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Winter manoeuvres in Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12929
- Author
- Wilson, J. Tuzo
- Physical Description
- p.88-100 : ill, map
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Jasper
- Lovat Scouts
- Mountain warfare
- World War II
- Notes
- In Canadian Geographical Journal, vol.XXXII, no.2, February 1946
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Mountain troopers : the story of the Tenth Mountain Division
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3269
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1972
- Author
- Casewit, Curtis
- Publisher
- New York : Crowell
- Call Number
- 01.2 C26
- Author
- Casewit, Curtis
- Publisher
- New York : Crowell
- Published Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- ix, 150p. : ill., map
- Subjects
- Mountain warfare
- Accession Number
- 5500
- Call Number
- 01.2 C26
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Ski track on the battlefield
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3432
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1943
- Author
- Firsoff, V. A
- Publisher
- New York : A.S. Barnes
- Call Number
- 01.5 F51
- Author
- Firsoff, V. A
- Publisher
- New York : A.S. Barnes
- Published Date
- 1943
- Physical Description
- x, 159p. : ill., ports
- Subjects
- Mountain warfare
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 01.5 F51
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Training a mountain regiment
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue3486
- Author
- Paynter, Thomas
- Physical Description
- p.370-377
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Subjects
- Lovat Scouts
- Mountain warfare
- Accession Number
- 3069
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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The military occupation of Mount Columbia
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue11247
- Author
- Scroggie, Sydney
- Physical Description
- p. 18-21 : ill
- Medium
- Library - Periodical
- Notes
- In Mountain Heritage Magazine, vol.1, no. 3, Autumn 1998
- Call Number
- P
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Manual of American mountaineering
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12131
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1941
- Author
- Henderson, Kenneth A., ed
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Call Number
- 01.3 H38m
- Author
- Henderson, Kenneth A., ed
- Responsibility
- edited by Kenneth A. Henderson
- sketches by Virginia Lee Burton
- Publisher
- New York : American Alpine Club
- Published Date
- 1941
- Physical Description
- 92 p. : ill.
- Subjects
- Equipment
- Mountain warfare
- Survival
- Accession Number
- 7277
- Call Number
- 01.3 H38m
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3035 a
- Description
- (a) Heavy leather belt with separate cartridge holder loops sewn on. Metal buckle with separate strap attached with copper rivets at other end. Tag in CRW's writing: "Sally Bearspaw Mrs Tom Twoyoungmen belt was given to all the chiefs for ammunion at time of signing of Treaty. This was old Chief…
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- Title
- Cartridge Belt
- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 103.0 cm
- Description
- (a) Heavy leather belt with separate cartridge holder loops sewn on. Metal buckle with separate strap attached with copper rivets at other end. Tag in CRW's writing: "Sally Bearspaw Mrs Tom Twoyoungmen belt was given to all the chiefs for ammunion at time of signing of Treaty. This was old Chief Jacob Bearspaws Feb 16 1974," and on reverse: "when gov't talks about Treaty they wear bullet belt. Wants Frank to wear it so he will have more power."
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3035 a
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- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3035 b
- Description
- b) Heavy leather belt with separate sewn-on bullet loops. Brass coloured metal buckle. Tag CRW's writing "Must have been rawhide took good care of it Octo. 10, 1974. Jim Buffalo, a Crow indian from Browning gave the belt to Archies Daniels last Tuesday 1st of October. He claimed his grandfather i…
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- Title
- Cartridge Belt
- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 8.0 x 115.0 cm
- Description
- b) Heavy leather belt with separate sewn-on bullet loops. Brass coloured metal buckle. Tag CRW's writing "Must have been rawhide took good care of it Octo. 10, 1974. Jim Buffalo, a Crow indian from Browning gave the belt to Archies Daniels last Tuesday 1st of October. He claimed his grandfather in battle with Sioux Indians during Custer's last stand and it was very new from one of Custer's men, a dead soldier. Looted alot of things. Some got sabres. Must have gotten it from a dead soldier. Had it for 7 years after his father had it. Jim Buffalo is 68 and family had it for 70 years. Grandfather gave it to son then to Jim B. "
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3035 b
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- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3036
- Description
- Ordinary leather belt with four rows of silver coloured studs, some missing. Metal buckle.
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- Title
- Treaty Belt
- Date
- prior to 1974
- Material
- skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 5.0 x 112.0 cm
- Description
- Ordinary leather belt with four rows of silver coloured studs, some missing. Metal buckle.
- Subject
- Indigenous
- warfare
- David Bearspaw
- treaties
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.3036
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- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0048 a-c
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with dirk and brown scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade attached by brass collar to hilt. Handle of wood with pebbled texture of sharkskin applied and showing through diamond shaped openings left in decorative wrapping with leather strips over handle. Metal cap at…
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- Title
- Fighting Sword
- Date
- 1800 – 1900
- Material
- metal; skin; fibre
- Dimensions
- 7.0 x 6.5 x 72.1 cm
- Description
- A Japanese samurai sword with dirk and brown scabbard. (a) sword, long curved steel blade attached by brass collar to hilt. Handle of wood with pebbled texture of sharkskin applied and showing through diamond shaped openings left in decorative wrapping with leather strips over handle. Metal cap at end of handle has low relief casting of gilded dragonfly on one corner, a small bronze insect is caught below the leather wrapping on either side of the handle. Rectangular sword guard at hilt has incised design and vestiges of gold painted design with a decorative opening either side. (b) dirk, short narrow blade set into metal handle with inlay of bronze in shape of stem with leaves and two seed pods on one side, fits into slit in top of scabbard. Note: part of inlay missing. (c) scabbard, hollow wood shaped to fit the blade and covered with finely textured brown leather. Slots on either side near hilt are banded at top with smooth black strip, wood?, horn?, and further down as well, where dirk enters. Ornate metal cap at tip extends in a strip 16.0 cm along back edge and 5.0 cm along front edge with narrow metal band around scabbard 10.0 cm from tip. Small gilded dragonfly on one corner of cap at tip.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 104.05.0048 a-c
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