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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Spring Road Pot Holes

Format: 1 film reel (00:01:25 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage displaying the condition of roads in the Spring. Shots of pot holes filled with water, mud & broken pavement.

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 580 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-57

Mr. Warrington Interview

Format: 2 film reels (00:7:17 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Marilyn MACGILLVRAY interviews a Mr. WARRINGTON on the Uniacke Square development and his attempts to sell his property because of this development.

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 334 335 Supplemental information no.: Mf199-20

Mrs. Cohen Interview

Format: 2 film reels (00:7:43 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Marilyn MACDONALD interviews a Mrs. COHEN about the Miners' Museum in Glace Bay, N.S.

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 515 516 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-11

Beach Stripping Lawrencetown Beach Nova Scotia

Format: 2 film reels (00:6:04 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Interview with Minister of Lands and Forests about the Beaches Protection Act and the laws regulating the amount of sand that can be removed from beaches.

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 683- 684 Supplemental information no.: Mf211-15

Verdon Mitchell Interview

Format: 2 film reels (00:6:26 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Dave ROWE interviews Halifax Police Chief Verdon MITCHELL about police policies concerning phone calls after someone has been arrested and about accusations by parents that police abuse youths loitering in malls.

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 345 346 Supplemental information no.: Mf199-28

Nova Scotia Scenics for Tourists

Format: 1 film reel (00:3:02 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Scenic shots of Nova Scotia including the shoreline, fishing villages, Halifax, artists working near the Public Gardens, and apple harvesting in the Annapolis Valley.

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 950 Supplemental information no.: Mf219-8

Bob Sesson - Wedgeport

Format: 2 film reels
Filmmaker: CBC Television
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 1604- 1605 Supplemental information no.: Mf253-11

Skidoos at Wellington

Format: 1 film reel (00:06:44 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of people skidooing.

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 1545 Supplemental information no.: Mf252-14

Mayor O'Brien

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

Note: Mayor O'Brien announcing his intention to run again for mayor.

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 702 Supplemental information no.: Mf211-27

Road Signs

Format: 2 film reels (00:02:50 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of road and city signs set to musical accompaniment.

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 573 574 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-52

Sir Francis Chichester, Gypsy Moth

Format: 1 film reel (00:11:14 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Highlights of sailing around the world in the Gypsy Moth IV, including Lord Chichester being knighted on his return to England.

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 1550 Supplemental information no.: Mf252-19

Citadel

Format: 1 film reel (00:7:45 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Silent footage of the Citadel in Halifax, N.S.

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 1836 Supplemental information no.: Mf261-27

Nurses - Spoonful of Sugar

Format: 2 film reels (00:00:59 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Montage of stills set to music showing the manifestation of the nurse in popular literature. Some footage of medical facilities in Halifax, N.S.

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 539 540 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-25

Pulp Wood Field Day

Format: 7 film reels (00:16:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Four items: footage of pulpwood harvesting; footage demonstrating tree pruning; 4-H Chat-A-Rama meeting; footage of egg processing plant.

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 1228 1229 Supplemental information no.: Mf229-20

New Brunswick Strawberries

Format: 3 film reels (00:6:40 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Two items: Sandy CAMERON interviews farmers about the marketing of strawberries in New Brunswick; silent footage of cows grazing.

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 1241 Supplemental information no.: Mf229-27