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Almost a Ghost Town
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1957Item number (ISN):54499Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:ROBERT ANDERSON ASSOCIATES LIMITEDAccession:1987-0380Media:FilmOriginal title:Almost a Ghost TownProduction date:1957Release date:1957Production company:Robert Anderson Associates LimitedProduction credit:director/producer/script, Robert Anderson; photography, Jack V. Long; sound, Werner Franz; production assistant, Catherine JonesCountry of production:cnSponsor:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationDescription:Silent film footage shows the dying town of Hedley, British Columbia, closing down because the gold mine on which it depends, once Canada's richest, is mined out. The film focusses on the community -- its homes, streets, hotels, stores and merchants -- and especially on the elderly who are seen at a Senior Citizen's Club Room gathering. Other footage shows the Similkameen Valley and Okanagan Range which surround the community; a Community Hall meeting; the producer, Robert Anderson, interviewing local residents; and archival photographs of early Hedley Camp settlers. <30mn>Language:MuteNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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