Archival footage acquired for research and/or use in the CBC television series THE DAYS BEFORE YESTERDAY.~Reel 1~EGYPT TODAY film excerpts 1950s-era. Shots of ships on canal, large statue, pan of skyline of city, street scenes. (Silent).~[Gaza] - Ceremony of UN flag flying. Slow step of military officials including [Nasser] who makes speech. Car with UNEF.1 plate drives off. Close up shots of crowd, UN people, civilians from various countries. UN planes - "Welcome to Gaza" signs in English and Arabic.~EGYPT TODAY film - more excerpts. Peaceful street scenes - aircraft carriers, headlines, battle footage, tanks, Royal Navy helicopter resume of wounded, ruins, kids among rubble carrying signs of protest, pan of skyline with damage shown - citizens picking up the pieces - aftermath of fighting on beaches, shots of battle-torn house, cemetery, tanks in front of apartment building.~Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. (Repeat of item #5, Reel 1, can 15866).~Shots of Prime Minister's residence, Louis St. Laurent arrives, goes upstairs. Cuts to St. Laurent family at Christmas. (These excerpts are scratched).~Reel 2~Overview of St. Laurent's life. Footage is mostly from the 1950's except for still photos which cover earlier period. Intertitle: "Canada bids farewell to a statesman of truely international stature, whose memory will always live as a monument to integrity and freedom". (Silent).~Item #1 repeated, with sound.~CBI0209 - CBC TV news footage - Ottawa - 1957 Liberal convention. St. Laurent's farewell speech in which he says thanks to the Canadian people for allowing him to serve his country in the highest position.~Repeat of item #3 above.~CBC TV news - Ottawa. Paul Martin and Lester Pearson shake hands alongside St. Laurent at train station.~CBC TV News - Ottawa. "Norman memorial" on leader - possibly Norman Robertson. Shots of Peace Tower flag at half-mast, funeral service at Chalmers, C.D. Howe and his wife, Douglas Abbott, and Mr. and Mrs. St. Laurent enter church.~CBCC138 - St. Laurent Award Dinner, St. Laurent presents awards [1960].~CB9925 - CBC TV news footage - Vancouver - "Leaders Meet" St. Laurent and Diefenbaker.~[Evacuation 1942] of Japanese Canadians - boats seized, military police escort citizens to camps.~Mountain town, ruins of stone buildings main street, school, kids curling, interview with man of Japanese descent, interview with elderly Japanese man from town. Monument to Japanese Canadians. Reporter possibly Douglas.~Repeat of items 9, 10 above. <1h>
