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Vacationing in Quintupletland

Item number (ISN):

25120

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1938

Item number (ISN):

25120

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

BURNS, J.J.

Accession:

1980-0254

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1938

Production company:

Audio Pictures Limited

Production credit:

camera, J.J. Burns

Sponsor:

Ontario Government

Distributor name:

Canadian Pacific Railways

Description:

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Ontario travelogue directed to American tourists. It shows: picturesque view of garden at Niagara Falls with the falls in the background; the garden and a building at another angle, with a couple walking; Union Jack flying from top of building; various shots of Niagara Falls; boat at Niagara Falls; Peace Bridge between Buffalo, New York and Fort Erie, Ontario; close-up of cars going through customs checkpoint; highway sign reading "Drive Carefully"; pan shot of Toronto looking north to the Royal York Hotel; two different angles of Queen's Park; various shots at different angles of Casa Loma; various shots of the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE); the Princess Gate at the CNE; marching bands at the CNE; building; gardens and CNE visitors; orchestra playing at bandshell; different rides on the midway; various shots of the martyrs' shrine north of Toronto; church; priest leading small procession; people kneeling at the shrine; various extreme long shots of a mining town in northern Ontario; shot of mine; pouring molten gold; close-up of gold being stamped at the Royal Canadian Mint in Ottawa; scenes of Quintupletland, near the village of Callander, in Northern Ontario, where the living quarters of the Dionne Quintuplets are a tourist attraction; parking lot; long lines of people waiting to see the quintuplets; the home where the girls were born; the hospital and nursery where they live; clothes hanging on the line; Dr. Allan Roy Dafoe sitting outside on a chair, with a book and a dog; extreme long shot of the building as crowds wait to see the quintuplets; scenes of a prosperous farm, showing a farmhouse and barn; stable near back; man on tractor passing by; various shots of men using wagons, horses and machinery to harvest hay; cows walking; ducks or geese on a pond; horse pulling a wagon laden with wooden crates, with a large house in the background; farmer with ponies; animals brought into farm buildings; close-up of person picking peaches; women picking fruit from trees in an orchard; close-up of peaches being put in baskets; various shots of Muskoka lakes; boats on lakes; tree-lined shores and cottages; people riding in wooden speedboats; women playing with a ball on the beach; women playing leapfrog; close-up of a girl's face; two people in a canoe on a lake in Algonquin Park; people canoeing towards camera; people fishing from a canoe, using a small net and fishing rod; man catching fish; close-up of fish on a hook; man struggling to catch a fish but finally managing to catch it; people bringing canoe on shore with help of a woman; men bringing the catch of fish to shore; two men setting up camp, with one carrying buckets and the other starting a campfire; cooking fish in a pan over the fire; cloudy sky; sky shown through silhouette of trees, with view of lake in the background; sunset amongst the trees and other scenery; and concluding shot of people stting around a campfire at night. <10mn>

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. During the sequence at the CNE, there are gaps in the narration as if some frames are missing.~2. Duration is approximate.

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Vault ISN:

35132

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-4489

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

NITRATE

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

37839

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

8012-0508

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MAG TRK

Made from:

N-4489

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

37844

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8012-0509

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

OPT TRK

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

8012-0508

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

37846

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8012-0506

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Technical description:

INTERNEG

Made from:

N-4489

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

37851

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8012-0507

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

8012-0506
8012-0509

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

41441

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8210-0010

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

738047

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

25120-001

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

10:00

Made from:

N-4489

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

738048

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

25120-001.WAV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

10:00

Made from:

N-4489

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

738049

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

25120.MOV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

10:00

Made from:

N-4489

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

738050

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

25120.MP4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

10:00

Made from:

25120.MOV

Status:

REF
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8210-0010

Reproduction access:

with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of Rosemary Burns

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