A closely fitted knitted or crocheted wool cap with a small tassel at the top. The hat is basically red with a diamond shaped pattern in yellow and white forming bands. A band of tan outlined in white and diamond shapes in yellow is located near the top.
A closely fitted knitted or crocheted wool cap with a small tassel at the top. The hat is basically red with a diamond shaped pattern in yellow and white forming bands. A band of tan outlined in white and diamond shapes in yellow is located near the top.
Image of Catharine Whyte and Dennis Mighall on skis at Mt. Norquay - "Mt Norquay - 1931 [/] 1. Catharine Whyte [/] 2. Dennis Mighall" written on the back in pencil
Image of Catharine Whyte and Dennis Mighall on skis at Mt. Norquay - "Mt Norquay - 1931 [/] 1. Catharine Whyte [/] 2. Dennis Mighall" written on the back in pencil
Image of Peter and Catharine Whyte and two unidentified people in the background on skis at Mt. Norquay - "Mt Norquay [/] 1. Peter Whyte [/] 2. Catharine Whyte [/] Photo: Dennis Mighall" written on the back in pencil
Image of Peter and Catharine Whyte and two unidentified people in the background on skis at Mt. Norquay - "Mt Norquay [/] 1. Peter Whyte [/] 2. Catharine Whyte [/] Photo: Dennis Mighall" written on the back in pencil
File pertains to 27 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1932 to May 1932. Topics include Catharine's travel back to Banff [from Concord?], Peter and Catharine going into the ski business with Skoki, setting up Skoki lodge for business [with a detail…
1.3 cm of textual records (151 pages ; 21.4 x 27.5 cm or smaller)
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File pertains to 27 letters written by Catharine Robb Whyte to her mother, Edith Morse Robb from February 1932 to May 1932. Topics include Catharine's travel back to Banff [from Concord?], Peter and Catharine going into the ski business with Skoki, setting up Skoki lodge for business [with a detailed description of interior], the first ski party, the ski visit of Russel Robb Jr. and group, the death of Edwin Noble, daily life in Banff, people in Concord, and meeting and working with various locals and Skoki guests [including Tex Woods and his daughter Ruth Woods, Vic Kutschera, Norman Knight, Cyril Paris, Ike Mills, Mr. and Mrs. Rankin, Rupe Edwards, Bill Niche, Waddy [Wattie?] Potts, Kingman ski party, Ulysses LaCasse, Bill Oliver, Russel Robb Jr., Charlie Pierson, and Faith Donaldson] and going to see Noel Odell speak about Everest.
Notes
Please note: language pertaining to Indigenous Peoples, people of colour, and those of the Jewish faith used throughout is outdated and offensive. Some items were stapled together and therefore scanned together as one document. It appears that one letter is unfinished or has missing pages.
Letters are all handwritten and include some hotel and camp letterheads. Some letters are marked with a small x in pencil, indicating where Jon Whyte made notes for use in his project "Catharine Robb Whyte, Peter Whyte: Commemorative Portfolio," originally published in 1981. Some letters also have numbers written in pencil crayon, believed to be from when originally processed.
Banff Winter Sports crests with Motor Cycle Hill pins attached. Crest (16.0 in diameter) is white with purple border. purple letters around outside spell "Banff Winter Sports". An inner circle is centred by a ram's head in blue. (c,d) The attached pin is yellow with a green ribbon, on the pin is wr…
Banff Winter Sports crests with Motor Cycle Hill pins attached. Crest (16.0 in diameter) is white with purple border. purple letters around outside spell "Banff Winter Sports". An inner circle is centred by a ram's head in blue. (c,d) The attached pin is yellow with a green ribbon, on the pin is written in black "Motor Cycle Hill Climb and Regatta, Banff, 1932".
Pair of black and maroon hockey skates. Short laced unlined boot, 9 eyelets eachside, brown laces, leather ankle strap and metal buckle, felt lined tongue, machine stiched, thin sole. Skate blade hammered into sole and heal, sprayed with matt silver spray. Stamped in blade “DUNNES PRINCE PATENTED 1…
Pair of black and maroon hockey skates. Short laced unlined boot, 9 eyelets eachside, brown laces, leather ankle strap and metal buckle, felt lined tongue, machine stiched, thin sole. Skate blade hammered into sole and heal, sprayed with matt silver spray. Stamped in blade “DUNNES PRINCE PATENTED 1932”. Stamped bottom of blade “10 1/2 MADE IN CANADA”. Orange tag on bottom in black typed writing “Toronto’s Only No. 1 ICE SKATE EXCHANGE NEW & RECONDITIONED SKATES 355 Yonge St. - EM. 8-5667 FREE Gifts To Boys and Girls ALL SKATES SOLD - SHARPENED FREE”