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Dawson City Museum and Historical Society collection [moving images]

Hierarchical level:

Collection

Date:

1902-1921.

Reference:

R9212-0-1-E

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

191025

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Dawson City Museum and Historical Society collection
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Record information – Details
Date(s):

1902-1921.

Place of creation:

Canada

Added country of publication:

United States, United Kingdom

Extent:

ca. 782 film reels (ca. 105 h).

Language of material:

English

Scope and content:

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Collection consists of various actuality subjects, produced by British Pathé, Gaumont, Universal and Hearst-Selig, dating back to the early Twentieth Century and the years following World War I. Pictured are sports and transport, military events, social functions, political events, industrial progress, and aviation firsts in the United States, Canada, Great Britain and France. Many personalities of the era, from Thomas A. Edison to Kaiser Wilhelm, appear now and again. Included are numerous excerpts from feature films and serials and the odd complete work. Titles include: The little orphan; The mystery of the glass coffin; Hello central; Give me heaven; The folly of desire; For her father's sins; Love aflame; and Her soul's inspiration. Prominent series in the collection include: Kinograms; Lucille love, the girl of mystery; The neglected wife; Pathe Gazette; Pearl of the army; and Universal animated weekly.

Provenance:

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Dawson City Museum and Historical Society

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Dawson City Museum and Historical Society : Dawson City Museum and Historical Society was founded informally in the early 1950s, and incorporated in 1959. The Museum features many exhibits on the history of the Klondike including social and mining history, material culture of Han Native People, Gold Rush era, steam locomotives, and palaeontological remains. The Museum is located in Dawson City, Yukon Territory.

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(Electronic) Refer to MINISIS for item-level descriptions.

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General note:

Material was received between 1978 and 1983 from Dawson City Museum and Historical Society.
Subject heading:

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Actualités (Cinéma)

Actualities (Motion pictures)
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1978-11-11)
(1979-07-15)
1979-0191 MISA
1980-0195 MISA
1983-0240 MISA
MR4841 (1983-04-29)
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Moving images (film)

[Consultation90 Open]

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Reproduction and use in any form requires the written permission of copyright holders. Whenever material is published/exhibited/broadcast, it must be accompanied by a credit to the National Archives of Canada and Dawson City Museum and Historical Society.

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Date modified:: 2024-07-24