Item F1984:11/042.05 - Vancouver diamond jubilee

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Vancouver diamond jubilee

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  • moving images

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Trans-Canada Films Ltd.

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F1984:11/042.05

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  • 1946-1947 (Creation)

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1 film reel (00:21:07 ; 760 ft) : composite print, colour, sound ; 16 mm and additional film elements

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The item is a composite print of a promotional film made in 1947. It shows the celebrations marking Vancouver's 60th anniversary to provide a framework for a short history and description of the city. Jubilee events include parades, a pageant at Timber Bowl in Stanley Park, First Nations dancing and the induction of the Governor-General (Viscount Alexander) as an honorary Kwakiutl chief. There are historical photographs which show Vancouver's early development.

Contemporary footage reveals various aspects of the city: skyline, public buildings and street scenes including Marine Building, harbour and shipyards, False Creek CPR yards and roundhouse, Lion's Gate and Burrard bridges, Vancouver airport, bus and streetcar systems, Police and Fire departments, Kitsilano Beach, Stanley Park, Bowen Island, boating, sailing, Sun Salmon Derby etc. It also includes footage of regional industries: logging, mining, smelting, fishing, farming, hydro-electric sites.

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A digital copy is available. Please contact staff for further information.
A VHS reference copy is available for this item, V1986:41/002 REF
Type C video master, V1993:02
U-Matic video master, V1986:41/002

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Copyright British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.

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Shot list in file F1984:11/042.

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References: Listed in Duffy, "Camera West", entry #V/14; Canadian Moving Picture Digest, 22 June 1946 p.14 and 11 October 1947 p.8.

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Accession number(s): F1984:11

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Previously described as AAAA3005

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director: William D. Dix; photography: John Young; editor: Maureen Balfe; narrator: Gordon Inglis; narrator: Margaret Jestley; producing agency/company: Trans-Canada Films Ltd.; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; producer: Lew M. Parry; distributor: National Film Board of Canada

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F1984:11/042.01 - internegative
F1984:11/042.02 - B-wind negative track
F1984:11/042.03 - B-wind track (old)
F1984:11/042.04 - direct positive track (old)
F1984:11/042.06 - dub master

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