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Avalanche Probe
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- Date
- 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; cable
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0059
- Description
- A dark grey metal avalanche probe held in a bright orange leather pouch with a metal clasp. The avalanche probe features 7 pieces connected via a cable that runs throughout the probe. One end of the probe has a lighter silver knob with tap near it. The other end has a brass-coloured metal end. The …
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- Title
- Avalanche Probe
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- leather; metal; cable
- Dimensions
- 2.5 x 7.5 x 53.9 cm
- Description
- A dark grey metal avalanche probe held in a bright orange leather pouch with a metal clasp. The avalanche probe features 7 pieces connected via a cable that runs throughout the probe. One end of the probe has a lighter silver knob with tap near it. The other end has a brass-coloured metal end. The orange leather pouch features text along the middle on one side which reads “Lindenmann Lawinen-Sonde” and text at the top of the pouch which reads “SCOTT” in handwriting.
- Subject
- ski
- skiing
- winter
- avalanche
- safety
- Chic Scott
- mountaineering
- Credit
- Gift of Charles (Chic) Scott, Cochrane, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.0059
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Canmore, My Home Town
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- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.04
- Description
- A stylized view of Canmore. A road winds through the town leading to the mountain and train tracks where there is a train coming through town. A lone cross country skier is in the foreground. There are children fishing in the creek, pulling a sleigh and playing hockey on the right. There are child…
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- Title
- Canmore, My Home Town
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 71.2 x 52.0 cm
- Description
- A stylized view of Canmore. A road winds through the town leading to the mountain and train tracks where there is a train coming through town. A lone cross country skier is in the foreground. There are children fishing in the creek, pulling a sleigh and playing hockey on the right. There are children watching ducks, playing with a dog, snowman and toboganning on the left.
- Subject
- landscape
- mountain
- Nakiska
- town
- Canmore
- winter
- activity: ski jumping
- toboganing
- cross country skiing
- Credit
- Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.04
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- Date
- 1988
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1242
- Description
- A circular, gold-coloured metal lapel pin; engraved around the circular pin “XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 88 TEAM”. In the centre the Olympic logo, au verso a ”C” inside a circle, “COA 1979 EO SIG”
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- Title
- Lapel Pin
- Date
- 1988
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 1.40 cm
- Description
- A circular, gold-coloured metal lapel pin; engraved around the circular pin “XV OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 88 TEAM”. In the centre the Olympic logo, au verso a ”C” inside a circle, “COA 1979 EO SIG”
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- Olympic Games
- Credit
- Gift of Harold C. Whyte, Penticton, 2003
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1242
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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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Moccasin Seller
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- Date
- prior to 1878
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Catalogue Number
- KrC.02.01
- Description
- General colour: grey. A heavily cloaked figure wearing snow shoes and carrying a basket on her back from her forehead and with mocassins clasped in her right hand, trudges to the right in front of chunks of snow covered ice. In the distance on the left is an embankment with a flag flying at the top…
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- Title
- Moccasin Seller
- Date
- prior to 1878
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 26.3 x 21.8 cm
- Description
- General colour: grey. A heavily cloaked figure wearing snow shoes and carrying a basket on her back from her forehead and with mocassins clasped in her right hand, trudges to the right in front of chunks of snow covered ice. In the distance on the left is an embankment with a flag flying at the top. The sky is grey with a patch of blue in the upper left area.
- Subject
- figure, female
- winter
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1971
- Catalogue Number
- KrC.02.01
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- Date
- 1985 – 1988
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1075 a-d
- Description
- Various pins 4 items (a) 5.5 diameter, white, inside circle 3.8 diameter, blue rim, 2 white capped blue mountains, yellow ski: "Sunshine Village" (b) 5.5 diameter, white, green writing "Ski for Life" cartoon, smiling face has a toque on his head with "Imperial life" (c) 5.5 diameter white wi…
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- Title
- Pin Collection
- Date
- 1985 – 1988
- Material
- metal
- Description
- Various pins 4 items (a) 5.5 diameter, white, inside circle 3.8 diameter, blue rim, 2 white capped blue mountains, yellow ski: "Sunshine Village" (b) 5.5 diameter, white, green writing "Ski for Life" cartoon, smiling face has a toque on his head with "Imperial life" (c) 5.5 diameter white with various colours "Love BC Parks" with a billowing flag centre right (d) 4.3 diameter, white, centered top blue maple leaf with yellow cross, 2 cartoon characters on skis, "1987 I Play it Safe Moi, j'fais attention".
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Sunshine Village
- B.C. Parks
- Credit
- Gift of Unknown, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1075 a-d
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- Date
- 1980
- Material
- skin; rubber; foam; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1123 a-c
- Description
- (a,b) a pair of black leather ski touring boots and a metal carrier; the boots have metal hooks for lace-up with brown leather laces; boots are over ankle, are thick soled, layered leather sole 3.30cm at heel, grooved at heel for cable, with layered sole sewn on and rubber sole glued on, heel naile…
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- Title
- Ski Boots
- Date
- 1980
- Material
- skin; rubber; foam; metal
- Description
- (a,b) a pair of black leather ski touring boots and a metal carrier; the boots have metal hooks for lace-up with brown leather laces; boots are over ankle, are thick soled, layered leather sole 3.30cm at heel, grooved at heel for cable, with layered sole sewn on and rubber sole glued on, heel nailed on; unlined boot with a grey leather-lined inside liner with light blue faux leather (3.0cm) sewn on the top edge, foam underneath, and unlined tongue; there is also a narrow piece of blue leather at the top edge of the boots. There is a screwed-on metal toe plate and heel plate. On the inside edge of the layered sole 7.0cm from the heel a number “10” is carved. Inside the liner, right ankles stamped “MED” in red ink and on the left ankle a mountain (could be the logo), “ZIRI” “MADE IN YUGOSLAVIA” all stamped in red ink; it was also on the the left boot but is mostly worn off and is indiscernible.(c)The metal carrier is 40.0cm high and 16.0 wide with handle extended. The boots fit within two clamps and there is a handle for carrying. Engraved on both sides under the handle “TYROL” “BOOT PRESS”, “PAT PEND.”, “MADE IN CANADA”.
- Credit
- Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1123 a-c
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- Date
- 1985
- Material
- fibre; polyester; cotton
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0402
- Description
- A blue Sun Ice full-zip jacket with yellow sleeves and underneath the collar. On the front left breast is an illustration of a downhill skier from the front with a maple leaf behind them in white, underneath in white text reads “Husky World Downhill Sunshine Village 1985”. On the right side of the …
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- Title
- Ski Jacket
- Date
- 1985
- Material
- fibre; polyester; cotton
- Dimensions
- 52.2 x 65.2 cm
- Description
- A blue Sun Ice full-zip jacket with yellow sleeves and underneath the collar. On the front left breast is an illustration of a downhill skier from the front with a maple leaf behind them in white, underneath in white text reads “Husky World Downhill Sunshine Village 1985”. On the right side of the collar is a “sun ice” logo in a black velvet-like box and white writing. There are two zipped pockets on the front. There are four inner tags, two on the top and two on the left bottom side. The two top tags read “XS” and “MADE IN CALGARY ALBERTA CANADA SUN ICE”. The bottom two tags read “CA 04389 OUTERSHELL/EXTERIEUR 85% POLYESTER 15% COTTON/COTON” and “CA04389 MACHINE WASH WARM & GENTLE CYCLE DO NOT USE BLEACH DRY LOW HEAT”.
- Credit
- Purchased from Karen Percy, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.0402
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- Date
- 1988
- Material
- fibre; metal; nylon; lycra; spandex
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0405
- Description
- A yellow one piece body ski suit, white zipper at front from waist up, yellow with red diagonal stripes on legs and arms, on the legs “CANADA” is written just above the knee. On the left leg “DESCENTE” in black text in a white box is diagonal on the calf. The arms feature symbols, each forearm has …
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- Title
- Ski Suit
- Date
- 1988
- Material
- fibre; metal; nylon; lycra; spandex
- Dimensions
- 40.3 x 113.1 cm
- Description
- A yellow one piece body ski suit, white zipper at front from waist up, yellow with red diagonal stripes on legs and arms, on the legs “CANADA” is written just above the knee. On the left leg “DESCENTE” in black text in a white box is diagonal on the calf. The arms feature symbols, each forearm has the Ski Canada logo (red Maple leaf with skis on the right side with a white outline), the left arm features the “CIBC” logo. There is padding along the forearms, some of the upper arms, and along the shoulders back and top. There is a tag with a note attached to the zipper, it reads “Karen Percy’s on loan phone Cheryl - Karen’s sister”.
- Credit
- Purchased from Karen Percy, Banff, 1988
- Catalogue Number
- 103.04.0405
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The Spirit of Winter in Alberta
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- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.03
- Description
- A compressed scene of venues built specifically for the XV Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, 1988. Rolling hills to the mountains with trees, flags and signs. Left depicts Canada Olympic Park with two ski jump towers and the bobsled run. Bottom right shows the Saddledome and Calgary skyline. Ce…
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- Title
- The Spirit of Winter in Alberta
- Date
- 1987
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 40.0 x 66.5 cm
- Description
- A compressed scene of venues built specifically for the XV Olympic Winter Games in Calgary, 1988. Rolling hills to the mountains with trees, flags and signs. Left depicts Canada Olympic Park with two ski jump towers and the bobsled run. Bottom right shows the Saddledome and Calgary skyline. Centre left is Nakiska and to the top right is the Canmore Nordic Centre. Human figures are at each venue. Colours are predominantly shades of blue with flags and buildings of different colours.
- Credit
- Gift of Linda Evans, Canmore, 1993
- Catalogue Number
- EvL.04.03
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