[B.C. Hydro -- Hart Dam (Elk Falls) ; substation dam ; transmission lines]
- AAAA3619
- Item
- [between 1974/1981]
Part of CHEK TV fonds
Television stock shots
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[B.C. Hydro -- Hart Dam (Elk Falls) ; substation dam ; transmission lines]
Part of CHEK TV fonds
Television stock shots
[Campbell River dam (or Elk Falls dam or Hart dam)]
Part of Roderick Forbes MacKenzie fonds
Amateur film. Depicts various aspects of dam construction, including concrete work, heavy equipment, construction workers and camp, etc.; shots of the power station, turbines, penstocks and electrical grid; and scenes of the surrounding area.
[Dam construction ; Royal visit, 1939]
Part of Roderick Forbes MacKenzie fonds
Amateur film. The first 70 feet shows elements of the construction of Campbell River Dam [also known as Hart Dam or Elk Falls Dam], which was built ca. 1946-1948. The balance of the reel shows Vancouver scenes from the 1939 Royal Visit. "King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in an open car. King and Queen behind a flag-bedecked wooden wall in Empire Stadium, masses of people on the field in sports gear. Crowds along the street as King and Queen pass in open car. [Close-up] Royal car. Two following cars, crowds along the route. Interior of stadium; a huge parade of boys and girls marches onto the field. White-clad athletes perform choreographed exercises. Bicycle teams perform precision riding. Guards in scarlet uniforms. Group of Army officers. Guards in scarlet march past. Scene down a decorated Vancouver street. Roses on the side of a house and a lady in a broad brimmed hat. A view over Vancouver rooftops out over English Bay (?). A float plane flies overhead. Scene over roofs again." (Colin Browne)
[Elk Falls dam (or Campbell River dam or Hart dam)]
Part of Roderick Forbes MacKenzie fonds
Amateur film. Sequences on construction of dam, the river, furious water, rapids, falls, etc.; nearly-finished dam, with work crews adding final touches, installing gates, etc.; powerhouse construction.
John Hart development : stock shots
The item consists of a reel of footage from ca. 1959. It contains stock shots of switchyard, transformer, main dam, spillway/rapids and row of generators inside powerhouse, all at the John Hart development. Sequence appears three times on the roll, with slight variations.