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'Memorabilia'
Contributions welcome. What things did you souvenir from the Springs or Banff? Just scan and email to us. Anonymous donations more than welcome...
1979:
At the BSH there used to be a painting called 'Wings of the Morning', by Jervis McEntee, hanging in the Mount Stephen Hall. One day I was dusting and happened to notice that the lovely brass plaque belonging to this oil painting was not screwed into the wooden frame - it simply sat on a little edge...it soon became my 'souvenir' of the summer, although, sad to say, I threw it away years ago instead of just mailing it back. Anonymous.
2001:
I acquired this sign while doing some winter driving on the Banff Springs golf cart paths a couple years back (approx 2001). It is a stop sign to stop the carts for the golfers to walk across the cart path. I believe there were a few others of the same on the course at the time but maybe not. I do know there were some other wooden signs similar that told the par and directions to places. I actually got locked in the course with my car while acquiring this because it is not open in the winter, only for maintenance and grounds people, so I had to call security to let me out. Anonymous.
Above: a very heavy pewter, serving platter from the Springs. Probably quite valuable. Circa 1950's/1960's. From memory this was brought out for special occasions and dinners for VIP's. Anonymous.
Above: a vintage 1950's felt pennant.
Above: Old vinyl record of Moxie Whitney and his Banff Springs Hotel Orchestra.
Moxie was a musician hired by the CPR to entertain guests and staff. Contributed by Shonna McLeod (Bayne).
Above: Room key from the 1980's. Anonymous.
Above: Old BSH fork. Anonymous.
Above: BSH Menu, 1941. With close-up of prices.
1975 Staff Fire Emergency Instructions. Contributed by Ginny Goodman.