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Water for Montrealers = L'eau de Montreal

Item number (ISN):

135129

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1948

Item number (ISN):

135129

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

CRAWLEY FILMS LIMITED

Accession:

1983-0373

Media:

Film

Original title:

Water for Montrealers

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1948

Release date:

1948

Production company:

English version
Crawley Films Limited

Production credit:

scenario, Claude Robillard; photography, J.-A. Lavery; Henri Paul

Country of production:

cn

Sponsor:

Montreal Department of Public Works
National Film Board
Department of Health and Welfare

Description:

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The water distribution system of Montreal by the Department of Public Works is illustrated in this film. Valued at 60 million dollars in 1948, the system is responsible for delivering 160 million gallons of water daily to Montrealers from the immense resevoir provided by the Great Lakes. The film shows how a 5 1/2 mile long canal is filled from the resevoir via the St. Lawrence River, eventually travelling to a filtration plant. At the plant the water is filtered, chlorinated and tested periodically at various stages by a team of chemists. (A graph detailing the reduction in the typhoid death rate since water treatment began in 1909 is shown). The actual distribution begins at a low-level pumping station progressing to higher level stations throughout the city. The film concludes with various scenes of water use in Montreal. Animation sequences include: a graphic of the Great Lakes; a diagram of the filtration process; the typhoid death rate graph and a summary of the whole system in diagram. <15mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Additional information on this film may be available in the production file (Manuscript Division MG 28 III 99, Volume 3).~2. See also, C.F.I. print 7505-0673 (Eng.).

Technique:

ANIMATION

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

115063

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8330-0195/001

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ORIG

Technical description:

POS

Max. shrinkage:

1.3%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

115064

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8330-0195/002

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

OPT TRK

Technical description:

POS

Max. shrinkage:

0.9%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

open

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner is probably the National Film Board.

Reproduction access:

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

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