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Port Mann Bridge
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- moving images
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Fortune Films Ltd.
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[ca. 1957]-1964 (Creation)
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1 videocassette (00:32:30) : video copy, colour, VHS, sound ; 13 mm
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The item is a videocassette copy of an industrial film from ca. 1957 to 1964. It shows the engineering and construction of the Port Mann Bridge -- the last link in BC's portion of the Trans-Canada Highway -- and its official opening on 12 June 1964 by Premier W.A.C. Bennett. Also includes historical footage of 1930s traffic and the opening of Pattullo Bridge in 1937 by Premier T.D. Pattullo.
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Copyright Government of British Columbia.
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Script in file F1986:21/004.
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Produced in cooperation with CBA Engineering Ltd., Dominion Bridge Co., John Laing and Son (Canada) Ltd., Perini Pacific, and Western Bridge Company Ltd.
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References: Listed in Duffy, "Camera West", entry #P/62.
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Accession number(s): 94-1779
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Previously described as AAAA5364
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sponsored/presented by: British Columbia. Dept. of Highways; narration: Peter J. Elkington; script: Peter J. Elkington; producing agency/company: Fortune Films Ltd.; photography: British Columbia. Dept. of Highways