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Cigar label collection
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 individual Cuban cigar label bands, possibly collected by Georgina Luxton.
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1920]
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 44
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Textual record
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / III / B : Georgina Luxton
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / III : Luxton family sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / III / B4 : Collected material
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / III / B4 / 44
- GMD
- Textual record
- Date Range
- [ca.1890-1920]
- Physical Description
- 8 cigar labels
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 8 individual Cuban cigar label bands, possibly collected by Georgina Luxton.
- Language
- English
- Spanish
- Category
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0004 a,b
- Description
- Two round brass coins with square holes in middle; smooth, raised border around edges with raised frame around square hole, and textured background on rest of coin; one side, curvilinear script only on two sides of the square raised slightly above the background; other side square blocks of linear …
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- Title
- Coin
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 0.1 x 2.1 cm
- Description
- Two round brass coins with square holes in middle; smooth, raised border around edges with raised frame around square hole, and textured background on rest of coin; one side, curvilinear script only on two sides of the square raised slightly above the background; other side square blocks of linear symbols on all four sides of hole and raised slightly, with the letters "CT" forming the lower part of the block to the right of the square hole.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 109.03.0004 a,b
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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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Commercial travel postcards
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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]
- Processing Status
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- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1035
- Description
- Glacier National Park, yellow, "Glacier National Park" in white lettering on yellow outside border, portrait of man in full head dress, blue, yellow, white and red feathers on light blue background in the centre.
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- Title
- Crest
- Date
- prior to 1960
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- Glacier National Park, yellow, "Glacier National Park" in white lettering on yellow outside border, portrait of man in full head dress, blue, yellow, white and red feathers on light blue background in the centre.
- Credit
- Gift of Alan McClelland, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1035
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0235
- Description
- Wooden fork with smoothly carved handle and knob at end. Cluster of four long sharp tines in square from knob carved at other end of handle.
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- Title
- Fork
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- wood
- Dimensions
- 2.4 x 1.9 x 30.9 cm
- Description
- Wooden fork with smoothly carved handle and knob at end. Cluster of four long sharp tines in square from knob carved at other end of handle.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0235
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- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- glass
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0496
- Description
- Flat based stemware goblet with "Al Azhar Temple Calgary" printed on outside.
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- Title
- Goblet
- Date
- 1900 – 1950
- Material
- glass
- Dimensions
- 14.2 x 8.0 cm
- Description
- Flat based stemware goblet with "Al Azhar Temple Calgary" printed on outside.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.20.0496
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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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Guide to the Canadian National Park at Banff and the Yoho Valley
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- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- [1905?]
- Publisher
- Banff : Banff Crag and Canyon
- Call Number
- 13.113 G94 Pam
- Responsibility
- [N.K. Luxton, taxidermist]
- Publisher
- Banff : Banff Crag and Canyon
- Published Date
- [1905?]
- Physical Description
- 46p. : ill
- Accession Number
- 34
- Call Number
- 13.113 G94 Pam
- Collection
- Archives Library
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