'The Way We Were': Nova Scotia in Film, 1917-1950

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Retarded Children's Centre

Format: 1 film reel (00:02:57 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of activities in a centre for mentally handicapped children on Barrington St. in Halifax.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 624 Supplemental information no.: Mf205-3

Archimedes Principle

Format: 1 film reel (00:4:09 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Physics lesson conducted by Robert KENNEDY focusing on the Archimedes Principle.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 935 Supplemental information no.: Mf219-1

Interview Gherman Titov

Format: 3 film reels (00:31:20 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Jack MACANDREW interviews Russian cosmonaut Major Gherman TITOV, the first man to fly in space.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction. Fb 754: CLOSED: conservation

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 752- 754 Supplemental information no.: Mf212-06

Songs of The Miramichi

Format: 6 film reels (00:28:25 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Ken HOMER interviews folklorist Dr. Louise MANNY about the folk songs and stories of the Miramichi in New Brunswick and about the Miramichi Folk Festival.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 494 - 499 Supplemental information no.: Mf195-23

On Their Merit - Joining The Fleet

Format: Film reels (00:09:55 hrs.) : sound
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of military cadets at the Royal Military College of Canada (Kingston, ONT) and on military practices at sea aboard the HMCS Columbia. Includes shots of the ship leaving Halifax Harbour/ the [ship] 'Bonaventure'/ a submarine spotting. *** Includes both color and black & white footage.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1346 Supplemental information no.: Mf230-6

St. Andrew's Charity Ball

Format: 1 film reel (00:12:25 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Libbie CHRISTENSEN reports from the Atlantic Room of the Nova Scotian Hotel in Halifax, N.S., where the St. Andrew's Charity Ball is being held sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the Isaac Walton Killam Children's Hospital.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1171 Supplemental information no.: Mf226-14

The Acadians

Format: Film reels (00:28:29 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Ken HOMER discusses the problems and future prospects of Acadians in New Brunswick with guests Reverend CORMIER, Dr. Colin MACKAY, and Mr. Emery LEBLANC

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 642 643 644 645 646 647 648-52 Supplemental information no.: Mf210-2

Teachers Auditions

Format: 2 film reels (00:23:19 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Auditions by Frank MILNE (mathematics) and Robert KENNEDY (physics) for educational television programmes.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1829- 1830 Supplemental information no.: Mf261-20

Snakes And Frogs

Format: 2 film reels (00:01:45 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of a frog and a snake.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1049- 1050 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-55

Productivity

Format: Film reels (00:02:00 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Productivity study of a fish packing plant. Includes footage of women weighing and packaging fish while men stand around...

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 640 Supplemental information no.: Mf209-4

Lawyer - Donald Joseph Downie

Format: Film reels (00:04:14 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Follows daily routine of lawyer Donald Joseph DOWNIE. (Includes exterior shot of old court house on Spring Garden Road, Halifax.)

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1343 Supplemental information no.: Mf230-3

Fundy Tides Inserts

Format: 2 film reels (00:07:05 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of Bay of Fundy tides. Time lapse film of Menudie tides.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1051- 1052 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-56

Scientist - Dr. Lucille Stewart

Format: Film reels (00:06:53 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of experiment involving disection of a rat, performed by Dr. Lucille STEWART.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1345 Supplemental information no.: Mf230-5

Architect - Mr. Dumaraesque

Format: Film reels (00:05:34 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A profile of the activities of architect Mr. DUMARESQUE. Follows his work from the planning stages through to construction. Includes footage of buildings under construction- King's College, HX/ commercial property on Argyle Street, HX/ Halifax International Airport and the DUMARESQUE firm office on Dresden Row, HX.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1344 Supplemental information no.: Mf230-4

Highroad to The Highlands

Format: 13 film reels (00:25:38 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A tour of the Cabot Trail and the highlands of Cape Breton. Extensive scenic footage as well as interviews with residents.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Bill Harper
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 446 - 457 Supplemental information no.: Mf195-16