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Date
1972
Material
metal; paint; paper
Catalogue Number
105.02.1170
Description
A rusted red can that was used as a summit register container for Mt. Louis. The dented, rust-covered top is inside. Two-thirds of the rim where the lid fit on is cut away, probably by a can opener or a knife. There is a fragment of rust-coloured paper attached to the seam and extending to the rig…
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Title
Summit Canister
Date
1972
Material
metal; paint; paper
Dimensions
12.5 x 9 cm
Description
A rusted red can that was used as a summit register container for Mt. Louis. The dented, rust-covered top is inside. Two-thirds of the rim where the lid fit on is cut away, probably by a can opener or a knife. There is a fragment of rust-coloured paper attached to the seam and extending to the right. The outside is painted red with about a third of paint worn away by the elements. The can has a big dent to the left of the seam.
Subject
sports
climbing
Mt. Louis
Credit
Gift of Donna MacKay, Banff, 1999
Catalogue Number
105.02.1170
Images
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