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Date
1811
Material
metal; glass; wood
Catalogue Number
104.08.1006 a,b
Description
Two musket balls matted and framed with inscription. Frame is 15.5x23.2, behind glass.Inscription reads “Musket Balls lost by David Thompson at Athabaska (sic) Pass on January 13th, 1811, and discovered by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey July 1921. Presented by R.W. Cautley The Leader of the S…
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Title
Musket Ball
Date
1811
Material
metal; glass; wood
Description
Two musket balls matted and framed with inscription. Frame is 15.5x23.2, behind glass.Inscription reads “Musket Balls lost by David Thompson at Athabaska (sic) Pass on January 13th, 1811, and discovered by The Interprovincial Boundary Survey July 1921. Presented by R.W. Cautley The Leader of the Survey Party.Note In frame Musket was originally spelled Muske1 and then a bar put through to make it look like a t.
Subject
exploration
surveying
David Thompson
R.W.Cautley
Athabasca Pass
Credit
Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
Catalogue Number
104.08.1006 a,b
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Date
1811 – 1920
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
104.08.1003
Description
Irregularly shaped round ball.
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Title
Musket Ball
Date
1811 – 1920
Material
metal
Description
Irregularly shaped round ball.
Subject
Canadian Rockies
David Thompson
exploration
surveying
Credit
Gift of anonymous, 1971
Catalogue Number
104.08.1003
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.44.1009 a-c
Description
Articulated wood arms with metal connectors.
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Title
Surveying Tripod
Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
70.3 cm
Description
Articulated wood arms with metal connectors.
Subject
exploration
surveying
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.44.1009 a-c
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
104.44.1010 a-c
Description
Three wooden articulated tripods with metal connectors.
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Title
Surveying Tripod
Date
prior to 1970
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
80.5 cm
Description
Three wooden articulated tripods with metal connectors.
Subject
surveying
exploration
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.44.1010 a-c
Images
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