Collection search - No. 27, [Skiing at the Turn of the Century]
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No. 27, [Skiing at the Turn of the Century]
Series title:CBC TV News LibraryHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1968-03-14Item number (ISN):112251Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: NATIONAL NEWS LIBRARYAccession:1983-0052Media:VideoPart:1 of 1Production date:1968-03-14Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationDescription:A musical soundtrack and voice-over narration accompany this history of skiing from the turn of the century, when it was first introduced in France in order to create an Alpine army corps. Sequences include: French government troops on skis in 1900 standing under an archway that reads 'Pour La Patrie'; army maneuvers in deep snow; troops skiing down a mountainside; a 1908 long distance ski-race with French, Swiss and Norweigan participants; French President [Clement Armand Fallières] waving and stepping into a motor car; and scenes of civilians boarding a train for a ski holiday. Additional shots of: a local band marching in front of a party of skiers; horse-drawn toboggans; an early bob sled; a 1914 motorized snow vehicle; Alpine ski events after World War; slalom skiers; French champion Emile Allais; and sequences on present day downhill, slalom, and ski-jumping events. <3.75mn>Subjects:BOBSLEDDING~CROSS COUNTRY SKIING~DOWNHILL SKIING~SKI JUMPING~SKI RACING~SNOWMOBILES~FRANCE. ARMÉELanguage:EnglishOriginal number:CB71157Notes:Detailed holdings information: -
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