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New Canadian National Railway President : [out-takes]

Item number (ISN):

20919

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1950-01-06

Item number (ISN):

20919

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: STOCK SHOTS

Accession:

1986-0276

Media:

Film

Production date:

1950-01-06

Production company:

National Film Board

Description:

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Sev. painful sound and silent takes of Norman B. Walton, executive vice president of C.N.R. walking into Donald Gordon's office and congratulating him on his new appointment as president of C.N.R. Gordon takes the occasion of giving a pep talk to members of his Empire supported by a reference to a wall map. sev. takes of Gordon walking by locomotive in Turcot yards, stopping to talk with Charlie Bangs, engineer of engine 6225. Bangs talks about his engine (silent) then leads Gordon up into the cab. Shots of Donald Gordon, wearing an engineer's cab, gleefully leaning out of the window, making signals to the camera. Int. of cab, Donald Gordon being told about the controls, trying them on for size, learning about the furnace, etc. Lamcu's of huge engine moving slowly past the camera with Gordon, at controls, waving at the camera. Shots of other railroaders shaking hands with Gordon near the engine. Donald Gordon, former head of the wartime prices and trade board, and Deputy governor of the Bank of Canada, will have to come to grips with the problems of a 25% curtailment in service and a coal shortage.

Language:

English

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

16520

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

8605-0028

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MAG TRK

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

19089

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8605-0306

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

19102

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8605-0307

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

OPT TRK

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

8605-0028

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

20429

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8605-0370

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

8605-0306
8605-0307

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

20874

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8606-0032

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

8605-0306

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

499417

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2009-05-0014

Number of items:

1

Duration:

120:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

982653

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2009-05-0033

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

8312-0034
8605-0367
8605-0370
8603-0261
8506-0286
7906-1592
7709-1296
7906-0711
9212-0107
9207-0143
9207-0139
8221-0139

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 2009-05-0014

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD580

Reproduction access:

avec la permission écrite du propriétaire du droit d'auteur : avec remerciements à l'ONF

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