187 a-k
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulb…
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- Title
- Spear
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- wood; bone; feather; glass; skin; sinew
- Dimensions
- 3.0 x 3.0 x 69.5 cm
- Description
- Short spear with long white bone point tied to painted wooden handle with sinew. Handle carved with rough buffalo head near point painted black and yellow, with man's head at middle painted black hair with yellow cheeks and mouth. Bottom part painted green with red design, and green and yellow bulbous form at end. Sections between carving and paint wrapped with bands of buckskin covered with brightly coloured beadwork. Three groups of feathers hang from ends of shaft and middle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0045
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood; hair; feathers; antler
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0014
- Description
- A rod carved from burled piece of wood with a band of light brown fur at top and an antler prong set crosswise in a notch across the top tied securely with sinew. Antler piece painted with a black and a red band at the end. Large globular burl at top has features of two circular faces charred into …
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- Title
- Club
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- wood; hair; feathers; antler
- Dimensions
- 7.5 x 14.5 x 60.6 cm
- Description
- A rod carved from burled piece of wood with a band of light brown fur at top and an antler prong set crosswise in a notch across the top tied securely with sinew. Antler piece painted with a black and a red band at the end. Large globular burl at top has features of two circular faces charred into wood and another face profile of person painted red. Burl on one side in the middle has carved profile of horse's head painted red with features accented by charring. Two smaller burls near bottom are carved into animal face painted red and mouse painted yellow, with features accented by charring. Four black and red bands are around stick below top burl and another band of charred dots is around stick below middle burl. Group of three feathers tied just above middle burl with sinew.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- lore
- religious
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.06.0014
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0021
- Description
- Small drum with wrist or suspension strap on side. Straight sided conic section. Larger diameter at top than at bottom. Hairy brown hide at top joins to beige hide from bottom, with dark, hairy close lacing. "Tripoli" stamped on bottom, drum rattles when shaken.
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 10.2 cm
- Description
- Small drum with wrist or suspension strap on side. Straight sided conic section. Larger diameter at top than at bottom. Hairy brown hide at top joins to beige hide from bottom, with dark, hairy close lacing. "Tripoli" stamped on bottom, drum rattles when shaken.
- Subject
- entertainment
- souvenir
- David Newbury
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0021
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- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0022
- Description
- Small, cylindrical drum. Drum is open wooden cylinder which is dark brown and incised diamond decoration. Holes drilled at cylinder ends, into which pegs are driven to hold hide drum covers on either end of cylinder. Twisted hide hand or suspension strap is an extension of the one drum cover.
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- Title
- Drum
- Date
- 1965 – 1970
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 13.2 x 9.5 cm
- Description
- Small, cylindrical drum. Drum is open wooden cylinder which is dark brown and incised diamond decoration. Holes drilled at cylinder ends, into which pegs are driven to hold hide drum covers on either end of cylinder. Twisted hide hand or suspension strap is an extension of the one drum cover.
- Subject
- entertainment
- souvenir
- David Newbury
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.33.0022
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0031
- Description
- A short, cylindrical, natural coloured basket with raffia flowers. Woven of coils of straw, stitched together with spiralling radial stitches. Large red, brown and blue raffia flowers decorate the sides of the basket and top of the lid with raffia stitching, "Eagle Nest, Bermuda" on l…
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- Title
- Sewing Basket
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- grass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 8.5 x 24.5 cm
- Description
- A short, cylindrical, natural coloured basket with raffia flowers. Woven of coils of straw, stitched together with spiralling radial stitches. Large red, brown and blue raffia flowers decorate the sides of the basket and top of the lid with raffia stitching, "Eagle Nest, Bermuda" on lid. Lined with white muslin which also covers false bottom. A series of muslin pockets run around entire circumference inside. Basket holds many spools of thread as well as various other sewing sundries (folding scissors, thimbles, pincushion).
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.45.0031
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