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Banff Winter Carnival

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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Date
1924 – 1925
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.834
Description
In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees frami…
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Artist
Peter Whyte (1905 – 1966, Canadian)
Title
Banff Winter Carnival
Date
1924 – 1925
Medium
graphite; ink on paper
Dimensions
45.1 x 29.7 cm
Description
In the top section of the poster design there is a cartoon drawing of a man in a suit jacket, vest, and tie flying through the air on skis. He has no poles in his hands suggesting that he could be ski jumping. Below the man there is three distinct mountains, with clouds behind them, and trees framing the the edges of the drawing. Below the drawing it says “WITH APOLOGIES TO DEBECK”, “Peter White - 1924”, and “Banff WINTER CARNIVAL - FEBRUARY 7-14. 1925 - The Peoples Playground SKI-ING SWIMMING SKATING TOBOGGANING, ETC.” Surrounding the inscription it is bordered with 3mm design: two lines running parallel to each other with circles drawn in the middle.
Subject
winter
sports
snow
mountains
Rocky Mountains
Banff
Winter Carnival
skiing
swimming
skating
tobogganing
skijumping
man
suit
suit jacket
vest
tie
skis
trees
clouds
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 0
Catalogue Number
WyP.03.834
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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
n.d.
Material
metal; wood; plastic
Catalogue Number
106.04.1057 a,b
Description
Wood and laminate Bonna touring skis; red, white and blue, with a snowflake-style logo on tips, also handwritten in black indelible ink on the tips “L” on one (b) and “R” on the other (a); “BONNA” in white on blue in front near tip, the composition of the skis and instructions for mounting the bind…
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Title
Touring Skis
Date
n.d.
Material
metal; wood; plastic
Dimensions
5.20 x 200.0 cm
Description
Wood and laminate Bonna touring skis; red, white and blue, with a snowflake-style logo on tips, also handwritten in black indelible ink on the tips “L” on one (b) and “R” on the other (a); “BONNA” in white on blue in front near tip, the composition of the skis and instructions for mounting the bindings in three languages: English, Norwegian, and French, and “touring 2000” in blue on red near back of ski; two metal touring bindings “GRESSHOR A PAT, NR. 142496” (circular metal coiled cord extends from release clasp to heel cable) screwed onto skis, and homemade wooden heel plate. There are four holes previously bored into each ski for binding application. Imprinted on the left sides of the skis “200006742”. There is a piece of paper cello-taped to the left ski reading “34 3/4”.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
guiding
Ken Jones
Credit
Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
Catalogue Number
106.04.1057 a,b
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; paint
Catalogue Number
106.04.1058 a,b
Description
Wood touring skis, top varnished dark brown, no bindings and metal edge backs. A round-edged, outlined in gold, triangle on tips with “RUSTAD FABERG NORGE 1872” in gold lettering, further down “Rustad” in script, two vertical bored holes for the bindings, “190” underneath “0835” “front of boot”, …
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Title
Touring Skis
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; paint
Dimensions
5.0 x 190.0 cm
Description
Wood touring skis, top varnished dark brown, no bindings and metal edge backs. A round-edged, outlined in gold, triangle on tips with “RUSTAD FABERG NORGE 1872” in gold lettering, further down “Rustad” in script, two vertical bored holes for the bindings, “190” underneath “0835” “front of boot”, four bored holes for the heel piece, then “MODEL 25” “TUR LANGRENNLIGNOSTONE” and at the bottom “MADE IN NORWAY”.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
guiding
Ken Jones
Credit
Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
Catalogue Number
106.04.1058 a,b
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Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Catalogue Number
106.04.1059 a,b
Description
Thick solid wood skis with metal edges (attached in strips with screws) cable bindings are missing but the front metal release pieces with clasps “GRESVIG’S” “KANDAHAR” imprinted in metal are screwed on the skis, and also two metal shoe plates.
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Title
Touring Skis
Date
n.d.
Material
wood; metal
Dimensions
7.0 x 210.0 cm
Description
Thick solid wood skis with metal edges (attached in strips with screws) cable bindings are missing but the front metal release pieces with clasps “GRESVIG’S” “KANDAHAR” imprinted in metal are screwed on the skis, and also two metal shoe plates.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
guiding
Ken Jones
Credit
Gift of Bridget Jones, 2009
Catalogue Number
106.04.1059 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; skin; metal
Catalogue Number
106.04.1060 a,b
Description
Varnished light brown, solid wood curved skis, that are turned gently upward at toe, thicker at the point, and with a slight thickening at the binding. Scored in the wood and painted dark brown 24.5cm from the tips is “Chalet” underneath that the Dodds logo, a cabin with trees and snow, and underne…
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Title
Touring Skis
Date
1930 – 1940
Material
wood; skin; metal
Dimensions
8.50 x 200.0 cm
Description
Varnished light brown, solid wood curved skis, that are turned gently upward at toe, thicker at the point, and with a slight thickening at the binding. Scored in the wood and painted dark brown 24.5cm from the tips is “Chalet” underneath that the Dodds logo, a cabin with trees and snow, and underneath that “Harvey E. Dodds Limited”. Metal shoe clamps are screwed on side of the skis for cables which are attached to the front metal release pieces with clasps; embossed on the metal binding piece, in script is “Skirite”; scored on the ski between the front metal release mechanism and the toe plate is an “H” and underneath “6 3/4”; leather straps (two different leather pieces, one black, one brown) are attached to the metal toe binding. The ski that has the brown leather strap (a) has a red (part of it is missing) paper stamp glued on, written in black “300”. There is a screwed on metal toe plate engraved with “Made in Canada”, underneath “Patent 367562”, underneath that “Chalet” and underneath that “Harvey E. Dodds Limited”. “Deluxe” is engraved on each ski but is partially hidden by the back end of the metal shoe plate.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
Banff Chief Warden
Bruce Mitchell
Credit
Gift of Randy Mitchell, Calgary, 2009
Catalogue Number
106.04.1060 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; skin; metal
Catalogue Number
108.04.0026 a,b
Description
Wood touring skis, (metal edging for downhill) screwed on. At the toe and other places the screw goes right through the ski. Metal cable bindings, one says "KANDAHAR" and one says "ALPINA", metal toe foot plate. Oval imprinted stamp under the toe which says "OSLO". Leather toe bindings.
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Title
Touring Skis
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; skin; metal
Dimensions
7.5 x 200.0 cm
Description
Wood touring skis, (metal edging for downhill) screwed on. At the toe and other places the screw goes right through the ski. Metal cable bindings, one says "KANDAHAR" and one says "ALPINA", metal toe foot plate. Oval imprinted stamp under the toe which says "OSLO". Leather toe bindings.
Subject
activities
sports
winter
skiing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.04.0026 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
108.04.0025 a,b
Description
Wooden skis with screwed on metal edging, metal toe, beautifully carved point, cable binding is gone. Skis have "MODL" imprinted on them just above the toe plate which is metal and has "UNITAS" printed on leather toe strap. Under the ski tip on both skis is carved "PW Banff Canada"
Title
Touring Skis
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; skin
Dimensions
7.5 x 214.0 cm
Description
Wooden skis with screwed on metal edging, metal toe, beautifully carved point, cable binding is gone. Skis have "MODL" imprinted on them just above the toe plate which is metal and has "UNITAS" printed on leather toe strap. Under the ski tip on both skis is carved "PW Banff Canada"
Subject
activities
sports
winter
skiing
Peter Whyte
PW
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.04.0025 a,b
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Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; skin; plastic
Catalogue Number
108.04.0027 a,b
Description
Wood skis with screwed on copper edging. These skis have an oval stamp"MARKE KNEISSEL INNTAL" and engraved below that is" CRW".The skis have a UNITAS metal toe piece and plastic footplate. Beautifully curved tip.
Title
Touring Skis
Date
1920 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; skin; plastic
Dimensions
7.5 x 201.0 cm
Description
Wood skis with screwed on copper edging. These skis have an oval stamp"MARKE KNEISSEL INNTAL" and engraved below that is" CRW".The skis have a UNITAS metal toe piece and plastic footplate. Beautifully curved tip.
Subject
activities
sports
winter
skiing
CRW
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.04.0027 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
106.04.0055 a,b
Description
Wood skis, screwed on metal bindings "d.o.g." " C.R.W." is engraved close to tip. Metal plate on ski "OKSPORT ZURICH". metal cable bindings "KANDAHAR" leather toe strap.
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Title
Touring Skis
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
wood; metal; skin
Dimensions
7.5 x 198.0 cm
Description
Wood skis, screwed on metal bindings "d.o.g." " C.R.W." is engraved close to tip. Metal plate on ski "OKSPORT ZURICH". metal cable bindings "KANDAHAR" leather toe strap.
Subject
sports
winter
skiing
character
Catharine Robb Whyte
CRW
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
106.04.0055 a,b
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