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Mercator's Projection showing new discoveries
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue21531
- Medium
- Library - Maps and blueprints (unannotated; published)
- Map
- Published Date
- 1789
- Call Number
- C13-11.1
- Published Date
- 1789
- Subjects
- World
- Notes
- Photostatic copy from Public Archives
- C13-11.1(a), (b), (c), (d)
- Accession Number
- 675
- Call Number
- C13-11.1
- Collection
- Archives Library
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John L. Stoddard's lectures
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25073
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1901
- Author
- Stoddard, John L.
- Publisher
- Boston : Balch Bros.
- Call Number
- 02 St6j Volume 3
- 02 St6j Volume 4
- 02 St6j Volume 6
- 02 St6j Volume 7
- 02 St6j Volume 9
- 02 St6j Volume 10
- 02 St6j Supplementary Volume 1
- Author
- Stoddard, John L.
- Publisher
- Boston : Balch Bros.
- Published Date
- 1901
- Physical Description
- 7 volumes : illustrations, portraits
- Abstract
- Lectures pertaining to the travels of John Lawson Stoddard
- Contents
- Volume 3 - Japan (two lectures), China
- Volume 4 - India (two lectures), The Passion Play
- Volume 6 - Berlin, Vienna, St. Petersburg, Moscow
- Volume 7 - The Rhine, Belgium, Holland, Mexico
- Volume 9 - Scotland, Englad, London
- Volume 10 - California, Colorado, Yellowstone Park
- Supplementary Volume 1 - Ireland (two lectures), Denmark, Sweden
- Notes
- Incomplete set - missing Volume 1 - Norway, Switzerland, Athens, Venice (in Alpine Club of Canada Library D919 S8); Volume 2 - Constantinople, Jerusalem, Egypt; Volume 5 - Paris, La belle France, Spain; Volume 8 - Florence, Naples, Rome; Volume 11 - Photographs, Supplementary Volume 2 - Canada (two lectures), Malta, Gibralter (separate in Archives Library 02.4 St6j); Supplementary Volume 3 - South Tyrol, Around Lakd Garda, The Dolomites; Supplementary Volume 4 - Sicily, Genoa, A drive through the Engadine; Supplementary Volume 5 - Lake Como, The upper Danube, Bohemia
- Stoddard Edition Limited to Five Hundred Copies No. 305
- Accession Number
- 2020.20
- Call Number
- 02 St6j Volume 3
- 02 St6j Volume 4
- 02 St6j Volume 6
- 02 St6j Volume 7
- 02 St6j Volume 9
- 02 St6j Volume 10
- 02 St6j Supplementary Volume 1
- Collection
- Archives Library
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- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1018
- Description
- 1915 War Service pin, Sam Ward's. Gold coloured pin, oval shaped, crown at top of pin. Three cannons etched into middle of pin. "On War Service 1915" etched in oval. "J.A.Wylie & Co. London-40520" on back.
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- Title
- Military Pin
- Date
- 1915
- Material
- metal
- Dimensions
- 2.7 x 4.3 cm
- Description
- 1915 War Service pin, Sam Ward's. Gold coloured pin, oval shaped, crown at top of pin. Three cannons etched into middle of pin. "On War Service 1915" etched in oval. "J.A.Wylie & Co. London-40520" on back.
- Subject
- World War I
- war service
- Sam Ward
- Credit
- Gift of Sam Ward, Banff, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1018
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Commemorative Plaque
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/artifact105.02.1036
- Date
- 1917
- Material
- wood; glass; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1036
- Description
- Framed ACC book with inscription, wooden frame and backing. The Alpine Club of Canada book, 1917, opened and nailed to backing under glass, underneath a black piece of card 3.0 x 12.6 on which is lettered in white: "Found in a German dugout when the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge by Gunner, Charles …
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- Title
- Commemorative Plaque
- Date
- 1917
- Material
- wood; glass; paper
- Dimensions
- 34.4 x 34.4 cm
- Description
- Framed ACC book with inscription, wooden frame and backing. The Alpine Club of Canada book, 1917, opened and nailed to backing under glass, underneath a black piece of card 3.0 x 12.6 on which is lettered in white: "Found in a German dugout when the Canadians captured Vimy Ridge by Gunner, Charles E. Hornibrook, 22nd Howitzer Battery, C.F.A. France".
- Subject
- Alpine Club of Canada
- events
- World War I
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1986
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1036
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- Date
- 1917
- Material
- metal; fibre; paper
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1006 a,b
- Description
- Rectangular gold coloured metal pin, scroll design. White ribbon joins pin and an identical lower plate onto which a hook is located to hang the medal itself. Pinned to the centre of the fabric is a rectangular gold coloured metal plate "Alberta R.A.C. No. 106". Round medal, beaver on top, star …
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- Title
- Military Medal
- Date
- 1917
- Material
- metal; fibre; paper
- Dimensions
- 14.2 x 5.0 cm
- Description
- Rectangular gold coloured metal pin, scroll design. White ribbon joins pin and an identical lower plate onto which a hook is located to hang the medal itself. Pinned to the centre of the fabric is a rectangular gold coloured metal plate "Alberta R.A.C. No. 106". Round medal, beaver on top, star in centre on red background. (b) cardboard box 15.5x6.5 with purple fabric lining.
- Subject
- Dr. Atkins
- First World War
- military
- Credit
- Gift of Mrs. Douglas Crosby, Edmonton, 1968
- Catalogue Number
- 103.09.1006 a,b
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A minstrel in France
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue20098
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1918
- Author
- Lauder, Harry
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart Limited
- Call Number
- 08 L36a
- Author
- Lauder, Harry
- Responsibility
- Harry Lauder
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild & Stewart Limited
- Published Date
- 1918
- Physical Description
- 338 pages
- Subjects
- World War, 1914-1918
- World War I
- Abstract
- Pertains to the work of Harry Lauder in which he encapsulates the war, showing the humanity, pain and humor in it all. Lauder opens up in his vulnerabilities and expresses the pain in losing his son, while also providing vivid insight into the realities of frontline warfare. Harry Lauder shares his experience in the World War One battlefields, as he undergoes a personal journey of grief and longing for his son who made the ultimate sacrifice while fighting in France.
- Contents
- I (pg. 1)
- II (pg. 11)
- III (pg. 25)
- IV (pg. 33)
- V (pg. 42)
- VI (pg. 52)
- VII (pg 61)
- VIII (pg. 71)
- IX (pg. 80)
- X (pg. 91)
- XI (pg. 107)
- XII (pg. 118)
- XIII (pg. 131)
- XIV (pg. 146)
- XV (pg. 164)
- XVI (pg. 180)
- XVII (pg. 200)
- XVIII (pg. 217)
- XIX (pg. 236)
- XX (pg. 247)
- XXI (pg. 261)
- XXII (pg. 274)
- XXIII (pg. 285)
- XXIV (pg. 293)
- XXV (pg. 304)
- XXVI (pg. 316)
- XXVII (pg. 323)
- XXVIII (pg. 330)
- Notes
- Condition Alert : Front cover is in fragile condiiton
- Accession Number
- 3069 a
- Call Number
- 08 L36a
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Horse-drawn carriage
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/descriptions53126
- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Scope & Content
- Image of a horse-drawn carriage with a model plane on the roof and people packed in with a white wood building in the background and "Look out for the peace dance soon [/] Veterans" is written in white on the side of the carriage - "Armistice Day in Banff 1918" written on the back in pencil
- Date Range
- 1918
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 691
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- GMD
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- Part Of
- Peter and Catharine Whyte fonds
- Description Level
- 6 / Item
- Fonds Number
- M36 / V683 / S37
- Series
- V683 / III / A / 15 : Peter and Catharine Whyte: Collected Photographs
- Sous-Fonds
- V683
- Accession Number
- .
- Reference Code
- V683 / III / A / 15 / PA - 691
- GMD
- Photograph
- Date Range
- 1918
- Physical Description
- Photograph: 1 print (front and back) ; b&w.
- Scope & Content
- Image of a horse-drawn carriage with a model plane on the roof and people packed in with a white wood building in the background and "Look out for the peace dance soon [/] Veterans" is written in white on the side of the carriage - "Armistice Day in Banff 1918" written on the back in pencil
- Subject Access
- Armistice Day
- Buildings
- Carriage
- Horses
- Military
- Veterans
- WWI
- World War I
- Winter
- Geographic Access
- Banff
- Banff National Park
- Language
- English
- Title Source
- Title based on item
- Processing Status
- Processed
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- Date
- 1918
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; skin
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1049
- Description
- Mounted, glass covered book case, leather covered book, patterned fabric lined, ivory coloured. Cover has all metal inscriptions: ribbon-shape centre top: "The Alpine Club of Canada",oval insignia 4.6 x 2.8, ram's head and ACC. Single brass letters centered: "Members War Record 1914-1918", copper p…
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- Title
- Book Case
- Date
- 1918
- Material
- wood; glass; metal; skin
- Description
- Mounted, glass covered book case, leather covered book, patterned fabric lined, ivory coloured. Cover has all metal inscriptions: ribbon-shape centre top: "The Alpine Club of Canada",oval insignia 4.6 x 2.8, ram's head and ACC. Single brass letters centered: "Members War Record 1914-1918", copper plates each side 12.8 x 5.0 with ice pick and rope. Silver coloured rope over bottom copper plate 9.0 x21.5, centered on this plate a wreath 6.0 x 6.3 with "SIC ITVR AD ASTRA"inside. Mounted on oak base 57.0 x 46.5 c 6.0, glass walls 11.2 x .5 thick. 16.5 long brass rods through corners of glass go through base to tighten withwing nuts.
- Credit
- Gift of Alpine Club of Canada, Canmore, 1973
- Catalogue Number
- 105.02.1049
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The sky pilot in no man's land
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue4317
- Medium
- Library - Book (including soft-cover and pamphlets)
- Published Date
- 1919
- Author
- Gordon, Charles William
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland and Stewart
- Call Number
- 05.2 G65skp
- Author
- Gordon, Charles William
- Responsibility
- by Ralph Connor
- Publisher
- Toronto : McClelland and Stewart
- Published Date
- 1919
- Physical Description
- 349p
- Subjects
- World War I
- Accession Number
- 400
- Call Number
- 05.2 G65skp
- Collection
- Archives Library
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Battlefields of the World War : plates
https://archives.whyte.org/en/permalink/catalogue25068
- Medium
- Library - Map
- Published Date
- 1921
- Author
- Wilson Johnson, Douglas
- Publisher
- Not identified
- Call Number
- 08 J62b MAP
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- Author
- Wilson Johnson, Douglas
- Publisher
- Not identified
- Published Date
- 1921
- Physical Description
- 11 maps : photoduplication ; in case
- Scale
- Varies
- Medium
- Library - Map
- Subjects
- World War I
- World War, 1914-1918
- Maps
- History
- Contents
- Maps include: The Battlefield of the Marne -- The Battlefield of Flanders -- The Battlefield of Verdun -- The Battlefield of the Somme -- The battlefield of Lorraine -- Block Dagram of the Isonzo Region -- Block Diagram of the Trentino Region -- Block Diagram of the Asymmetrical Plateaus and Lowlands of Northeastern France -- Aerial Photographs of the Belashitsa Range and Doiran-Struma Basin, and Adige River -- Photoduplications of Aerial Photographs of the Meuse Plateau and Woevre Lowland, and the Dovamont Region -- Aerial Photographs of Isonzo River and carso Plateau, and Asiago Plateau.
- Notes
- Maps are issued with book, "Battlefields of the world war, southern and western fronts", written by same author which is not held in the Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies Special Collections Library
- Accession Number
- 2926
- Call Number
- 08 J62b MAP
- Collection
- Archives Library
- URL Notes
- Available online via Pritzker Military Museum and Library
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