Item F1984:11/061.04 - Action on the Columbia

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Action on the Columbia

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  • moving images

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Lew Parry Film Productions

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F1984:11/061.04

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  • [ca. 1964] (Creation)

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Physical description

1 film reel (00:26:00 ; 943 ft) : composite print, colour, sound ; 16 mm and additional film elements

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The item is a composite print of an industrial film made around 1964. It shows the construction of the Mica, Duncan and Arrow Dams in the Columbia River basin. Some of the communities in the project area are shown and the problems and benefits are discussed. There is footage of Revelstoke and Trail-Kaslo area, flooding of the Columbia near Trail and aerial views of area communities. There is also footage of the 1964 ratification of the Columbia River Treaty at the International Peace Arch, with US President Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Pearson and BC Premier Bennett.

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Physical condition

Treat F1984:11/061.01 as master picture element; the A&B rolls (F1984:11/61.03a&b) have been cannibalized and are unprintable in their present state. F1984:11/61.01 appears to be A-wind, and if so, will NOT print with F184:11/61.02.

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A digital copy is available. Please contact staff for further information.
U-Matic video master, V1989:59/001.01

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Copyright British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.

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Partial shot list in file F1984:11/061.

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References: Listed in Duffy, "Camera West", entry #A/03.

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Accession number(s): F1984:11

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Previously described as AAAA0026

Credits note

producing agency/company: Lew Parry Film Productions; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority; sound: Lloyd Stump; sound: Telesound Film Recordings Ltd.; animation: L.C. Hanson; art direction: L.C. Hanson; narrator: George McLean; producer: Lew M. Parry

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Additional element include:
F1984:11/061.01 - A-wind colour master
F1984:11/061.02 - B-wind negative track
F1984:11/061.03a - A-roll (incomplete)
F1984:11/061.03b - B-roll (incomplete)

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