Crude wooden paddle. Long commercial wooden axe handle wired to large, rough. handcarved blade; wire wrapped around and stitched in X through both pieces; blade tapered at edges; 0.8 cm hole drilled through at one side near bottom; on blade, “Paddle made by Charles S. Hunter and used by Sydney R. V…
Crude wooden paddle. Long commercial wooden axe handle wired to large, rough. handcarved blade; wire wrapped around and stitched in X through both pieces; blade tapered at edges; 0.8 cm hole drilled through at one side near bottom; on blade, “Paddle made by Charles S. Hunter and used by Sydney R. Vallance on their journey along the North Saskatchewan River in home-made boat--September 1952.”
File consists of 32 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document the opening of the Whyte Museum Archives and Library with interior shots of the building, as well as professional shots of Catharine sitting out back of the Museum. Includ…
V683 / I / B / 1 : Catharine Robb Whyte: Catharine Robb Whyte
Sous-Fonds
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Reference Code
V683 / I / B / 1 / PA - 850 to 882
Date Range
ca.1968 to ca.1970
Physical Description
Photographs: 32 prints; b&w.
Scope & Content
File consists of 32 b&w. prints. The prints pertain to Catharine Robb Whyte and her activities and interests. Prints document the opening of the Whyte Museum Archives and Library with interior shots of the building, as well as professional shots of Catharine sitting out back of the Museum. Includes an image of an NPPAC hike to Kootenay Park, as well as various portraits of Catharine, including passport photos. Also includes an image of Catharine used in the Calgary Herald within an envelope from the newspaper.