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Canada's Diamond Jubilee

Item number (ISN):

20796

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1927

Item number (ISN):

20796

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: STOCK SHOTS

Accession:

1977-0205

Media:

Film

Part:

3 of 3

Production date:

1927

Production company:

Associated Screen News Ltd.

Sponsor:

Canadian Pacific Railway

Description:

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Canada's diamond jubilee ceremonies including the inspection of a Canadian Highlander Honour Guard by Governor General Willingdon; the laying of the cornerstone of the Confederation Building; an address by Prime Minister Mackenzie King; and the official inauguration of the Peace Tower carillon by the Governor General. Shown are the Peace Tower clock, the noon gun firing, and spectators 40,000 strong on Parliament Hill. The Highlanders are seen on parade and Governor General Willingdon, in uniform, arrives in the state carriage. The Governor General reads a message from King George V; L.P.D. Tilley of New Brunswick and Prime Minister King deliver speeches; the Centenary Choir gives a rendition; and Margaret Anglin, the famous Canadian actress, reads from the works of Bliss Carmen.~Shown also are ceremonies and events throughout Canada. Mayor Louis D. Taylor of Vancouver hands mail to the pilot of a flying boat (with US mail written on it) and the plane takes off to land at Cartierville Airport in Montreal from where the mail is delivered. A parade at the monument of Sir Georges Etienne Cartier, with Bishop Gauthier and Mayor Mederic Martin in attendance is shown. Wreaths are deposited at the monument of Sir John A. MacDonald. Ceremonies in Halifax include activities at the grave of Sir Charles Tupper; a speech by Lieutenant Governor James Cranswick Tory; and shots of the HMS Calcutta moored to a wharf. In Saint John, New Brunswick Mayor Walter W. White delivers a speech and attends a float parade. Shots of the monument to Sir Samuel L. Tilley are shown. The Empress of Australia is shown arriving at Quebec City and discharging passengers. Ceremonies in Vancouver include a float parade; a salute by the 15th Artillery Regiment; and 3000 children gathered in Hastings Park. Lieutenant Governor Burroughs of Manitoba reads the King's message to the Winnipeg gathering. Highlanders and a float parade move past the camera. Night shots of a bonfire on Centre Island in Toronto harbour are seen. Lieutenant Governor Ross of Ontario attends a float parade with Highlanders. Mayor Foster sends a letter to Ottawa with the Gladstone runners.~Charles Lindbergh is shown arriving in The Spirit of St. Louis on Parliament Hill. He poses near his plane and receives the applause of the crowd on a dais in front of the Parliament Buildings.

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

Original number:

1920-FG-78-1~1920-FG-78-3~1920-FG-78-4

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

207502

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7707-0053
7707-0055
7707-0056

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

207503

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7707-0057
7707-0059
7707-0060

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

3

Kind of sound:

SIL

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

208306

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 9301-0013

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

439765

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 2007-06-0020

Number of items:

1

Duration:

120:00

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

981510

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V4 2007-06-0053

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Made from:

7707-0053
7707-0055
7707-0056
7706-0985
2006-09-0322
9603-0057
7301-8887
8711-0548
7710-0348
7710-0365

Status:

MASTER
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 9301-0013
V1 2007-06-0020

GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD579

Restrictions on consultation:

~Available Onsite Only / Seulement disponible sur le site

Donor restrictions:

The permission of the donor, the NFB, is required to reproduce this material.

Copyright status:

Under copyright.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: Canadian Pacific Railway.

Reproduction access:

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur

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