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- Date
- 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0005
- Description
- A closely fitted knitted or crocheted wool cap with a small tassel at the top. The hat is basically red with a diamond shaped pattern in yellow and white forming bands. A band of tan outlined in white and diamond shapes in yellow is located near the top.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1930
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 15.0 cm
- Description
- A closely fitted knitted or crocheted wool cap with a small tassel at the top. The hat is basically red with a diamond shaped pattern in yellow and white forming bands. A band of tan outlined in white and diamond shapes in yellow is located near the top.
- Subject
- winter
- sports
- crafts
- knitting
- crocheting
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0005
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- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0009
- Description
- A slightly pointed hat, knitted of thick wool, that is open part way up the back. A stiff tube projects from the top, ending in a pink pompom of unspun wool. The hat is coloured variegated grey, with brown and pink mixed in.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1930 – 1960
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 29.0 cm
- Description
- A slightly pointed hat, knitted of thick wool, that is open part way up the back. A stiff tube projects from the top, ending in a pink pompom of unspun wool. The hat is coloured variegated grey, with brown and pink mixed in.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0009
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- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0012
- Description
- A conical knitted hat with triangular ear flaps and a multi-coloured tassel at the top point. A rib knit border forms a ruffle with stripes at the bottom around the neck edge. The hat’s main colour is a natural beige colour with mult-coloured stripes (red, orange, pink, green, blue) in bands aro…
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1920 – 1950
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 52.0 (base) x 38.0 cm
- Description
- A conical knitted hat with triangular ear flaps and a multi-coloured tassel at the top point. A rib knit border forms a ruffle with stripes at the bottom around the neck edge. The hat’s main colour is a natural beige colour with mult-coloured stripes (red, orange, pink, green, blue) in bands around the hat. There are geometric and bird shapes on the coloured bands.
- Subject
- winter
- sports
- crafts
- knitting
- embroidery
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0012
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- Date
- 1898 – 1902
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0035
- Description
- A long orange stocking cap with a wide black band around the centre, the colours of Princeton University. The toque has a large black and orange wool tassel at the gathered top.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1898 – 1902
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 68.0 cm
- Description
- A long orange stocking cap with a wide black band around the centre, the colours of Princeton University. The toque has a large black and orange wool tassel at the gathered top.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0035
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- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0050 a,b
- Description
- Two knitted wool, snug fitting hats. (a) navy blue, machine knitted of very fine yarn much in the shape of a skullcap or beanie, and is gathered together at the top with a short 2 cm tail at the centre like a beret. Different stitch patterns form very subtle bands around hat, seamed up the back. (b…
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1935 – 1975
- Material
- hair
- Dimensions
- 21.0 x 17.0 cm
- Description
- Two knitted wool, snug fitting hats. (a) navy blue, machine knitted of very fine yarn much in the shape of a skullcap or beanie, and is gathered together at the top with a short 2 cm tail at the centre like a beret. Different stitch patterns form very subtle bands around hat, seamed up the back. (b) blue, hand knitted with wide 7 cm cuff. Body of cap knitted in shape of beret, which, when the cuff is folded up, appears as if gathered around the edges with a slightly rounded top.
- Subject
- households
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0050 a,b
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- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1004
- Description
- Vic Kutschera's black wool toque, fine knitted wool, stitches decrease at top to form curved point, hemmed bottom edge.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1930 – 1945
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Dimensions
- 0.9 x 23.0 x 26.0 cm
- Description
- Vic Kutschera's black wool toque, fine knitted wool, stitches decrease at top to form curved point, hemmed bottom edge.
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1004
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- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1016 a,b
- Description
- (a) yellow "snowbird" 25.0 x 24.5 yellow knit, doubled, sewn together at top into peak shape, screened twice in grey near open end "Snowbird" stylized wing shape below "sno" (b) Multi-coloured "SKI CANADA" 20.5 x 25.0 knit blue, white, orange and green in layers, doubled sewn together at top into p…
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1960 – 1970
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- (a) yellow "snowbird" 25.0 x 24.5 yellow knit, doubled, sewn together at top into peak shape, screened twice in grey near open end "Snowbird" stylized wing shape below "sno" (b) Multi-coloured "SKI CANADA" 20.5 x 25.0 knit blue, white, orange and green in layers, doubled sewn together at top into peak shape, white letters knitted on green 'SKI CANADA' twice near open end.
- Credit
- Gift of Steve Herrero, Calgary, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1016 a,b
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- Date
- 1960 – 1985
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1026
- Description
- Hand-knit blue and white toque with a white pompom. The toque has a decorative band around the head opening with a black and white zig-zag stripe.
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- Title
- Toque
- Date
- 1960 – 1985
- Material
- hair, sheep
- Description
- Hand-knit blue and white toque with a white pompom. The toque has a decorative band around the head opening with a black and white zig-zag stripe.
- Subject
- Roy Andersen
- crafts
- knitting
- winter
- sports
- Credit
- Gift of Roy Andersen, Banff, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.1026
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Avalanche Slope
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- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.02
- Description
- tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
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- Title
- Avalanche Slope
- Date
- 1955 – 1970
- Medium
- oil on masonite
- Dimensions
- 120.0 x 120.00 cm
- Description
- tlc and along top is a cloudy sky, below that is a mountain face. The slope runs tr to bl. The mountain has a long expanse of white from tr to bl interspersed with trees and shadows. Stylized tree forms all along bottom edge.
- Subject
- Canadian Rockies
- landscape
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of John P. Crabb, Winnipeg, 1995
- Catalogue Number
- DgO.02.02
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Banff Winter Carnival photographs
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snows…
- Date Range
- 1920-1922
- 1922
- [ca. 1940s]
- 1942
- 1949
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- GMD
- Photograph
- Negative
- Photograph print
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- Part Of
- Luxton family fonds
- Description Level
- 5 / File
- Fonds Number
- LUX
- Series
- LUX / I / D : Personal and professional
- Sous-Fonds
- I. Norman Luxton sous-fonds
- Sub-Series
- LUX / I / D / 3 : Organizations
- Accession Number
- LUX
- Reference Code
- LUX / I / D3b / 2 / NA - 01 to NA - 93 LUX / I / D3b / 2 / PA - 01 to PA - 71
- Date Range
- 1920-1922
- 1922
- [ca. 1940s]
- 1942
- 1949
- Physical Description
- 164 photographs : 93 b&w negatives ; 14 x 8 cm or smaller : 71 b&w prints ; 23.5 x 19.5 cm or smaller
- History / Biographical
- Banff Winter Carnival, also known as Winter Sports of the Canadian Rockies, was the first post-war winter sports programme held in Banff, Alberta. The organization had Banff directors, Calgary directors and Directors-at-large from Alberta and outside the province. A wide variety of social and sports events took place under the organization's direction.
- Scope & Content
- File consists of prints and negatives depicting Banff Winter Carnival events including ski jumping, hockey, figure skating, log chopping competitions, toboggan races, swimming contests, dog sled races, ice sculptures and queen contests between 1920 and 1949, primarily from the 1920s. Includes snowshoe hikes, Sunshine Ski Camp, and personal motor trips to Lake Minnewanka. File includes photographs and prints by Lou Crosby, Dan McCowan, Byron Harmon. Some prints are stamped or annotated by the photographer and include processing receipts and original housing envelopes.
- Notes
- PA-01 to PA-09 are associated to negatives NA-49 to NA-57. Copy and duplicate prints associated with some negatives
- Subject Access
- Winter sports
- Winter Carnival
- Sunshine Lodge
- Skiing
- Sled dogs
- Ski jumping
- Skating
- Lake Minnewanka
- Lake Louise
- Ice sculpture
- Hot Springs
- Dogsledding
- Geographic Access
- Banff National Park
- Alberta
- Banff
- Reproduction Restrictions
- Restrictions may apply
- Language
- English
- Conservation
- NA-05,06,07,21, NA-48, and NA-53 show deterioration and have turned amber
- Biographical Source Notes
- Banff Winter Carnival fonds
- Title Source
- Title based on contents of file
- Content Details
- Second set of duplicate prints of NA-60 to NA-67 in a separate envelope
- Processing Status
- Processed
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