Collection search - Recruiting in Toronto Surpasses All Former Results, Each Regiment Tries to Excel
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Record information – Brief Recruiting in Toronto Surpasses All Former Results, Each Regiment Tries to Excel
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1915Item number (ISN):22626Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:JAMES, William, SR.Accession:1974-0144Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1915Production company:James and SonsDescription:Recruiting in Toronto surpasses all former results. Each regiment tries to excel. Pan across civilians lined up along board fence to the recruiting tent of the 48th Highlanders of Canada. A sign on the tent says "Recruits Wanted for 9th Mississauga Overseas Company. Infantry - Pay Starts at Once. Apply 111 King Street West" etc. Soldiers and new recruits in front of tent. New civilian recruits parading in civilian clothes, many wearing caps, bowlers, etc. Queen's Own Rifles of Canada and 12th York Rangers (Queen's York Rangers [1st American Regiment]) recruiting tents. Shot of 48th Highlanders parading with a young boy in the foreground showing more interest in the camera recording the parade than in joining the parade itself. Shots of recruits in new uniforms, kilted and in regular khaki. Shot of unit in civilian clothes parading past camera. <2mn>Language:Silent with English intertitlesNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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