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Ottawa, Canada's Capital City

Item number (ISN):

197359

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1938

Item number (ISN):

197359

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: 1976-1979

Accession:

1977-0207

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1938

Production company:

Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau

Production credit:

director, Frank Badgley; photography, J. Booth Scott

Distributor name:

Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau

Description:

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A short film which presents a brief history and the many features of Canada's capital city, Ottawa. Included in the film is a brief explanation of why Ottawa was chosen as the capital city of British North America and the subsequent construction of the Rideau Canal. Also featured in the film is footage of aerial view of Ottawa and several landmark buildings such as the Centre Block of the Parliament Buildings, interior of the House of Commons in session, the National Research Council building, the Dominion Archives, the Royal Canadian Mint, the Victoria Memorial Museum, Rideau Hall, Union Station, the Chateau Laurier hotel, high angle shots of traffic along Confederation Square, the Parliamentary Library, the Dominion Observatory at the Experimental Farm and the recently constructed Confederation Building. The film also shows the busy streets of the city along with the more tranquil scenery along the driveways of the Rideau Canal and the Rockcliffe Parkway, a travelling shot along Clemow Avenue and residential homes. From the social standards of a garden party at the Governor General's residence to the raucous excitement of the midway at the Central Canadian Exhibition at Lansdowne Park, the film displays the many social activities that occur within the city limits. Also highlighted in the film are the many recreational sporting facilities that are scattered throughout the city allowing people to enjoy such activities as golf, soccer, thoroughbred horse racing, speedboat racing on the Ottawa River, tennis, canoeing and rowing competitions. <9mn 20s>

Language:

English

Original number:

4-2977

Notes:

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1. Crown material over 50 years - copyright expired.~2. Sound recorded by Northern Electric Recording, Montreal.

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

197152

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7709-1570

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Max. shrinkage:

1%

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

199775

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 9208-0023

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

409854

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2005-03-0044

Number of items:

1

Duration:

120:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

817180

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

197359-001

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

9:18

Made from:

7709-1570

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

817181

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

197359-001.WAV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

9:18

Made from:

7709-1570

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

817182

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

197359.MOV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

9:18

Made from:

7709-1570

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

817183

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

197359.MP4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

9:18

Made from:

7709-1570

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

979794

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2005-03-0059

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

GC 4220
7709-1570
8810-0111
8810-0112
8401-0198
8401-0199
8401-0200
8706-0004
8901-0138

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 9208-0023
V1 2005-03-0044

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD579

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Copyright status:

Copyright expired.

Reproduction access:

With written permissions / Avec les permissions écrites

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