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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Rock Gardens

Format: 1 film reel (00:03:55 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Various shots of rock gardens in different locations.

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 891 Supplemental information no.: Mf216-07

Vegetable Warehouse

Format: 5 film reels (00:7:33 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Interview with O. FREEMAN, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, about wheat prices.

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 1217 1648 Supplemental information no.: Mf229-15

Fashions

Format: 1 film reel (00:7:07 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Women's fashion show featuring clothing 'for all seasons', 1967.

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 534 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-22

Canoe Factory New Brunswick

Format: 1 film reel (00:30:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [no annotation]

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 1580 Supplemental information no.: Mf252-35

Beef Cattle

Format: 1 film reel (00:2:04 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Silent footage of beef cattle; silent footage of farmer preparing farm machinery.

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 1328 Supplemental information no.: Mf229-78

Bird Hunt - John Bayne Interview, Mike Cramond Interview

Format: 1 film reel (00:10:00 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of 2 men with dogs hunting pheasant (winter)/ Orville PULSIFER interviews John BAYNE, biologist with the Dept. of Lands and Forests and Mike CRAMOND.

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 1568 Supplemental information no.: Mf252-28

College Royal

Format: 2 film reels (00:4:17 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Two items of silent footage: presentation of awards at livestock show at the Nova Scotia Agriculture College, Truro, N.S.; Prince Edward Island potato farmers meeting.

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 1339; 1829 Supplemental information no.: Mf229-89

Forcing Outdoor Bulbs

Format: 1 film reel (00:03:14 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A visual demonstration on how to force outdoor bulbs.

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 904 Supplemental information no.: Mf216-16

Birch, Pest, and Weed Control

Format: 1 film reel (00:04:50 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Gordon WARREN demonstrates how to apply insecticide to birch tree, and how to apply herbicides to lawns.

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 889 Supplemental information no.: Mf216-05

G.E. Barbour Country Store

Format: 1 film reel (00:28:20 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Scenes of the city of Saint John, NB and the riverboats on the Saint John River. Documentary on the G.E. BARBOUR country store restoration- a Centennial project. This 150 year old country store was moved from Sheffield to Saint John and took 2 years to restore to it's original state in 1867.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1716 Supplemental information no.: Mf257-3

A Century Underground

Format: 2 film reels (00:26:12 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A history of coal mining in Cape Breton. Extensive footage of miners working in the mines.

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 396 - 397 Supplemental information no.: Mf195-97

Good Friday Chorale

Format: 5 film reels (00:29:15 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Good Friday chorale by 'Les Chanteurs du Mascaret and La Chorale de L'Universite de Moncton with soloists Cheryl CAMPBELL, Jean MARSHALL, Emerentienne LA CROIX and Alderice SAULNIER, with direction by Neil MICHAUD.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Bill Langstroth
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction. Fc 441: CLOSED: conservation

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 438- 442 Supplemental information no.: Mf259-15

Troupe Appearances at Montreal

Format: Film reels (00:06:40 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Don MESSER troupe visits Expo '67. Footage of Don, Bill LANGSTROTH and members of his band (Marg OSBORNE, Charlie CHAMBERLAIN and the Buchta Dancers), and the Atlantic Pavilion.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 2138 Supplemental information no.: Mf254-35

Don Messer's Jubilee

Format: Film reels (00:28:53 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A programme of music and dancing featuring Don Messer and his group 'The Islanders'. Guests are Pipe Major Harold SUTHERLAND and dancer Joe WALLIN.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1735 Supplemental information no.: Mf254-15

Buchta Dancers

Format: 1 film reel (00:13:20 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Libbie CHRISTIANSEN introduces the Buchta Dancers for a series of various dance numbers and introduces Gunter BUCHTA, dance director and choreographer.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 2101 Supplemental information no.: Mf 267-2