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St. Lawrence Seaway Opening

Item number (ISN):

101395

Series title:

Newsmagazine : [out-takes]

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1959-06-26

Item number (ISN):

101395

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: NATIONAL NEWS LIBRARY, NEWSMAGAZINE

Accession:

1988-0331

Media:

Film

Production date:

1959-06-26

Production company:

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

Description:

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Film coverage of the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. An announcer describes the arrival of U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower with the words, "They descend to Canadian soil and here for the first time in the long peaceful histories of Canada and the United States our Queen and the American chief of State meet on Canadian soil". Queen Elizabeth and Prince Phillip await Eisenhower's arrival by plane. Eisenhower and the Royal Couple greet each other and shake hands. They circle a fairground track in an open car. The Queen begins her speech with "the President of the United States will always be welcome here but today there is an added pleasure and a special warmth in our greeting". She speaks about Eisenhower's greatness as a military leader and about the future of the seaway. She calls it "a magnificent monument to the enduring friendship of our two nations and to their partnership in the development of North America. Eisenhower speaks about cherishing the record of peace between Canada and the U.S. He says of the seaway, "it is above all a magnificent symbol to the entire world of the achievements possible to democratic nations peacefully working together for the common good". The announcer describes the scene as the Queen, Eisenhower and Prime Minister John Diefenbaker go aboard the royal yacht Britannia and wave to the crowds. He says church bells ring in St. Lambert and in Montreal to mark the "realization of a wonderful dream". There is different footage of the beginning of Eisenhower's speech.

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Silent print is labelled 55659. Magnetic sound track is labelled CB15329.~2. Title assigned by archivist.~3. Date of production does not appear on film or can label but is date of the opening ceremony.

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Vault ISN:

88232

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8808-0483

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ANS PRT

Max. shrinkage:

0.7%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

88233

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

8808-0484

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MAG TRK

Max. shrinkage:

0.4%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD547

Restrictions on consultation:

To be Determined / À déterminer

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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