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Vintage Steam Engine below Cascade Mountain 1889

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Artist
Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Catalogue Number
HaH.02.02
Description
General colours: blue, white. A huge mountain fills the major part of the canvas. The lower sides are treed snowy slopes. At the center near the bottom, the black engine of an old style train is steaming towards the viewer. The track and telephone poles veer to the left.
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Artist
Herbert C. Hahn (1907 – , American)
Title
Vintage Steam Engine below Cascade Mountain 1889
Date
1968
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
75.4 x 100.6 cm
Description
General colours: blue, white. A huge mountain fills the major part of the canvas. The lower sides are treed snowy slopes. At the center near the bottom, the black engine of an old style train is steaming towards the viewer. The track and telephone poles veer to the left.
Subject
landscape, mountain
winter
train
Credit
Gift of Herbert C. Hahn, 1968
Catalogue Number
HaH.02.02
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The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley

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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.08
Description
Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
The Cook, Louis Hill, and old dog Dooley
Date
1964
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
16.5 x 11.4 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
Subject
figure
man
animal
dog
activity
cooking
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1975
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.08
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Date
1960
Medium
watercolour on paper
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.11
Description
Colour: blue, green, white. Snow covered trees are in the foreground center and to the right. Three trees in the background at the left side. Green sky is in the upper left corner.
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Artist
James (Sr.) Simpson (1877 – 1972, Canadian)
Title
Untitled
Date
1960
Medium
watercolour on paper
Dimensions
11.2 x 16.5 cm
Description
Colour: blue, green, white. Snow covered trees are in the foreground center and to the right. Three trees in the background at the left side. Green sky is in the upper left corner.
Subject
landscape
Canadian Rockies
forest
winter
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1977
Catalogue Number
SiJ.05.11
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Date
1895 – 1905
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1065
Description
Johnstone Curling Cup handmade. Base diameter 12.6, rounded top has 7.5 long neck (made from funnel) welded to a molded muffin cup and to that is the stem. Hand written in black paint:"JOHNSTONE CURLING CUP WON BY DAVE WHITE Banff". Welded sheet metal tapered out at top. 0.5 wide metal handles sha…
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1895 – 1905
Material
metal
Dimensions
25.0 cm
Description
Johnstone Curling Cup handmade. Base diameter 12.6, rounded top has 7.5 long neck (made from funnel) welded to a molded muffin cup and to that is the stem. Hand written in black paint:"JOHNSTONE CURLING CUP WON BY DAVE WHITE Banff". Welded sheet metal tapered out at top. 0.5 wide metal handles shaped like a bass clef musical sign welded to side in 2 places.
Subject
sports
winter
Dave White
curling
Johnstone
Credit
Gift of Barbara C. Whyte, Medicine Hat, 1984
Catalogue Number
103.09.1065
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
wood; rubber; metal
Catalogue Number
106.04.1016 a,b
Description
Splitkein touring skis, no bindings. Pair wooden touring skis, dark and light brown, metal edge on back of skis. Circular logo at top. Gold "Viking" head logo between tip and binding. 6 holes where binding removed and 2 each side, numbers impressed near centre: "21065639". Rubber heel plate 8.5x5.…
Title
Touring Skis
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
wood; rubber; metal
Dimensions
5.3 x 210.0 cm
Description
Splitkein touring skis, no bindings. Pair wooden touring skis, dark and light brown, metal edge on back of skis. Circular logo at top. Gold "Viking" head logo between tip and binding. 6 holes where binding removed and 2 each side, numbers impressed near centre: "21065639". Rubber heel plate 8.5x5.5, nailed onto ski, nails bent over.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
expeditions
Chic Scott
Jasper - Lake Louise haut traverse 1967
Credit
Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 1987
Catalogue Number
106.04.1016 a,b
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
skin; metal, aluminum; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.03.1025 a,b
Description
Black leather, silver buckles, lined, smooth, black leather, grey leather insert on backstay, padded cuff, white stitching, thick leather sole molded to boot, 5 aluminum, triangular buckles riveted to side, rectangular, buckle loops; 3 riveted on to shoe, 2adjustable on cuff straps, on outside ankl…
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Title
Ski Boots
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
skin; metal, aluminum; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 x 9.5 x 29.2 cm
Description
Black leather, silver buckles, lined, smooth, black leather, grey leather insert on backstay, padded cuff, white stitching, thick leather sole molded to boot, 5 aluminum, triangular buckles riveted to side, rectangular, buckle loops; 3 riveted on to shoe, 2adjustable on cuff straps, on outside ankle joint "Sealed Sole RIEKER Garantiesohle" tongue and inside lined with thick pile.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Credit
Gift of Phil Michaud, Banff, 1984
Catalogue Number
103.03.1025 a,b
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Date
1965 – 1970
Material
plastic; metal
Catalogue Number
103.03.1026 a,b
Description
a) aluminum press, toe clamps b) black wedge bag (a) press: 37.5x6.6 adjustable base, heel locator on one end, toe clamp on other, inscribed on toe clamp "TYROL Boot Press. Pat. Pend Made in Canada","R L" painted on either side, one in red, other black; (b) bag: 40.0x47.0x9. zipper on bottom, bl…
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Title
Boot Press; Bag
Date
1965 – 1970
Material
plastic; metal
Description
a) aluminum press, toe clamps b) black wedge bag (a) press: 37.5x6.6 adjustable base, heel locator on one end, toe clamp on other, inscribed on toe clamp "TYROL Boot Press. Pat. Pend Made in Canada","R L" painted on either side, one in red, other black; (b) bag: 40.0x47.0x9. zipper on bottom, black vinyl with white piping, manufacturer's logo on side plus "The Skiers Sportshop Ltd. Calgary Edmonton".
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Credit
Gift of Phil Michaud, Banff, 1984
Catalogue Number
103.03.1026 a,b
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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.
Subject
souvenirs
Princeton University
Philip Moore
education
winter
sports
clothing
social customs
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.04.0035
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Date
1965 – 1977
Material
metal; plastic; fibre
Catalogue Number
105.01.0012 a-ll
Description
A collection of 38 plastic buttons on metal backing, pins and patches, advertising places and events. 11 pins representing places (a-c) Baffin 1974 Banff (d) 1875 1975 Fort Saskatchewan (e) Parks for Tomorrow, National Parks Assoc. (f) I'm going North of 60 Northwest Territories (i) Silver City Fo…
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Title
Novelty Pin Collection
Date
1965 – 1977
Material
metal; plastic; fibre
Description
A collection of 38 plastic buttons on metal backing, pins and patches, advertising places and events. 11 pins representing places (a-c) Baffin 1974 Banff (d) 1875 1975 Fort Saskatchewan (e) Parks for Tomorrow, National Parks Assoc. (f) I'm going North of 60 Northwest Territories (i) Silver City Food & Beverage Co Banff, Alberta (s) Loyalist Days Saint John N.B. Canada Squire John (x) Happiness is Broughton Island, NWT (ii-jj) Pangnirtung, NWT. 14 pins representing ski events (j) 1977 Canadian International Disabled Ski Meet Banff Alberta (aa) Handicapped Skiers Association of Japan (k) I Support our National Ski Team White Stag (l,m) Canada I support a l'equipe de Ski Team 1968 Olympic (n) Ski Molstar Have you found the missing link (o) Support your Olympic Team B.C. Ford Montreal (p) I Love Nancy (q) Sunshine Ski School (cc) Sunshine (dd) ski shape Banff (ee) snowflake (ff) Refugio Cerro Lopez 1620 m (kk) 77 MS Canadian Ski Marathon. 7 campaign pins (g) Sa lad a Key for Me Jasper Edson Liberal Campaign Committee (r) telephone with red mouth (t) blue button with stick person (u,v) Tracks are back Amtrak (w) Chimo (y) Vote for Nobody if you think you have nothing to say about your future, I won't say it for you. 5 pins representing events (h) The University of Lethbridge Official Opening 1972 (z) Family Snow Festival Banff (bb) Banff Winter Festival (gg) shape of cowboy hat Catharine Whyte Banff Calgary something to smile about (ll) Picasso Glenbow Museum 1978 (hh) Tequila Sauza el tequila del Siglio, with pearl headed hat pin to pin on.
Subject
events
winter
skiing
Nancy Greene
politics
National Ski Team
travel
CRW
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
105.01.0012 a-ll
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Date
1969
Material
fibre, synthetic; feather; skin
Catalogue Number
103.07.0125 a,b
Description
Pair of navy blue nylon and leather ski mitts stuffed with down or feathers. Back of mittens are nylon, blue with three lines of white stitching in "V" shapes. Panel of white nylon runs along sides and separates the nylon from leather which covers thumb and inside of hand. Mittens are lined with or…
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Title
Ski Mittens
Date
1969
Material
fibre, synthetic; feather; skin
Dimensions
14.0 x 25.0 cm
Description
Pair of navy blue nylon and leather ski mitts stuffed with down or feathers. Back of mittens are nylon, blue with three lines of white stitching in "V" shapes. Panel of white nylon runs along sides and separates the nylon from leather which covers thumb and inside of hand. Mittens are lined with orange nylon. The two mittens hook together, right hand has hook and left one has hoop for hook. Tags on right mitten, Quebec 1969 NEW MATERIALS ONLY in accordance with the stuffing and upholstered and stuffed articles act. Permit" "Gordini, Men's Medium"
Subject
households
sports
winter
skiing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.07.0125 a,b
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