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Record information – Brief Banff Carnival
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1946-03-05Item number (ISN):20411Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX FILM CORPORATIONAccession:1980-0199Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1946-03-05Production company:Fox Movietone NewsProduction credit:photographer, Ross BeesleyDescription:Newsreel footage of the Banff Winter Carnival in Banff, Alberta, in the heart of the Canadian Rockies. Carnival Queen Shirley Parkes and her ladies-in-waiting preside at all festivities. Shetland ponies and juvenile skiers provide excitement in a ski-joring contest. Skating is a highlight as is the Memorial Slalom on Mount Norquay. Footage shows: Banff and mountain backdrop; Carnival Queen Shirley Parkes and her court; Skating Frolic; parade of skaters with flags; waltz; crowd; solo number entitled Spring Breeze by skater Lois Woodworth; close-up of Woodworth doing spins; various shots of people at Ice Frolics; senior pair skaters; Grand Finale, including The Gang's All Here; Lorna and Doris Livingstone in RCMP costume in Salute to the RCMP; Ski-Joring Race by younsters with Shetland ponies; winner Hugh Watts with pony Dusty; skier Joe Brewster; various shots of Giant Slalom for Memorial Trophy; ski hill and Mount Norquay; and Queen Shirley presenting trophy to winner Jack Anderson.Language:SilentOriginal number:57-479Notes:Detailed holdings information: -
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