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[East to West Across Canada : home movie]

Item number (ISN):

181942

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1940/1949

Item number (ISN):

181942

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

MINTER, Roy

Accession:

1982-0139

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1940/1949

Production company:

George Black (Photography)

Production credit:

photography, George Black

Description:

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Amateur footage filmed by George Black of scenes across Canada. The initial caption reads "East to West Across Canada - photographed by George Black". Sequences of Quebec City follow, including the Montmorency Falls, Government House and surrounding gardens, Wolfe's Cove, Plains of Abraham, Stone Fort, and Chateau Frontenac. In Montreal the camera takes panoramic views of the city, with views of the largest office building in Canada, the monument to South African War Veterans, and a ski jump competition. Scenes of Ottawa include an RCMP parade, firemen's demonstration, a military review on Parliament Hill, various buildings and statues, the test flight of an aeroplane, the Ottawa River flooding, wildflowers and strawberries, birds, a golf course and country club, the Ted Whites in their garden at Rideau Banks, a maple syrup gathering party, snow removal on Ottawa streets, and Martha Black walking along a snowy sidewalk. The film concludes with sequences taken on a train journey from Alberta to British Columbia, with views of the prairies, buildings at train stations, Banff, Lake Louise, the Rockies, and the city of Vancouver. <45mn>

Language:

Silent

Notes:

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1. Subject description from documentation provided by donor and viewing.~2. Many of the sequences are identified by captions.

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Vault ISN:

174041

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8207-0321

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

ORIG

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

174042

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8303-0215

Number of items:

1

Made from:

8207-0320

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8303-0215

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Yukon Archives.

Reproduction access:

with permission of copyright owners and with permission of donors through the Yukon Archives

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24