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The American Alpine Journal, 1946 : special war number

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Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Published Date: 1991

Edition: Reprint ed

Call Number: U240 A5

Edition: Reprint ed

Published Date: 1991

Medium: Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)

Subjects: Lovat Scouts; World War II

Notes: Contains article by Rex Gibson

Call Number: U240 A5

Collection: Alpine Club of Canada Library

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The Battle of Cressy

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Artist: Unknown

Date: 1792

Medium: engraving on paper

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.03

Description: A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back…

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Artist: Unknown

Title: The Battle of Cressy

Date: 1792

Medium: engraving on paper

Dimensions: 18.0 x 28.5 cm

Description: A black and white print showing a battle scene from a classical era with knights in armour. Script at the top reads “Engraved for Ashburton’s History of England” and the bottom reads “The Battle of Cressy” and “Published by W.&J. Stratfords No. 112 Helborn Hill, March 10, 1792”. A label on the back paper reads “Johnson Art Galleries Limited Pictures Fine Framing. Montreal 634 St. Catherine West.”

Subject: activity; war; figure; group; animal; horse

Credit: Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: UnK.04.03

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Canadian Highlanders Are With You

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1939 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.757

Description: Two images of what appears to be sketches for propaganda posters for World War II. The top image is a Canadian Highlander standing on a hill in a poised stance holding a lee enfield. In the background there is a mountain range, and below his feet is says “CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ARE WITH YOU.” In the …

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: Canadian Highlanders Are With You

Date: 1939 – 1945

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 25.3 x 16.2 cm

Description: Two images of what appears to be sketches for propaganda posters for World War II. The top image is a Canadian Highlander standing on a hill in a poised stance holding a lee enfield. In the background there is a mountain range, and below his feet is says “CANADIAN HIGHLANDERS ARE WITH YOU.” In the second image it is the Highlander again looking out to the mountain range with his back to the viewer.

Subject: World War II; Highlander; gun; lee enfield; mountains; reserves; army; propaganda

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.757

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The Charge at Hill 70 Heavy Artillery in Action

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Date: 1959

Medium: graphite on paper

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.674

Description: loose pencil drawing of heavy artillery with figures around it. coming out of the top of artillery are stars and the words “BANG POP”

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Artist: Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)

Title: The Charge at Hill 70 Heavy Artillery in Action

Date: 1959

Medium: graphite on paper

Dimensions: 20.0 x 13.2 cm

Description: loose pencil drawing of heavy artillery with figures around it. coming out of the top of artillery are stars and the words “BANG POP”

Subject: artillery; war; army

Credit: Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979

Catalogue Number: WyP.03.674

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Dorothy Carleton

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Artist: Bev Tosh (1948 – , Canadian)

Date: 2014

Medium: oil on plywood

Catalogue Number: TsB.02.01 a,b

Description: (a) portrait of Dorothy Carleton facing the viewer, her face in the top 1/3 and shoulders fade into the prominent wood grain, the bottom 2/3 is lightly painted white dress on wood grain. There is ar rainbow in top left corner to represent Dorothy’s statement of “living at the end of the rainbow”, t…

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Artist: Bev Tosh (1948 – , Canadian)

Title: Dorothy Carleton

Date: 2014

Medium: oil on plywood

Dimensions: 121.92 x 31.43 cm

Description: (a) portrait of Dorothy Carleton facing the viewer, her face in the top 1/3 and shoulders fade into the prominent wood grain, the bottom 2/3 is lightly painted white dress on wood grain. There is ar rainbow in top left corner to represent Dorothy’s statement of “living at the end of the rainbow”, the street she lived on in Banff with her family according to painter Tosh.(b) 142 x 30 cm white silk panel with black typed inscription