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Coin & Currency Collection
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- Date
- 1894 – 1930
- Material
- metal; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0005
- Description
- A collection of 34 foreign coins and 6 bills from around the world: coins:3 Canadian one cent (.2 x 2.6) - copper; 1899 - Queen Victoria, 1910 - Edward VII, 1916 - George V. U.S. one cent (.2 x 2.0) - copper; Lincoln head penny; 1910, 3a 1920, 1925, 2a 1928. U.S. ten cent (.1 x 1.9) - silver; Liber…
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- Title
- Coin & Currency Collection
- Date
- 1894 – 1930
- Material
- metal; paper
- Description
- A collection of 34 foreign coins and 6 bills from around the world: coins:3 Canadian one cent (.2 x 2.6) - copper; 1899 - Queen Victoria, 1910 - Edward VII, 1916 - George V. U.S. one cent (.2 x 2.0) - copper; Lincoln head penny; 1910, 3a 1920, 1925, 2a 1928. U.S. ten cent (.1 x 1.9) - silver; Liberty head dime; 1918. 1 Italian five centisimi (.2 x 2.0) - copper; Vittorio Emmanuele III; 1928. 6 Italian ten centisimi (.2 x 2.3) - copper; Vittorio Emanuele III: 2a 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929,1930. 4 Philipine one centavo (.2 x 2.5) - copper; U.S. shield and eagle; 2a 1926 2a 1928. 1 Settlement one cent (.2 x 2.8) - copper; Queen Victoria; 1885 (Note: very worn); 1 Indian one rupee (.2 x 3.2) - silver; Edward VII; 1906. 2 Ceylon ten cents (.1 x 1.6) - silver; 1894 - Queen Victoria (Note: very worn, 1920 - George V. Egyptian ten milliemes (.2 x 2.5) - silver; Arabic script with centre hole; 1917. 4 Japanese coins - (.2 x 2.4) - copper; three-blossomed floral symbol. Japanese coin (.2 x 2.3) - silver; imperial chrysanthemum and centre hole (.1 x 1.9) - silver, as above, but smaller. Chinese (?) coin (.1 x 1.9) - silver; bald, mustached man in uniform. Paper currency: 1 Canadian one dollar bill (17.8 x 8.5) - green both sides; George V portrait; 1923; serial number, "S-618038". 2 Ceylon one rupee bills (11.2 x 6.4) - green and pink one side, blue other; 1929; serial numbers, 41228, and 86550. 2 Chinese twenty cents bills (10.2 x 5.5) - brown one side, blue other; 1925; serial numbers C291825, and D192280. 1 Chinese ten cents bill (9.5 x 5.3) - blue one side, brown other; 1925; serial number E062033. 34 coins, 6 bills
- Subject
- Whyte home
- collectables
- travel
- souvenir
- keepsake
- memories
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0005
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- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- shell, tortoise; metal, silver
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0031 a,b
- Description
- A small tortoise shell comb with a silver spine (a) and a silver sheath (b) which slips over the teeth. Engraved on the sheath is “T.S.S. NESTOR”. There are hallmarks on the comb’s spine and the letters “MnWr”.
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- Title
- Comb
- Date
- 1890 – 1920
- Material
- shell, tortoise; metal, silver
- Dimensions
- 2.2 x 9.2 cm
- Description
- A small tortoise shell comb with a silver spine (a) and a silver sheath (b) which slips over the teeth. Engraved on the sheath is “T.S.S. NESTOR”. There are hallmarks on the comb’s spine and the letters “MnWr”.
- Subject
- households
- grooming
- souvenir
- transportation
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.02.0031 a,b
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Decorative Plate
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact102.04.1038
- Date
- 1980 – 1984
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1038
- Description
- Decorative souvenir plate of a red coated Mountie on horseback. Rocky Mountain scene. Horse and rider in centre of plate, facing left, trees and mountains in background. All in brown but red jacket, yellow stripe on pants and trim on blanket. Green grass, a tinge of blue in the sky. "The Royal…
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- Title
- Decorative Plate
- Date
- 1980 – 1984
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Decorative souvenir plate of a red coated Mountie on horseback. Rocky Mountain scene. Horse and rider in centre of plate, facing left, trees and mountains in background. All in brown but red jacket, yellow stripe on pants and trim on blanket. Green grass, a tinge of blue in the sky. "The Royal Canadian Mounted Police" coat of arms of Canada, the province and territories around rim.
- Credit
- Purchased from Spinning Wheel, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 102.04.1038
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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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- 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
- 1983 – 1985
- Material
- ceramic
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1108
- Description
- Grey ceramic mug with one blue line around the base and another under the lip and “Banff Life” handwritten in blue.
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- Title
- Mug
- Date
- 1983 – 1985
- Material
- ceramic
- Description
- Grey ceramic mug with one blue line around the base and another under the lip and “Banff Life” handwritten in blue.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- advertising
- Credit
- Gift of Ted J. Hart, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1108
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- Date
- 1989
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1112
- Description
- Glass mug with the Banff Winter Festival logo on both sides.
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- Title
- Mug
- Date
- 1989
- Material
- glass
- Description
- Glass mug with the Banff Winter Festival logo on both sides.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Banff Winter Festival
- Credit
- Gift of Banff Lake Louise Winter Festival, Banff, 1989
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1112
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Philatelic orders, subscriptions, publishing, other
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of invoices, receipts, financial statements and other documents sent to Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to philatelic [stamps and other ephemera] orders from the Royal Mint and Canada Post; receipts and renewal forms for subscriptions to publications, including Maclean's Magazine, Fi…
- Date Range
- 1970
- 1974
- 1979-1990
- 1993
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D / 210 to 215
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Published record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / D : Business, Legal and Financial
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / D / 210 to 215
- Date Range
- 1970
- 1974
- 1979-1990
- 1993
- Physical Description
- 10 cm of textual records
- Scope & Content
- File consists of invoices, receipts, financial statements and other documents sent to Eleanor Luxton. Content pertains to philatelic [stamps and other ephemera] orders from the Royal Mint and Canada Post; receipts and renewal forms for subscriptions to publications, including Maclean's Magazine, Financial Times, Reader's Digest, and newsletters for various charities and organizations; financial statements for Eleanor Luxton's credit accounts at Birk's, Woodward's and Eaton's; documents pertaining to publishing contracts and royalty agreements between Summerthought Ltd. and Gray's Publishing Ltd., and Eleanor Luxton; and other miscellaneous business and financial documents.
- Notes
- Contents arranged by subject: LUX / II / D / 210 & 211 : Philatelic orders LUX / II / D / 212 : Subscription receipts and renewals LUX / II / D / 213 : Other financial accounts LUX / II / D / 214 : Publishing contracts and royalties LUX / II / D / 215 : Other materials
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Businesses
- Finances
- Government
- Commercial products
- Commerce
- Grays Publishing Ltd.
- Personal and Professional Life
- Souvenir
- Leisure
- Membership
- Publication
- Magazine
- Legal and Financial
- Organizations
- Charity
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Calgary
- Ontario
- Ottawa
- Language
- English
- Category
- Commerce and industry
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Government
- Law and justice
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Rubik's Cube Puzzle
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- Date
- 1982 – 1982
- Material
- plastic; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1005
- Description
- Clear circular plastic tube with a black plastic base indented to hold the cube. Joining the top of the tube to the base is a gold coloured piece of tape on which is written "souvenier (s0c) puzzler". Five sides of the cube visible: Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Banff Avenue, Maligne Lake, Mount Rund…
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- Title
- Rubik's Cube Puzzle
- Date
- 1982 – 1982
- Material
- plastic; paper
- Dimensions
- 8.3 cm
- Description
- Clear circular plastic tube with a black plastic base indented to hold the cube. Joining the top of the tube to the base is a gold coloured piece of tape on which is written "souvenier (s0c) puzzler". Five sides of the cube visible: Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Banff Avenue, Maligne Lake, Mount Rundle, and in blue letters on white "The Canadian Rockies" written on the top of the cube.
- Subject
- souvenir
- playthings
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Purchased from International Photo Services, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 108.05.1005
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- Date
- 1984
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1028
- Description
- Flat round tray with raised flat rim. Dark blue on rim and background with a picture of Banff Avenue looking towards Mount Rundle with the Banff Springs Hotel, Clock Tower Mall, a gondola and a ram's head. Printed along bottom "Alberta Canada" in black with "Banff" in white along the top. Cars a…
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- Title
- Serving Tray
- Date
- 1984
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Flat round tray with raised flat rim. Dark blue on rim and background with a picture of Banff Avenue looking towards Mount Rundle with the Banff Springs Hotel, Clock Tower Mall, a gondola and a ram's head. Printed along bottom "Alberta Canada" in black with "Banff" in white along the top. Cars and people are on the street as well as in the gondola.
- Credit
- Purchased from International Photo Services, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1028
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- Date
- 1984
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1044
- Description
- Shot glass resembles a miniature beer mug, heavy bottomed with 90 degree walls. On the bottom is a series of 2.0 cm indented arches. The handle is a half-heart shape. The label design is the same as 104.20.1043 with the exception that the background in the Sunshine crest is not yellow, but rathe…
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- Title
- Shot Glass
- Date
- 1984
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 7.4 cm
- Description
- Shot glass resembles a miniature beer mug, heavy bottomed with 90 degree walls. On the bottom is a series of 2.0 cm indented arches. The handle is a half-heart shape. The label design is the same as 104.20.1043 with the exception that the background in the Sunshine crest is not yellow, but rather a blue dot pattern.
- Subject
- households
- souvenir
- Sunshine Village
- Credit
- Gift of Sunshine Village, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.1044
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