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- Date
- 1990
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1122
- Description
- One plaque awarded by the Town of Banff to the Whyte Museum for putting best float into Celebration ‘90 parade.
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- Title
- Plaque
- Date
- 1990
- Material
- metal; wood; plastic
- Description
- One plaque awarded by the Town of Banff to the Whyte Museum for putting best float into Celebration ‘90 parade.
- Subject
- Town of Banff
- Banff Winter Festival
- awards
- Credit
- Gift of Town of Banff, Banff, 1991
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1122
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- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0039 a-c
- Description
- A collection of medals from the Banff Winter Sports Association:a) A round medal (silver?) bearing the head of a ram and reading “Banff Winter Sports” on the face. The medal is inscribed “Snowshoe” on the reverse. b) A round medal (gold?) bearing the head of a ram and reading “Banff Winter Sports…
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- Title
- Prize Medal
- Date
- 1910 – 1930
- Material
- metal; fibre
- Dimensions
- 3.7 x 9.0 (c) ribbon cm
- Description
- A collection of medals from the Banff Winter Sports Association:a) A round medal (silver?) bearing the head of a ram and reading “Banff Winter Sports” on the face. The medal is inscribed “Snowshoe” on the reverse. b) A round medal (gold?) bearing the head of a ram and reading “Banff Winter Sports” on the face. The medal is inscribed “Ladies Hockey” on the reverse. c) A round medal (bronze?) bearing a ram's head and the words “Banff Winter Sports” on the face. The medal is inscribed “Divine 1922” on the reverse. The medal hangs by a ring from a red ribbon with two narrow blue vertical stripes.
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.0039 a-c
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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
- 1918 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal, brass
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1009 a,b
- Description
- Leather ski gaiters made by Charlie van Zant, high, fitted, brown leather gaiters, brass lacing lugs close together (2.0-2.5 cm) along opening at outside of leg, leather flap under opening, single long leather lace tied through brass eyelet at bottom of each.
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- Title
- Ski Gaiters
- Date
- 1918 – 1920
- Material
- skin; metal, brass
- Dimensions
- 29.5 cm
- Description
- Leather ski gaiters made by Charlie van Zant, high, fitted, brown leather gaiters, brass lacing lugs close together (2.0-2.5 cm) along opening at outside of leg, leather flap under opening, single long leather lace tied through brass eyelet at bottom of each.
- Subject
- sports
- winter
- skiing
- Cyril Paris
- Credit
- Gift of Cyril Paris, Banff, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.03.1009 a,b
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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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- 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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- 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
- 1992
- Material
- fibre
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1120
- Description
- White t-shirt with a coloured copy of Bill Gibbons photograph of Banff Winter Festival crowning of the Queen. The right sleeve bears the “Banff Winter Festival” logo in blue and white. The photograph is boardered with banners reading “Banff Winter Festival” and “1917 - 1992 75th Anniversary.”
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- Title
- T-Shirt
- Date
- 1992
- Material
- fibre
- Description
- White t-shirt with a coloured copy of Bill Gibbons photograph of Banff Winter Festival crowning of the Queen. The right sleeve bears the “Banff Winter Festival” logo in blue and white. The photograph is boardered with banners reading “Banff Winter Festival” and “1917 - 1992 75th Anniversary.”
- Credit
- Gift of Alex Emond, Banff, 1992
- Catalogue Number
- 103.05.1120
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