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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0416
- Description
- Patchwork fabric, drawstring purse. Multi coloured and patterned fabric hand sewn together, natural coloured lining. 3 strands of light coloured string loosely woven together is the drawstring.
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- Title
- Doll's Purse
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Patchwork fabric, drawstring purse. Multi coloured and patterned fabric hand sewn together, natural coloured lining. 3 strands of light coloured string loosely woven together is the drawstring.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- travel
- accessories
- souvenir
- keepsake
- collectable
- miniatures
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0416
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Guide Book, Souvenir Diamond Jubilee Booklet, National Guide Symbols Poster
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- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 Brownie Guide Book (1946), a souvenir booklet celebrating the diamond jubilee of the Girl Scouts association (1970) and a poster illustrating the Girl Guide symbols of various countries across the world (1958).
- Date Range
- 1946
- 1958
- 1970
- Reference Code
- M118 / I / A / 3
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- M118 / V64
- Sous-Fonds
- M118
- Sub-Series
- M118 / I / A : Administrative
- Accession Number
- 7435
- Reference Code
- M118 / I / A / 3
- GMD
- Poster
- Textual record
- Responsibility
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Date Range
- 1946
- 1958
- 1970
- Physical Description
- 1 book, 1 booklet, 1 poster
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 1 Brownie Guide Book (1946), a souvenir booklet celebrating the diamond jubilee of the Girl Scouts association (1970) and a poster illustrating the Girl Guide symbols of various countries across the world (1958).
- Subject Access
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Souvenir
- Symbol
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Access Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be accessed or distributed without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Items in this file are not to be reproduced without the explicit permission of their identified copyright owners.
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items must be stored in appropriate conditions to prevent future damage.
- Creator
- Girl Guides of Canada
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Jock McCowan scrapbook
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- Part Of
- McCowan (family) fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, brochures, business cards, and advertisements for businesses around Banff and Lake Louise. Includes a mix of magazine and newspaper clippings in both black and white and in colour, postcards, advertising for hotels like the King Edward Hotel, Hom…
- Date Range
- 1913 - 1981
- Reference Code
- M135 / II / A / 1
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Scrapbook
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1 Electronic Resource
- Part Of
- McCowan (family) fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- V407 / M135
- Series
- M135 / II - Textual Materials
- Sous-Fonds
- M135
- Sub-Series
- V407 / II / A - Scrapbooks
- Accession Number
- 7730
- Reference Code
- M135 / II / A / 1
- GMD
- Scrapbook
- Date Range
- 1913 - 1981
- Physical Description
- 2 cm of textual records (26 pages ; 30 x 37 cm)
- History / Biographical
- See fonds level description.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, brochures, business cards, and advertisements for businesses around Banff and Lake Louise. Includes a mix of magazine and newspaper clippings in both black and white and in colour, postcards, advertising for hotels like the King Edward Hotel, Homestead Inn, Mount Royal Hotel, Castle Mountain Lodge, and the Chateau Lake Louise, and a cover of the Sky Line Trail Hiker bulletin featuring members of the Royal Family.
- Name Access
- McCowan, Jock
- Subject Access
- Advertising
- Animals
- Architecture
- Buildings and facilities
- Businesses
- Cascade Hotel
- Castle Mountain
- Chateau Lake Louise
- Entertainment
- Festival
- Leisure
- Newspaper
- Postcards
- Recreation
- Royal tours
- Skyline Trail Hikers of the Canadian Rockies
- Souvenir
- The Albertan
- Tourist information
- Travel
- Winter Carnival
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Canada
- Language
- English
- Creator
- Jock McCowan
- Title Source
- From accession record
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1880 – 1935
- Material
- wood; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0008
- Description
- A small coiled basket in shape of jar (or closed bowl) with lid; stitches wrap around two coils at a time proceeding upward on a diagonal; wrapped bamboo coils at base forms foot; lid is domed with small knob woven into top and wrapped ring of flat bamboo forming lip which fits inside lid of jar; r…
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- Title
- Lidded Basket
- Date
- 1880 – 1935
- Material
- wood; paper
- Dimensions
- 10.9 x 9.6 cm
- Description
- A small coiled basket in shape of jar (or closed bowl) with lid; stitches wrap around two coils at a time proceeding upward on a diagonal; wrapped bamboo coils at base forms foot; lid is domed with small knob woven into top and wrapped ring of flat bamboo forming lip which fits inside lid of jar; remnant of brown and red paper label glued to one side with East Asian writing; very sturdy, not flexible; coil structure shows through stitching.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- storage
- collectable
- travel
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 110.02.0008
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- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- metal; paper; hair; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0164 a,b
- Description
- Two flat, round, gold lockets, hinged at bottom to open, with loose ring through soldered ring at top. (a) plain, small thumbnail slot near top to open. Inside of locket recessed with flat gold ring around edge which snaps in over celluloid to hold in place, one side contains lock of yellow-white h…
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- Title
- Locket
- Date
- 1880 – 1910
- Material
- metal; paper; hair; plastic
- Dimensions
- 3.4 x .4 cm
- Description
- Two flat, round, gold lockets, hinged at bottom to open, with loose ring through soldered ring at top. (a) plain, small thumbnail slot near top to open. Inside of locket recessed with flat gold ring around edge which snaps in over celluloid to hold in place, one side contains lock of yellow-white hair under celluloid. Celluloid missing from other side. Marks: scratched into empty side, "42"(?) (b) photo on front,gold filled, with cast wreath around hand tinted photo of a street in "West Port, Newburgh" covered with celluloid. Inside recessed with rings as above, each side holding another photo scene identified as "Lindores, Newburgh" and "The Schools, Newburgh". Inner rings of copper back cast with scrolled feather design flowing around one side. Large hinge on bottom. Lip around one frame inside, fits into recess on other side to latch when closed. Stamped into one side of edge, "P.Patent”
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.01.0164 a,b
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Miniature Cupboard
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0122
- Description
- Japanese food storage cupboard. Rectangular shaped cupboard, solid wood back and top with wood grid sides and front. Wooden grid sides are immovable, 7.1h x 4.5w, and has wooden frame, 0.5w. Grid covers green wire mesh glued onto inside of cupboard, the two wooden framed grids covering green wire …
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- Title
- Miniature Cupboard
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; metal
- Dimensions
- 6.6 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Japanese food storage cupboard. Rectangular shaped cupboard, solid wood back and top with wood grid sides and front. Wooden grid sides are immovable, 7.1h x 4.5w, and has wooden frame, 0.5w. Grid covers green wire mesh glued onto inside of cupboard, the two wooden framed grids covering green wire mesh in front are both movable side to side, the left one, 8.6h x 6.3w, fits into the groove, carved width of the insides of both the top and bottom of the cupboard, nearest the front. The right one, 8.6h x 6.3w, fits into the groove, carved the width of the insides of both the top and bottom of the cupboard, located behind the aforementioned one two drawers are located side by side at the bottom of the cupboard, 6.81 x 1.7h x 5.8w. Both pull out by way of round white knobs. Cupboard set onto four legs of wooden scroll design in front, plain at back. Located on the inside of the cupboard are two shelves, 2.91 x 7.0w. The left handed one is set lower then the other, 3.2 from bottom, flush to the left side grid. The right handed one is set higher then the other, 6.0 from the bottom, flush to the right side grid.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0122
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Miniature Dresser
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0121
- Description
- Japanese dresser, rectangular shaped dresser with three drawers, 4.11 x 1.9h x 4.1w, arranged one on top of the other on the upper left hand side of the dresser, each drawer pulls out. Beside the drawers on the right hand side of the dresser is a picture framed in wood, 6.4h x 4.9w , design is two…
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- Title
- Miniature Dresser
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- wood; plastic
- Dimensions
- 10.5 x 10.0 x 4.4 cm
- Description
- Japanese dresser, rectangular shaped dresser with three drawers, 4.11 x 1.9h x 4.1w, arranged one on top of the other on the upper left hand side of the dresser, each drawer pulls out. Beside the drawers on the right hand side of the dresser is a picture framed in wood, 6.4h x 4.9w , design is two pink flowers on gold coloured stems on green triangular background, 4.0h, the remainder of the design area is filled with white circles painted onto red leaves on an orange background. Pull out drawer at bottom of dresser, 2.5h x 4.01 x 9.7w. Front of drawer has scroll shaped cutout framing plastic covered picture of one pink flower with gold coloured leaves on green background to right of picture and white circles painted onto red leaves on orange background to left of picture. Back of dresser has a round hole, 1.5 dia, 1.9 from bottom to push out bottom drawer.
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- miniatures
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- travel
- souvenir
- keepsake
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.0121
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- Date
- prior to 1909
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1046
- Description
- A buff coloured ceramic mug with a picture of a building and people involved in various outdoor activities on front. On top of the building is written "St. Alice Hotel" and on the bottom is written "Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia" in black printing. "1/4L" is stamped to the left of the hand…
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- Title
- Mug
- Date
- prior to 1909
- Material
- ceramic
- Dimensions
- 10.0 x 10.5 cm
- Description
- A buff coloured ceramic mug with a picture of a building and people involved in various outdoor activities on front. On top of the building is written "St. Alice Hotel" and on the bottom is written "Harrison Hot Springs, British Columbia" in black printing. "1/4L" is stamped to the left of the handle. A lot of stamps and lettering on the bottom of the cup "Germany" is one full word and "1909" could be date.
- Credit
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Tabuteau, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1046
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Norman Luxton business documents
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes, advertisements and other documents pertaining to multiple businesses owned by Norman Luxton in Banff. File includes: advertising cards depicting the "Man Fish" of Lake Minnewanka at the Banff Indian Trading Post; a list of names of Stoney Nakoda community members commissione…
- Date Range
- [1915-1925]
- 1923-1924
- 1930
- [1945-1950]
- 1932
- 1938
- [1960]
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E1 / 14
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Private record
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / E : Collected material
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / I : Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / E1 : Business records
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / E1 / 14
- Date Range
- [1915-1925]
- 1923-1924
- 1930
- [1945-1950]
- 1932
- 1938
- [1960]
- Physical Description
- 0.7 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of notes, advertisements and other documents pertaining to multiple businesses owned by Norman Luxton in Banff. File includes: advertising cards depicting the "Man Fish" of Lake Minnewanka at the Banff Indian Trading Post; a list of names of Stoney Nakoda community members commissioned to make souvenirs for the Indian Trading Post [1945-1950?]; flyers and tickets for film showings of “Mighty Lak’ a Rose”, “The Dawn Patrol”, “Captain of the Guard”, "Lilies of the Field" and "Make Me a Star" at the Lux Theatre between 1923 and 1938; a pamphlet pertaining to the King Edward Hotel; and stationery with letterheads promoting the King Edward Hotel and the Luxton Museum.
- Notes
- Full names of individuals listed on typed paper slip in file are provided under "Full Text" and "Name Access" fields in this entry; correct spellings under "Name Access"
- Name Access
- Luxton, Norman
- Kaquitts, George
- Hunter, John
- Hunter, Leah Rider
- Rabbit, Nelson
- Rabbit, Flora
- Hunter, Annie
- Twoyoungmen, Isaac
- Simeon, Leah
- Crawler, George
- Rider, Eli
- Soldier, Annie
- Bearspaw, Gladys
- Simeon, Mrs. Tom
- Simeon, Cinderella (Kaquitts)
- Wesley, Winnifred
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Luxton Museum
- Lux Theatre
- Advertising
- Hotel
- Artists
- Souvenir
- Museums
- Cultural pluralism
- First Nations
- Indigenous Peoples
- Films and film making
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Morley
- Lake Minnewanka
- Access Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Some items placed in mylar due to thin and fragile material
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Novelty Decoration
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- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0095 a,b
- Description
- Japanese, to attach to purses or fans, etc. two fabric covered pieces joined at top, string loop at center, (a) front blue silk fabric with brown quilted horned bull, lying down, facing to the right (b) front green silk fabric with light brown quilted goat, lying down, with horns and beard, goat fa…
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- Title
- Novelty Decoration
- Date
- 1870 – 1890
- Material
- fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 5.5 x 3.7 cm
- Description
- Japanese, to attach to purses or fans, etc. two fabric covered pieces joined at top, string loop at center, (a) front blue silk fabric with brown quilted horned bull, lying down, facing to the right (b) front green silk fabric with light brown quilted goat, lying down, with horns and beard, goat facing to the left
- Subject
- Whyte home
- households
- adornment
- miniatures
- animal
- goat
- Japanese
- Edward S. Morse
- Edith Morse Robb
- travel
- souvenir
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.0095 a,b
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