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Date
1935 – 1945
Material
wood; stone; skin; fibre; metal
Catalogue Number
104.06.0011
Description
Small shaped stone clubhead with handle made from poplar branch which has been bent over clubhead and back on itself. The two ends of the branch forming the handle are tightly bound together with a strip of leather wound about them and nailed into them. The clubhead is held securely in place by ban…
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Title
Club
Date
1935 – 1945
Material
wood; stone; skin; fibre; metal
Dimensions
5.0 x 11.5 x 44.7 cm
Description
Small shaped stone clubhead with handle made from poplar branch which has been bent over clubhead and back on itself. The two ends of the branch forming the handle are tightly bound together with a strip of leather wound about them and nailed into them. The clubhead is held securely in place by bands of leather wrapped around many times and held in place with nails and wire. Apiece of hemp cord is tied around notch at bottom of handle.
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.0011
Images
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Major Wharton R. Tweedy fonds

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Part Of
Major Wharton R. Tweedy fonds
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Tweedy's photographs of Alpine Club of Canada annual summer camps; ACC members and activities, 1928-1946; camp packing activities, 1935; military camps; Stanley H. Mitchell and Mitchell's grave stone. Album is photographs of Little Yoho Valley Military Instruction Camp, July-Augu…
Date Range
1928-1946
Reference Code
V602
Description Level
1 / Fonds
GMD
Drawing
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Part Of
Major Wharton R. Tweedy fonds
Description Level
1 / Fonds
Fonds Number
V 602
Sous-Fonds
V 602
Accession Number
6485
Reference Code
V602
GMD
Drawing
Photograph
Album
Photograph print
Date Range
1928-1946
Physical Description
71 photographs : prints. -- 1 photograph album (40 prints). -- 1 item of print material
History / Biographical
Major Wharton Richard Tweedy, 1889-1965, was a soldier, mountaineer, outfitter and packtrain operator, and served as secretary-treasurer and Camp Manager for the Alpine Club of Canada between 1929 and 1942. Tweedy was responsible for setting up the camp facility for the 1943 Military Instruction Camp at Little Yoho Valley
Scope & Content
Fonds consists of Tweedy's photographs of Alpine Club of Canada annual summer camps; ACC members and activities, 1928-1946; camp packing activities, 1935; military camps; Stanley H. Mitchell and Mitchell's grave stone. Album is photographs of Little Yoho Valley Military Instruction Camp, July-August 1943; mainly horse packing and snow and ice training views, some by the National Film Board of Canada (possibly Harry Rowed and Lt. Bell). Accompanied by reproduction of drawing of Stanley Mitchell Hut
Name Access
Tweedy, Wharton Richard
Subject Access
Alpine Club of Canada
Military
Mountain warfare training
Sports, recreation and leisure
Access Restrictions
Some restriction/s on access
Public domain (other restrictions may apply)
Language
Language is English
Creator
Tweedy, Wharton Richard
Category
Military
Sports, recreation and leisure
Title Source
Title based on accession record
Processing Status
Unprocessed
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Date
1933
Material
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
104.06.1001
Description
A dark coloured wooden club with a rectangular shaped head (6.0 x 5.7) at one end. The head has a depression in it and a hole has been bored (8.2 cm from the end) through the handle through which a ribbon is wound and tied in a circle for use as a wrist strap. The handle is inscribed "MM/17 May 193…
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Title
Shillelagh Club
Date
1933
Material
wood; fibre
Dimensions
4.0 x 5.7 x 49.0 cm
Description
A dark coloured wooden club with a rectangular shaped head (6.0 x 5.7) at one end. The head has a depression in it and a hole has been bored (8.2 cm from the end) through the handle through which a ribbon is wound and tied in a circle for use as a wrist strap. The handle is inscribed "MM/17 May 1933"
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
Credit
Gift of Fred McCullagh, Banff, 1965
Catalogue Number
104.06.1001
Images
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
stone; skin
Catalogue Number
104.06.0018
Description
A swinging club with head of carved sandstone with deep groove for handle thong and three shallow incised grooves decorating larger side. A flexible handle of twisted buckskin cord is knotted around groove in rock with both ends wrapped together with a buckskin strip just below rock and again in m…
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Title
Swinging Club
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
stone; skin
Dimensions
9.0 x 9.5 x 43.0 cm
Description
A swinging club with head of carved sandstone with deep groove for handle thong and three shallow incised grooves decorating larger side. A flexible handle of twisted buckskin cord is knotted around groove in rock with both ends wrapped together with a buckskin strip just below rock and again in middle of handle. Ends are knotted together with extra length of twisted buckskin hanging below.
Subject
Indigenous
warfare
hunting
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
104.06.0018
Images
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This material is presented as originally created; it may contain outdated cultural descriptions and potentially offensive content. Read more.
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