May Day

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  • Previously Holidays--May Day Source: Visual Records database

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May Day parade, Vancouver and The 2nd World War! : Bowdery footage

The item consists of two film reels; a workprint and an internegative, containing special event footage. "Parade marching along Hasting Street. American band (?). Highland band. Shriners. Pageant in Stanley Park (colour): ladies in crinolines. This may have been a PNE parade, but is not identified. MAY DAY PARADE: This is quite exciting, and contains groups of men and women marching under several different banners. The banners read, in order: "Stop Hitler -- Save Peace"; "[?] Support Democracy"; "Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion"; "White Lunch - Eden - Waldorf - On Unfair List"; "Communist Party of Canada -- B.C. District - Jobs - Recovery - Democracy and Peace"; "Relief Project Workers Union Workers Demanding Jobs"; "Spain Vets - Welcome Home"; "We Are Against Militarisation -- The Youth"; "Demand Hands Off Yugoslavia -- Yugoslavian Progressive Movement"; "Down With Imperialist War"; and "Bread Not Bullets". The film also shows a newsboy selling the "People's Advocate" newspaper, and a group from the baker's union, as well as several bands." Also includes "This is a film Mr. Bowdery shot and edited into a form of home newsreel called The Second World War--The Hand of Tyranny. It is captioned with headlines from the "People's Advocate" newspaper. The footage contains scenes of the exterior of the Vancouver Post Office at Hastings and Granville. Employees being checked at the entrance. Interior of building, protestors in sit-down strike. [Close-up of] trio of protestors, other good [close-ups]. Protestors singing "The Red Flag", [with] banjo and accordion accompaniment. Unemployed march."(Colin Browne)

May Day scenes at Salmon Arm

The item consists of a video copy of a film that was part of a four-reel compilation of May Day celebrations and miscellaneous scenes of Salmon Arm, British Columbia during the 1930s. The original 35 mm silent films were deaccessioned and transferred to the Public Archives of Canada ca. 1983; the BC Archives received a video copy in exchange for the films.

[May Day; Uchuck I; Kelowna Regatta; Royal visit, Parksville, 1951; Port Alberni fishing derby]

Amateur film. May Day: parade (mostly children); May Queen, etc. Gardens, beach, house at Parksville. The vessel "Uchuck I" travels from port (Ucluelet?) to places on Barkley Sound; people on board, scenery, etc.; Port Albion Cannery; return trip; Port Alberni Chamber of Commerce trip. Okanagan visit: Kelowna; city streets; 45th Regatta [i.e., 1951] - Ogopogo float; parks, people, fruit. Royal Visit to Parksville; motorcade with Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip [1951]. Small parade. Waterfalls. Port Alberni fishing derby, held by the Tyee Club: fishing; men displaying their catches; weighing in the fish, etc.

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