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[Bluenose Launching]
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1955-05-25Item number (ISN):282190Link to related resource:Type of material:Sound recordingsFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADA. CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY COMPANY / COMPAGNIE DES CHEMINS DE FER NATIONAUX DU CANADAAccession:1998-0094Media:SoundPart:1 of 1Production date:1955-05-25Description:Sound recording of the launching of the Bluenose in 1955. Built by Daly Shipbuilders of Quebec and operated by the Canadian National Railway, the Bluenose was to sail between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Barr Harbour, Maine.~Recording opens with "God Save the Queen" and the "Star Spangled Banner". The Minister of Transport then introduces the guests, talks about the legacy of the Bluenose and describes the new ship. Madame Louis St. Laurent christens the ship. Speeches on the significance of the ship are then given by: Robert Winters, Federal Minister of Public Works; David Nichols, Executive Council representing the Governor of Maine; A.W. Mackenzie, Minister of Highways in Nova Scotia; and Donald Gordon, President of Canadian National.Language:English / FrançaisOriginal number:55-4Notes: -
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