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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Gaels of Cape Breton

Date: 1944-1946
Format: 1 film reel (00:11:20 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Part of the 'Peoples of the Maritimes Series', this film looks at the history and customs of the Gaelic communities of Cape Breton.

Production Company: National Film Board of Canada/ Canadian Geographical Society/ Province of Nova Scotia
Producer: Crawley Films Limited
Broadcaster: National Film Board of Canada
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 45 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-54

The Acadians

Date: 1943-1946
Format: 1 film reel (00:12:48 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Part of the 'Peoples of the Maritimes' series which documents the Acadian culture as found in Cape Breton in the 1940s. Includes a brief historical account of Acadian immigration and settlement as well as original versions of Acadian songs.

Production Company: National Film Board of Canada/ Canadian Geographical Society/ Province of Nova Scotia
Producer: Crawley Films Limited
Broadcaster: National Film Board of Canada
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 14 Supplemental information no.: Mf1-15

Craftsmen at Work

Date: 1945
Format: 1 film reel (00:15:27 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: A variety of craftspeople display their talent and work courtesy of the Craftsmen Work Committee at the Gaelic College of Crafts run by Mary BLACK.

Production Company: [N.S.] Dept. of Industry and Publicity for the Handicrafts and Home Industry Division
Producer: Margaret Perry
Director: [ZINKAN], Elizabeth
Broadcaster: National Film Board of Canada
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 36 Duplication no.: Vc 158 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-46+

Farm

Date: ca. 1946
Format: 1 film reel (00:2:40 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Carl Purdy

Note: Footage showing various farming activities at the T.D. MINGO dairy rarm at Onslow, N.S., including a team of large horses pulling equipment and haying.


Reference: Carl Purdy Nova Scotia Archives 1988-38 / Location no.: Fb 2511 Duplication no.: Vc1225 Supplemental information no.: Mf401-04

The Chicken of Tomorrow

Date: 1947
Format: 1 film reel (00:18:40 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture

Note: Film documenting the processes by which bigger, meatier and more marketable chickens are produced.

Production Company: Audio Productions Inc. [New York]
Broadcaster: Sales Promotion Division, The Texas Company
Access: Open for consultation; written permission must be obtained from copyright owner for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture Nova Scotia Archives 1985-05 / Location no.: Fc 1863 Supplemental information no.: mf328-17

Gateway to The World

Date: 1939-1945
Format: 1 film reel (00:30:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: This film chronicles activities in Halifax during the war years (1939-1945) with particular emphasis on the role of Halifax as a port city.

Production Company: Dept. of Industry and Publicity of Nova Scotia
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-16 / Location no.: Fc 1980 Supplemental information no.: Mf352- 80

Home Movies: Nature Study 13

Format: 1 film reel (00:26:30 hrs.) : colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Contains a variety of shots of birds including: woodpeckers, [young black ducks] and bluejays.

Producer: Tom J. Courtney
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-16 / Location no.: Fc 1965 Supplemental information no.: Mf352- 50

Home Movies: Nature Study 12

Format: 1 film reel (00:24:00 hrs.) : b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Contains a variety of shots including: a canoe fishing trip; bird feeding stations; oxen in hayfield during harvest, colt and mother in field.

Producer: Tom J. Courtney
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-16 / Location no.: Fn 75 Supplemental information no.: Mf352- 47

Home Movies: Nature Study 12

Format: 1 film reel (00:24:00 hrs.) : b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Contains a variety of shots including: a canoe fishing trip; bird feeding stations; oxen in hayfield during harvest, colt and mother in field.

Producer: Tom J. Courtney
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-16 / Location no.: Fb 2357 Supplemental information no.: Mf352- 45

Home Movies: Nature Study 11

Format: 1 film reel (00:19:30 hrs.) : b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Contains a series of shots including: canoeing; fishing villages; teenagers swimming, log rolling contest; shipyard and boatbuilding shots.

Producer: Tom J. Courtney
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-16 / Location no.: Fb 2356 Supplemental information no.: Mf352- 41

Home Movies: Nature Study 16

Format: 1 film reel (00:28:30 hrs.) : b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Contains shots of beavers in their natural habitat.

Producer: Tom J. Courtney
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-16 / Location no.: Fb 2362 Supplemental information no.: Mf352- 61

Home Movies: Nature Study 19

Format: 1 film reel (00:20:30 hrs.) : b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Contains shots which include Broad Wing Hawks and young Barred Owls in their natural habitat.

Producer: Tom J. Courtney
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-16 / Location no.: Fn 124 Supplemental information no.: Mf352- 75

Home Movies: Nature Study 19

Format: 1 film reel (00:20:30 hrs.) : colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Contains shots which include Broad Wing Hawks and young Barred Owls in their natural habitat.

Producer: Tom J. Courtney
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-16 / Location no.: Fc 1979 Supplemental information no.: Mf352- 74

Home Movies: Nature Study 19

Format: 1 film reel (00:20:30 hrs.) : b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Contains shots which include Broad Wing Hawks and young Barred Owls in their natural habitat.

Producer: Tom J. Courtney
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-16 / Location no.: Fb 2365 Supplemental information no.: Mf352- 73

Home Movies: Nature Study 11

Format: 1 film reel (00:19:30 hrs.) : colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Contains a series of shots including: canoeing; fishing villages; teenagers swimming, log rolling contest; shipyard and boatbuilding shots.

Producer: Tom J. Courtney
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-16 / Location no.: Fc 1963 Supplemental information no.: Mf352- 42