The Pathfinder (13 digital object(s)) Archives / Film, Video and Sound

Record information

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The Pathfinder

Item number (ISN):

13509

Series title:

Canadian Cameo

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1932

Item number (ISN):

13509

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

Fonds/collection:

ASSOCIATED SCREEN NEWS LTD.

Accession:

1973-0127

Media:

Film

Original title:

The Pathfinder

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1932

Release date:

1932-10

Production responsibility:

Associated Screen News Ltd.

Production credit:

director, Gordon Sparling; photography, Alfred Jacquemin; description, B.K. Sandwell, F.R.S.C.; narrator, Corey Thomson; producer; B.E. Norrish

Country of production:

cn

Description:

Documentary about life in the Rockies 50 years before, with emphasis on Tom Wilson, a guide and seeker of gold, who blazed a route through which the railway was built. Includes re-enactments of events in Wilson's life, including Wilson's meeting with Indians, who told him how to find Lake Louise, Wilson's locating Emerald Lake; the Yoho Valley; Cowboys roping and branding horses; the coming of the railroad; Tom Wilson shown in 1932, visits scenes in the Banff region; Lake Louise train station; Lake Louise; Chateau Lake Louise; Tom Wilson greeting Jim Brewster, another early resident; Emerald Lake; Wilson looks at a bronze plaque in his honour; and scenes of the Rockies. <8mn 30s>~Documentary about life in the Rockies 50 years before, with emphasis on Tom Wilson, a guide and seeker of gold, who blazed a route through which the railway was built. Includes re-enactments of events in Wilson's life, including Wilson's meeting with Indians, who told him how to find Lake Louise, Wilson's locating Emerald Lake; the Yoho Valley; Cowboys roping and branding horses; the coming of the railroad; Tom Wilson shown in 1932, visits scenes in the Banff region; Lake Louise train station; Lake Louise; Chateau Lake Louise; Tom Wilson greeting Jim Brewster, another early resident; Emerald Lake; Wilson looks at a bronze plaque in his honour; and scenes of the Rockies. <8mn 30s>

Language:

English

Original number:

B-589

Notes:

1. Version Note: This film was also released in a silent version with English intertitles called PATHFINDER.~2. ASN Production Number: B-589.~3. Gordon Sparling, the creator of the film died in 1994.~4. For generations, the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the TsúùtE;‹¼2;E;€ínà, the Îyâxe Nakoda Nations, and the Métis Nation (District 4) have called the Canadian Rockies and its surroundings home. The specific Indigenous community of the people depcited in this recording have not yet been identified.~5. LAC recognizes that this record contains inappropriate language. For this reason, two subject descriptions are provided: the original description sourced by archival staff and one created in 2025 for the purpose of reparative description. The recording may also reflect outdated and harmful views/opinions.

Detailed holdings information:

Vault ISN:

13299

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-0016

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

NITRATE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

13326

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8406-0013

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

8310-0142
8310-0144

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

13327

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-0864

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-0016

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

13329

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1064
7301-1565

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

RED PRT

Made from:

7301-0864

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

13371

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8310-0142

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

N-0016

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

13372

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8310-0143

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

8310-0142

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

13373

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8310-0144

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

OPT TRK

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

8310-0145

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

13374

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

8310-0145

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

MAG TRK

Made from:

N-0016

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

213354

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 9304-0019

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1131965

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

8310-0142-DPX

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SIL

Duration:

8:34

Made from:

8310-0142

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1131968

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

8310-0145.WAV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

BWF

Duration:

8:34

Made from:

8310-0145

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

1131973

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

13509.MP4

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

8:34

Made from:

8310-0142
8310-0145

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

1131970

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

13509.MOV

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

SOF

Duration:

8:34

Made from:

8310-0142
8310-0145

Status:

REF

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Consultation copy number:

V1 9304-0019

Restrictions on consultation:

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Donor restrictions:

No donor restrictions.

Copyright status:

Under copyright until 31 December 2044.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: National Archives of Canada.

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