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Scarlet fever : a story of early years in Banff and my life as a Royal Canadian Mounted Policeman's wife
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue6207
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1993
- Author
- Paull, Dorothy Standish
- Call Number
- 08.4 P28
- Author
- Paull, Dorothy Standish
- Responsibility
- Laural Chovjka, Editor
- Published Date
- 1993
- Physical Description
- ix, 122p. : ill., ports., facsim
- Subjects
- Banff
- Banff Winter Carnival
- ISBN
- 0-9697242-0-9
- Accession Number
- 26000
- Call Number
- 08.4 P28
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Picturing winter in the Rockies : public, private and archival imaginings of Banff, Alberta in the 1920s [thesis]
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue12643
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2008
- Author
- Wheeler, Lauren M
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Carleton University
- Call Number
- 06.4 W55p
- Author
- Wheeler, Lauren M
- Responsibility
- Lauren M. Wheeler
- Publisher
- Ottawa : Carleton University
- Published Date
- 2008
- Physical Description
- 106p. : ill
- Accession Number
- 7945
- Call Number
- 06.4 W55p
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Women on ice : the early years of women's hockey in Western Canada
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue14042
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 2009
- Author
- Norton, Wayne
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Ronsdale Press
- Call Number
- 01.5 N75w
- Author
- Norton, Wayne
- Responsibility
- Wayne Norton
- Publisher
- Vancouver : Ronsdale Press
- Published Date
- 2009
- Physical Description
- 163 p. : ill., ports.
- Subjects
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Luxton Norman
- Women
- ISBN
- 9781553800736
- Accession Number
- 8192
- Call Number
- 01.5 N75w
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Winter sports in the west
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4158
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1990
- Publisher
- Calgary : Historical Society of Alberta
- Call Number
- 02.8 W73
- Responsibility
- edited by Elise A. Corbet and Anthony W. Rasporich
- Publisher
- Calgary : Historical Society of Alberta
- Published Date
- 1990
- Physical Description
- 148p. : ill., ports., facsim
- Subjects
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Indians
- Recreation
- Skiing
- Notes
- Bibliography and index
- ISBN
- 0-929123-01-8
- Accession Number
- 22500
- 32,000
- Call Number
- 02.8 W73
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1992
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1120
- Description
- White t-shirt with a coloured copy of Bill Gibbons photograph of Banff Winter Festival crowning of the Queen. The right sleeve bears the “Banff Winter Festival” logo in blue and white. The photograph is boardered with banners reading “Banff Winter Festival” and “1917 - 1992 75th Anniversary.”
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1992
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- White t-shirt with a coloured copy of Bill Gibbons photograph of Banff Winter Festival crowning of the Queen. The right sleeve bears the “Banff Winter Festival” logo in blue and white. The photograph is boardered with banners reading “Banff Winter Festival” and “1917 - 1992 75th Anniversary.”
- Credit
- Gift of Alex Emond, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1120
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- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1032 a,b
- Description
- A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
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- Title
- Mittens
- Date
- 1830 – 1880
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- A pair brown of wool mittens, large hand-knitted, has loops on inside to provide extra wool as insulation, knitted on 4 needles in continuous rounds.
- Subject
- households
- clothing
- winter
- Mary Schaffer Warren
- Credit
- Gift of Charles C. Reid, Banff, Alberta, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 103.07.1032 a,b
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- Date
- 1990
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1122
- Description
- One plaque awarded by the Town of Banff to the Whyte Museum for putting best float into Celebration ‘90 parade.
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Description
- One plaque awarded by the Town of Banff to the Whyte Museum for putting best float into Celebration ‘90 parade.
- Subject
- Town of Banff
- Banff Winter Festival
- awards
- Credit
- Gift of Town of Banff, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1122
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Snow on Higher Meadows
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifactgur.12.01
- Date
- 2000
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Catalogue Number
- GuR.12.01
- Description
- A landscape acrylic painting on canvas board. Painting is of a winter mountain landscape. Faint mountain peaks are in background with scattered trees amongst the snow. Piles of rocks are breaking through snow. In the foreground a pile of rocks with two thin trees are on the right hand side. Slight …
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- Title
- Snow on Higher Meadows
- Date
- 2000
- Medium
- acrylic on canvas board
- Dimensions
- 39.3 x 59.3 cm
- Description
- A landscape acrylic painting on canvas board. Painting is of a winter mountain landscape. Faint mountain peaks are in background with scattered trees amongst the snow. Piles of rocks are breaking through snow. In the foreground a pile of rocks with two thin trees are on the right hand side. Slight wind blowing snow across scene. Colour palette of primarily blue-grey, white and brown. Artist signature left of center. Au verso several stickers and artist’s notes written in black pen. Sticker at middle left, yellow with black printing, “ CAUTION! HELP AVOID FADING: Display original artwork out of direct sunlight or other strong light, and away from heat or moist conditions!” Sticker middle right, white with black printing, “THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN DONATED TO THE PERMANENT COLLECTION OF THE WHYTE MUSEUM OF THE CANADIAN ROCKIES AT BANFF. IT IS A GIFT FROM THE ARTIST, ROBERT GUEST OF GRANDE CACHE. 2012.” Sticker bottom left, white with black printing and image of mountain with three black birds flying, “ Robert C. Guest, BFA, B Ed GRANDE CACHE COUNTRY P.O. Box 1784, Grande Cache, Alberta, Canada T0E 0Y0 Ph: (403) 827-2346”. Lower middle right sticker, blue with black print, see artist bio. Center, handwritten in black ink, “ Title “SNOW ON THE HIGHER MEADOWS” Artist R.GUEST. JUNE 15, 2000 NOT A COPY! FROM SKETCHES. Medium ACRYLIC PAINT WITH GEL TEXTURE SIGNATURE R.GUEST/ 000 Date “SUMMER OF 2000”. Stamp in black at bottom right, “ADAMS CREEK LOOKOUT FOOTHILLS DISTRICT GRANDE CACHE ALBERTA”
- Subject
- landscape
- winter
- mountain
- Robert Guest
- Credit
- Purchased from Robert Guest, Grande Cache, 2012
- Catalogue Number
- GuR.12.01
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Luxton house, paintings and artefacts
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions55174
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 54 col. prints pertaining to furnishings inside the Luxton family home, as well as friends of Eleanor Luxton. Includes school photographs of Michelle and Shawn O'Connor, as well as images depicting the passing of the 1988 Olympic torch in Canmore. Photographs in file are accompanie…
- Date Range
- [1985-1990]
- 1988
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 1 to 54
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 1 to 54
- Date Range
- [1985-1990]
- 1988
- Physical Description
- 54 photographs : col. ; 15 x 10 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 54 col. prints pertaining to furnishings inside the Luxton family home, as well as friends of Eleanor Luxton. Includes school photographs of Michelle and Shawn O'Connor, as well as images depicting the passing of the 1988 Olympic torch in Canmore. Photographs in file are accompanied by a handwritten note to Eleanor Luxton from "Gail".
- Notes
- Some items are annotated on back
- Most individuals in photographs are not identified
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Ceremony
- Community events
- Family and personal life
- Family
- Home
- Olympic Games (Winter)
- Property
- Public events
- Sports and recreation
- Winter
- Winter sports
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Canmore
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items are stored in mylar
- Title Source
- Original title used
- Processing Status
- Processed
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Family, friends, Luxton home
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 285 col. prints [including one small photograph album] depicting Eleanor Luxton and various friends and family members, including members of the Cooper, Miller, O'Connor, Smith, Kunst, Swan and Nickles families. Photographs pertain to family reunions, weddings, Christmas holiday ce…
- Date Range
- 1967
- 1975-1976
- 1979-1992
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 55 to 339
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Photograph print
- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / II / E : Travel and home records
- Sous-Fonds
- LUX / II : Eleanor Luxton sous-fonds
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / II / E / PA - 55 to 339
- Date Range
- 1967
- 1975-1976
- 1979-1992
- Physical Description
- 285 photographs : col.; 20 x 25.5 cm or smaller
- Scope & Content
- File consists of 285 col. prints [including one small photograph album] depicting Eleanor Luxton and various friends and family members, including members of the Cooper, Miller, O'Connor, Smith, Kunst, Swan and Nickles families. Photographs pertain to family reunions, weddings, Christmas holiday celebrations [including a 1967 New Years party at the Luxton family home], school portraits, family trips within Canada and the United States, child and newborn portraits, and other related subjects. Items LUX / II / E / PA - 310 to 335 are stored in a miniature photo album. Several photographs are stored with corresponding holiday greeting cards which were sent to Eleanor Luxton.
- Notes
- Some individuals in photographs are not identified; many photographs are not dated
- Name Access
- Luxton, Eleanor
- Subject Access
- Children
- Christmas
- Community events
- Community life
- Correspondence
- Entertainment
- Family
- Family and personal life
- Genealogy
- Holidays
- Home
- Leisure
- Luxton Museum
- Portrait
- Recreation
- School
- Sports
- Swimming
- Travel
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Canada
- Alberta
- Banff
- Lake Louise
- Edmonton
- Calgary
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- United States of America
- California
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- Items stored in mylar
- Category
- Communications
- Family and personal life
- Exploration, discovery and travel
- Sports, recreation and leisure
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Processing Status
- Processed
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