Eastern Eye: A Nova Scotia Filmography ~ 1899-1973

Gaels of Cape Breton, The (Out-takes) 

Producing Agency:   National Film Board of Canada; Crawley Films; The Canadian Geographic Society; Province of Nova Scotia

Production Date:   1947

Format:   16 mm, b&w

Series:   Peoples of the Maritimes

Synopsis – additional footage from the original film, including the milling sequence and scenes taken in a church. Also included is footage on various craft activities, including carding, spinning, dyeing wool, designing a rug, preparing the frame for a hooking bee and weaving tweed fabrics on a loom.

Repository:   National Archives of Canada

Subjects:
Scots - Material culture
Arts and crafts
Cape Breton Island

Genre:
Outtakes

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