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- Date
- c. 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1031 a,b
- Description
- Pair snowshoes. One piece wood bent to shape with 2 wood spacers, sinew lacing. Leather toe hold with leather heel strap with buckle.
- Title
- Snowshoes
- Date
- c. 1920
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 28.0 x 107.0 cm
- Description
- Pair snowshoes. One piece wood bent to shape with 2 wood spacers, sinew lacing. Leather toe hold with leather heel strap with buckle.
- Credit
- Gift of Ken Campbell, Qualicum Beach, 1987
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1031 a,b
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Athletic Medal Collection
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact103.09.1054%20a-h
- Date
- 1918 – 1926
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1054 a-h
- Description
- Sixteen swimming medals. (a) Amateur Athletic Union Indoor Swimming 50 yds (b) 1st Diving (c) 1st Swimming Race Ladies (d) Banff Winter Carnival Swimming 50 yds Ladies (e) Ladies Neat Diving (f) rectangularly shaped medal with a swimmer (g) Amateur Athletic Union Indoor Swimming Diving …
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- Title
- Athletic Medal Collection
- Date
- 1918 – 1926
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Description
- Sixteen swimming medals. (a) Amateur Athletic Union Indoor Swimming 50 yds (b) 1st Diving (c) 1st Swimming Race Ladies (d) Banff Winter Carnival Swimming 50 yds Ladies (e) Ladies Neat Diving (f) rectangularly shaped medal with a swimmer (g) Amateur Athletic Union Indoor Swimming Diving (h) Winter Carnival Banff Swimming (i) Amateur Athletic Union of Canada Championships (j) Calgary Championship Diving (k) Calgary Championship 50 yds Side Stroke (l) square yellowish medal with swimmer on front (m) Banff Winter Carnival 1924 50 yds Ladies (n) City Championship 2nd (o) Amateur Athletic Union Ladies Open 3rd (p) Banff 1926 Ladies Open 2nd
- Subject
- sports
- swimming
- Banff Winter Carnival
- Credit
- Gift of Adelaine Fuls Mclean, 1977
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1054 a-h
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Bear Paw Snowshoes
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1003 a,b
- Description
- Modified beavertail bear paw snowshoes. (a) one-piece, rounded toe, beavertail, 2 crossbars, horseshoe shaped toe hole. Leather toe hold tied on with rawhide, toe crossbar loose, toe lacing missing. (b) 104.5x30.5, same as (a) except toe crossbar intact.
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- Title
- Bear Paw Snowshoes
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- wood; skin
- Dimensions
- 42.0 x 104.0 cm
- Description
- Modified beavertail bear paw snowshoes. (a) one-piece, rounded toe, beavertail, 2 crossbars, horseshoe shaped toe hole. Leather toe hold tied on with rawhide, toe crossbar loose, toe lacing missing. (b) 104.5x30.5, same as (a) except toe crossbar intact.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- snowshoeing
- Credit
- Gift of Ed (Mrs.) Jamieson, Banff, 1966
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1003 a,b
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- Date
- 1918 – 1921
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1044 a,b
- Description
- Long, thick wooden skis. Solid wood curved gently upward at toe, thicker at point, slight thickening at binding. Metal shoe clamps screwed on side of ski, leather binding in 3 pieces with buckles. Front leather piece goes through ski between metal clamps. Rubber strip (29.6 cm long) nailed on t…
- Title
- Touring Skis
- Date
- 1918 – 1921
- Material
- wood; skin; metal
- Dimensions
- 9.5 x 243.5 cm
- Description
- Long, thick wooden skis. Solid wood curved gently upward at toe, thicker at point, slight thickening at binding. Metal shoe clamps screwed on side of ski, leather binding in 3 pieces with buckles. Front leather piece goes through ski between metal clamps. Rubber strip (29.6 cm long) nailed on to ski for shoe grip.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Helen Shandruk
- Credit
- Gift of Helen Shandruk, Banff, 1984
- Catalogue Number
- 106.04.1044 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1005 a,b
- Description
- Wooden base 28.0x2.5x6.3, flat sole, curved sides and bottom into foot shape with elongated toe, 2 grooves cut through wood in front of heel and at toes for straps. Blade embedded into centre of base, back has an extended piece at the base which is screwed into wood. The screw comes through base.…
- Title
- Skates
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- wood; metal; skin
- Description
- Wooden base 28.0x2.5x6.3, flat sole, curved sides and bottom into foot shape with elongated toe, 2 grooves cut through wood in front of heel and at toes for straps. Blade embedded into centre of base, back has an extended piece at the base which is screwed into wood. The screw comes through base. Front of blade is hammered into sharp upturned point, 7.0 cm high.
- Credit
- Gift of Claude Brewster, Banff, 1967
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1005 a,b
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- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1036 a,b
- Description
- Pair dark brown speed skates, 1 blade guard. Leather blade guard shoe 26.5 long. Over ankle, 13 eyelets each side, 2 brown laces tied together at toe, felt lined tongue. Manufacturer's label "Witch Elk trademark Reg. Witchell-Sheill Co. Windsor, Ont. Made in Canada". 38.5 long blade, tubular hee…
- Title
- Speed Skates
- Date
- 1910 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal
- Description
- Pair dark brown speed skates, 1 blade guard. Leather blade guard shoe 26.5 long. Over ankle, 13 eyelets each side, 2 brown laces tied together at toe, felt lined tongue. Manufacturer's label "Witch Elk trademark Reg. Witchell-Sheill Co. Windsor, Ont. Made in Canada". 38.5 long blade, tubular heel and sole nailed to metal plates which are nailed to shoe. Half tube brace at toe. Guard tan leather, machine stiched, rivetted strap.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- speed skating
- Lou Crosby
- Credit
- Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
- Catalogue Number
- 108.04.1036 a,b
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