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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Measuring a House

Format: 1 film reel (00:01:44 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A short film on how not to measure a room- humorous item.

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 2108 Supplemental information no.: Mf270- 1

Norhtwest Arm

Format: 1 film reel (00:03:24 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of boats on the North West Arm, Halifax. Includes shots of- The Dingle tower, row boats, yacht clubs, boat wrecks etc.

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 562 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-45

Dynamite Cap Explosions

Format: 2 film reels (00:1:18 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Demonstration of the damage done by the explosion of a dynamite cap.

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 524 525 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-16

Australia - Power to Produce

Format: 6 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Profile of agriculture production and export in Australia by Frank NICHOLSON.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction. Fb 1297: CLOSED: conservation

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1296 - 1301 Supplemental information no.: Mf229-59

New Zealand Sheep

Format: 3 film reels (00:1:25 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Item on sheep raising in New Zealand.

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 1259 Supplemental information no.: Mf229-40

Toronto-Moncton Ticker-Tape Offices

Format: 3 film reels (00:22:55 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Two items: report on the auction sale of hogs as done in Toronto and Moncton on teletype machines; statement by Dr. Glen PARNELL on the Outlook Conference.

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 1326 1327 Supplemental information no.: Mf229-76

French at Dartmouth Academy

Format: 2 film reels (00:4:47 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: French class at the Dartmouth Academy, Dartmouth, 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 537 538 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-24

Table Top Puppets

Format: 1 film reel (00:03:21 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Animated footage of table top puppets, and a puppet in a balloon sequence.

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.: Fc 374 Supplemental information no.: Mf215-5

Warfare

Format: 2 film reels (00:01:51 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A montage of war scenes and weapons from prehistoric times to atomic war, set to music.

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 595 596 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-66

Newspapers of the Mysterious East

Format: 1 film reel (00:01:28 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of the daily activities in a newspaper office possibly The Fourth Estate.

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 560 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-43

North Preston

Format: 2 film reels (00:12:20 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Gerry BIRT interviews a Mr. JOHNSTON, a resident of North Preston, N.S., about the poor housing in which many of the residents live. He discusses the need for some sort of program whereby families can purchase a home according to their income.

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 675- 676 Supplemental information no.: Mf211-10

Metro Area Canal Club

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 1631- 1632 Supplemental information no.: Mf253-26

Art Gallery, Citadel Hill

Format: 2 film reels (00:254:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Montage of art and world news set to music.

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 500 501 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-1

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design

Format: 2 film reels (00:1:07 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Montage of pictures and graphics set to music from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction. Fb 517: CLOSED: conservation

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 517- 518 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-12

Nova Scotia College of Art Christmas Trees

Format: 1 film reel (00:03:58 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of Jim BENNETT and Marilyn MACDONALD at the Nova Scotia College of Art walking around a group of Christmas trees.

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 563 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-46