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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal; paper; glass;
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0036
- Description
- Black metal folding stereoscope with six paper photographs. The stereoscope has a solid metal base and a solid metal side that has a built-in dual frame to house the photographs and that folds up away from the base - the other side that folds away from the base has two small round plain glass lense…
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- Title
- Stereoscope
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- metal; paper; glass;
- Dimensions
- 9.8 x 9.0 x 12.5 cm
- Description
- Black metal folding stereoscope with six paper photographs. The stereoscope has a solid metal base and a solid metal side that has a built-in dual frame to house the photographs and that folds up away from the base - the other side that folds away from the base has two small round plain glass lenses with a rounded hole between them for the nose. The photographs depict Niagara Falls, a suspension bridge, and scenic winter photos from around Banff National Park that feature people in an open-top automobile.
- Subject
- Crosby family
- Abegweit
- photography
- pictures
- souvenirs
- waterfalls
- automobiles
- Banff National Park
- bridges;
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby Family, Banff, 1998
- Catalogue Number
- 105.05.0036
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- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1064
- Description
- Child's beaded and lined vest, glass tube beads in netting style cover entire back in rows of blue, brown and yellow, lining on back is red/black wool plaid, front of vest canvas with paper lining, solidly covered with tube beads, silver/grey background with light blue, dark blue and yellow design …
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1900 – 1925
- Material
- glass; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 39.5 x 28.5 cm
- Description
- Child's beaded and lined vest, glass tube beads in netting style cover entire back in rows of blue, brown and yellow, lining on back is red/black wool plaid, front of vest canvas with paper lining, solidly covered with tube beads, silver/grey background with light blue, dark blue and yellow design in stacked diamond, long tube beads looped from edges of vest to hang as a fringe, blue accents in front, yellow at back.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- souvenirs
- Deer Lodge
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1064
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- Date
- 1905 – 1920
- Material
- skin: fibre; glass; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1069
- Description
- Simple buckskin vest, lined, bead decoration on front, 4 piece construction, fully lined with light green cotton, 3 slit pockets, 2 on left, 2 bead flower designs each pocket, 4 metal buttons 1.5 diameter"Canada" and crown design, buckskin slit for buttonholes, long stem with flowers and leaves bea…
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- Title
- Beaded Vest
- Date
- 1905 – 1920
- Material
- skin: fibre; glass; metal
- Dimensions
- 50.0 x 53.0 cm
- Description
- Simple buckskin vest, lined, bead decoration on front, 4 piece construction, fully lined with light green cotton, 3 slit pockets, 2 on left, 2 bead flower designs each pocket, 4 metal buttons 1.5 diameter"Canada" and crown design, buckskin slit for buttonholes, long stem with flowers and leaves bead design each side of opening, 1 row of same bead design across back at shoulders, attached half belt with 2 buttons at back waist.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- beadwork
- regalia
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1069
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1054 a,b
- Description
- Pair smoked gloves, floral beaded pattern on gauntlets, machine sewn, plain glove, gauntlet lined with canvas, 2 flower design, red and white tulip-like flower, red stems, green leaves, fringe sewn on side of gauntlet 11.0 long, many torn off short.
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- Title
- Gauntlet Gloves
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- skin; glass; fibre
- Dimensions
- 20.0 x 38.5 cm
- Description
- Pair smoked gloves, floral beaded pattern on gauntlets, machine sewn, plain glove, gauntlet lined with canvas, 2 flower design, red and white tulip-like flower, red stems, green leaves, fringe sewn on side of gauntlet 11.0 long, many torn off short.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1054 a,b
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- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; bone; horn; glass; feathers; fibre; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1037 a-d
- Description
- Bead wrapped wooden sticks with bone and/or horn points (a) wooden circle 7.0 dia. on end, wrapped with green and mauve beads. 2 groups of feathers hang from circle. 3 golden eagle tail and 3 hawk wingfeathers, shaft wrapped with cotton, beads attached. Bands of green, maroon and mauve. Double bar…
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- Title
- Dancing Sticks
- Date
- 1900 – 1930
- Material
- wood; bone; horn; glass; feathers; fibre; skin
- Description
- Bead wrapped wooden sticks with bone and/or horn points (a) wooden circle 7.0 dia. on end, wrapped with green and mauve beads. 2 groups of feathers hang from circle. 3 golden eagle tail and 3 hawk wingfeathers, shaft wrapped with cotton, beads attached. Bands of green, maroon and mauve. Double barbed point 29.3 long is bone (b) 5.5 at base tapers to 2.3 at top. Completely cloth covered, bottom half rows of beads, blue, maroon, yellow. Double barbed point 25.0 long is bone, top has 2 bovine horns, points 16.0 apart, nailed onto shaft. 2 strips of hide ca 3.0 wide over top and around base join (c) forked willow stick, cloth wrapped, beads in bands of blue, yellow,red. 1/5 of beads missing. Short buckskin fringe at bottom of fork and at join of point. Point is 17.0 long antler carved at end for sharper point, gouge each side, fork painted yellow, blue, red. (d) forked willow stick, similar to (c)except more beads missing, fork complete, point missing.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- lore
- ceremonial
- Deer Lodge
- souvenirs
- sacred
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 109.02.1037 a-d
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- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1056 a-c
- Description
- 3 beaded belts with buckles (a) 96.5 x 3.3 beaded onto heavy cotton, backing light patterned cotton, bead design in 5 parts, 3 red and white geometric design, 2 yellow and green geometric design, dark blue beaded border, metal buckle attached with leather, other end leather strap 9.5 x 1.5, (b) 9…
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- Title
- Beaded Belts
- Date
- 1900 – 1920
- Material
- glass; skin; fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 3.3 x 96.5 cm
- Description
- 3 beaded belts with buckles (a) 96.5 x 3.3 beaded onto heavy cotton, backing light patterned cotton, bead design in 5 parts, 3 red and white geometric design, 2 yellow and green geometric design, dark blue beaded border, metal buckle attached with leather, other end leather strap 9.5 x 1.5, (b) 90.7 x 4.0, beaded onto heavy cotton, white background with 6 rectangular designs ca 2.5 wide spaced regularly with 5 star shapes between, metal belt buckle 4.5 x 2.5 attached one end with buckskin, other end buckskin strap 14.0 x 2.2 (c) 100.5 x 4.0, beaded onto buckskin, multi-coloured geometric design, predominant colours orange, yellow, dark blue, border both sides of light green and mauve, metal belt buckle 4.5 x3.2 sewn onto beads, other end buckskin strap 10.5 x 1.4.
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1056 a-c
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- Date
- prior to 1984
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1058 a-r
- Description
- An 18 pin collection (a) Banff enamel crest with gold & silver plant leaves (3,5) (b) "Banff" enameled crest centered on ice ax & rope (4.4 x 2.0) (c) Banff enameled crest hanging from hat on ice ax (4.8 x 4.3) (d) Banff enameled crest on ice ax with rope, boots and flower (5.0 x 2.0) (e) "Marmot…
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- Title
- Pin Collection
- Date
- prior to 1984
- Material
- metal
- Description
- An 18 pin collection (a) Banff enamel crest with gold & silver plant leaves (3,5) (b) "Banff" enameled crest centered on ice ax & rope (4.4 x 2.0) (c) Banff enameled crest hanging from hat on ice ax (4.8 x 4.3) (d) Banff enameled crest on ice ax with rope, boots and flower (5.0 x 2.0) (e) "Marmot Basin Jasper" circular gold band, enameled triangular (2.7) skiing Jasper, the Bear, & red Maple Leaf (f) shield shaped; "Banff" on red bar across top, ram's head on green (4.0 x 2.3); (g) shield shaped; "Banff" on red bar across top. Stylized picture of main street Banff in colour (4.0 x 2.3) (h) "I ski Fortress" enamel, pentagon shape,skis and maple leaf (3.0 x 3.0) (i) "Ski Fortress" enamel 'Fortress' shaped (2.5 x 3.0) (j) "Ski Sunshine" enameled, circular, gold sun on red (2.5) (k)"Sunshine Banff" enameled, shield-shaped, skier, gold on green (3.0 x 3.0) (l) "1885-1985" yellow on brown, "100 years of Heritage Conservation" (4.5). (m) "Lake Louise" heart shaped, blue, white, red (2.2 x 2.3) (n) "Ski Louise" stylized snow flake with cartoon skier (3.0 x 2.5) (o) "Banff" ice ax with cabin and rope (4.3 x 2.0) (p) "Banff" gondolas, flowers, mountains (4.5 x 3.5)(q) "Banff" flowers (3.5 x 3.0) (r) "Ski Norquay" enamel, oval,skier (3.8 x 1.8).
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Canadian Rockies
- Credit
- Purchased from Spinning Wheel, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1058 a-r
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- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1067
- Description
- A long narrow souvenir matchfolder, "Souvenir of Banff National Park" matchfolder. Green and yellow with 4 scenes across front: Banff Springs Hotel, Cascade Mountain, Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lakes and The Banff Centre. 5 scenes above the gritty matchstriker on the back: Banff Cable Cars on Norq…
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- Title
- Matchfolder
- Date
- 1965 – 1975
- Material
- paper
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 39.0 cm
- Description
- A long narrow souvenir matchfolder, "Souvenir of Banff National Park" matchfolder. Green and yellow with 4 scenes across front: Banff Springs Hotel, Cascade Mountain, Mount Rundle and Vermilion Lakes and The Banff Centre. 5 scenes above the gritty matchstriker on the back: Banff Cable Cars on Norquay, Moraine Lake, Lake Louise and Victoria Glacier, Castle Mountain, and Sulphur Mountain gondola lift. On top of folder, yellow letters on green, it states: "Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints". Housed inside, four rows thick are green-headed, papermatches.
- Subject
- souvenirs
- Banff National Park
- Credit
- Purchased from Luxton Museum, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1067
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- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- wood; paper; glass
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1013
- Description
- Postcard of Banff Springs Hotel in a basket, postcard (19.5 x 14.0) of the Banff Springs Hotel in the summer is pasted onto heavy pressed paper which is the base of the tray, this is covered with glass. Wicker is braided around the bottom edge and rises 5.0, a flat braid forms the top edge.
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- Title
- Souvenir Tray
- Date
- 1900 – 1910
- Material
- wood; paper; glass
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 16.5 x 22.0 cm
- Description
- Postcard of Banff Springs Hotel in a basket, postcard (19.5 x 14.0) of the Banff Springs Hotel in the summer is pasted onto heavy pressed paper which is the base of the tray, this is covered with glass. Wicker is braided around the bottom edge and rises 5.0, a flat braid forms the top edge.
- Subject
- CPR
- Banff Springs Hotel
- souvenirs
- Credit
- Gift of Gary Doyle, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1013
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- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0033 a-e
- Description
- A collection of five black felt university caps with cotton linings and embroidery work. Each hat bears a different design: 103.04.0033a - the word “Varuna” beneath a “V” behind the face of an old man (Poseidon?) with forks extending diagonally upward from behind his head; 103.04.0033b - the lette…
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- Title
- Cap
- Date
- 1900 – 1906
- Material
- fibre
- Dimensions
- 10.0 cm
- Description
- A collection of five black felt university caps with cotton linings and embroidery work. Each hat bears a different design: 103.04.0033a - the word “Varuna” beneath a “V” behind the face of an old man (Poseidon?) with forks extending diagonally upward from behind his head; 103.04.0033b - the letters “TPT” with the P in the centre larger than the other two letters, and inside “CU Gulick”; 103.04.0033c - the word “Naraka” beneath a bust of a devil with horns and a pointed tail, with forks extending diagonally upward from behind the devil’s body, and inside “CU Gulick & W.B. Salsbury”; 103.04.0033d - the letters “UPT” embroidered like a monogram, with the letters stacked on top of each other; 103.04.0033e - the date “1902”, and on the inside “CU Gulick, Princeton, N.J.”.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0033 a-e
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