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Record information – Brief Power from Shipshaw
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):6489Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA / OFFICE NATIONAL DU FILM DU CANADA: 1982-1985Accession:1985-0129Media:FilmRelease date:1946Production company:National Film BoardProduction credit:director, G.E.O. Lilley; producer, H. Campbell; photography, J. Gibson, A.E. Armstrong; narrator, W.A. KnappDescription:The harnessing of water power in the Saguenay valley. At Shipshaw, in the northern bush, ten thousand workers toiled grimly through sub-zero weather, harnessing the Saguenay River. Shipshaw is of particular importance to the great aluminum plants at Arvida, for the end of the war did not end the importance of aluminum, which is needed for aircraft, bridges, power installations, the familiar kitchen utensils and many other constructions where lightness and flexibility are essential. <10mn>Language:EnglishOriginal number:106B 0146 040Detailed holdings information: -
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