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Date
1924 – 1931
Material
metal
Catalogue Number
103.09.1071 a,b
Description
Two sports medals (a) BBC 1931 "Men's Club War Canoe", 3.4 high, round silver medal. Canoe on front, wreath on back. (b) Banff WC 1924 "Ladies Championship", 3.7 high. Fancy rectangular gold medal, hockey player on front with three maple leaves underneath.
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Title
Athletic Medal
Date
1924 – 1931
Material
metal
Dimensions
3.4 cm
Description
Two sports medals (a) BBC 1931 "Men's Club War Canoe", 3.4 high, round silver medal. Canoe on front, wreath on back. (b) Banff WC 1924 "Ladies Championship", 3.7 high. Fancy rectangular gold medal, hockey player on front with three maple leaves underneath.
Subject
sports
Jim Boyce
canoeing
hockey
Banff Winter Carnival
Banff Winter Sports Association
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Boyce, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.09.1071 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1950
Material
hair,sheep; skin; fibre
Catalogue Number
103.05.1039
Description
Hudson's Bay blanket coat, 3/4 length coat, white with black bands at collar and cuffs, 11.0 wide at hips, 3 1/2 points at front closure, 2 buttoned flap pockets, 1 button belt 7.0 wide, shawl collar, 3 button closure,"Banff Curling Club" crest sewn onright arm, "Winter Sports Canadian Rockies Ban…
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Title
Hudson's Bay Coat
Date
1930 – 1950
Material
hair,sheep; skin; fibre
Dimensions
45.0 x 83.0 cm
Description
Hudson's Bay blanket coat, 3/4 length coat, white with black bands at collar and cuffs, 11.0 wide at hips, 3 1/2 points at front closure, 2 buttoned flap pockets, 1 button belt 7.0 wide, shawl collar, 3 button closure,"Banff Curling Club" crest sewn onright arm, "Winter Sports Canadian Rockies Banff" crest sewn on left arm.
Subject
sports
Banff Curling Club
Banff Winter Sports Association
Lou Crosby
Credit
Gift of Robert Crosby, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.05.1039
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Date
1925
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.1033
Description
Banff Winter Sports - 1925 Ski Jump. Small silver coloured cup with handles (6.6 dia.) inscribed: "Banff-W-S-1925/Ski Jump/long standing-1st" turned wood base 7.0 high x 10.0 dia.
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1925
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
19.0 x 9.5 x 10.0 cm
Description
Banff Winter Sports - 1925 Ski Jump. Small silver coloured cup with handles (6.6 dia.) inscribed: "Banff-W-S-1925/Ski Jump/long standing-1st" turned wood base 7.0 high x 10.0 dia.
Subject
sports
ski jumping
Learn's Hill
Banff Winter Sports Association
Credit
Gift of Bill Ward, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.09.1033
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Date
1948 – 1949
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.1073
Description
Deep silver cup with rim and two squared handles sits on a turned brown wooden base. Inscribed on face "Won by 1948 Gordon Morrison, on back, Edward Christianson.
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1948 – 1949
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
48.8 x 27.0 cm
Description
Deep silver cup with rim and two squared handles sits on a turned brown wooden base. Inscribed on face "Won by 1948 Gordon Morrison, on back, Edward Christianson.
Subject
sports
skiing
Banff Winter Sports Association
Gordon Morrison
Edward Christianson
Credit
Gift of Gerry Percy, Banff, 1984
Catalogue Number
103.09.1073
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Date
1930 – 1932
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.1086
Description
Silver plated cup with high handles on a turned wooden base. Etched on cup "Banff Winter Sports Assn. Swimming Race 50 yards Boys Under 16 years. Base 14.0 high, 2 name plates nailed on side of base.
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Title
Loving Cup
Date
1930 – 1932
Material
metal; wood
Dimensions
50.0 cm
Description
Silver plated cup with high handles on a turned wooden base. Etched on cup "Banff Winter Sports Assn. Swimming Race 50 yards Boys Under 16 years. Base 14.0 high, 2 name plates nailed on side of base.
Subject
sports
swimming
Banff Winter Sports Association
Credit
Gift of Unknown, 1968
Catalogue Number
103.09.1086
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Date
1926 – 1931
Material
metal; wood
Catalogue Number
103.09.1070 a-d
Description
Four various sized loving cups on polished turned wood bases. (a) BWS 1930 Packing Competition, 20.0 high, shallow silver cup (b) 1927 Motor Boat Challenge, 23.5 high, small silver cup (c) 1926 Motor Boat Challenge, 34.5 high, large silver cup (d) BBC 1931 Men's Double Canoe, 1606 high, small deep…
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Title
Loving Cup Collection
Date
1926 – 1931
Material
metal; wood
Description
Four various sized loving cups on polished turned wood bases. (a) BWS 1930 Packing Competition, 20.0 high, shallow silver cup (b) 1927 Motor Boat Challenge, 23.5 high, small silver cup (c) 1926 Motor Boat Challenge, 34.5 high, large silver cup (d) BBC 1931 Men's Double Canoe, 1606 high, small deep gold cup
Subject
sports
Banff Winter Sports Association
Banff Boating Club
packers and guides
Jim Boyce
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Boyce, Banff, 1985
Catalogue Number
103.09.1070 a-d
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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.
Subject
sports
organizations
events
Pearl Moore
Banff Winter Sports Association
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
103.09.0039 a-c
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