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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Canada Games

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 1621- 1622 Supplemental information no.: Mf253-20

Show - Film Inserts

Format: Film reels (00:12:42 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [Film inserts- a series of musical numbers sung by 'The Men of the Deeps' and footage of coal miners working/ a miner's museum/ railway car/ a coal mine/ store front/ tree/ Moncton University/ a castle/ North Rustico (PEI)/ a harbour/ lobster traps/ fishing boats/ St. Johns Market/ Sydney skyline.

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.: Fc 456 457 458 Supplemental information no.: Mf268-4

Scotia Square Development

Format: 2 film reels (00:02:53 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of the construction of Scotia Square shopping centre, 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 601 602 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-69

Canada Games

Format: 1 film reel
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 1635 Supplemental information no.: Mf253-28

Willow Tree Traffic

Format: 2 film reels (00:3:37 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Gerry BIRT talks to motorists about the noon-day traffic jam caused by the students at the Queen Elizabeth High School crossing the Willow Tree Intersection in downtown 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 730- 731 Supplemental information no.: Mf211-43

Reach for the Top Awards - Dartmouth High School

Date: 06 June 1969
Format: Film reels : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Awards presentation on REACH FOR THE TOP for winning team Dartmouth High School.

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 2111 Supplemental information no.: Mf271-1

CIAU Special - Swimming, Diving, Volleyball Championships

Format: 3 film reels (00:25:00 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Highlights of the Canadian College Swimming and Diving Championships and of the University of Winnipeg vs. Western volleyball game that won the championship for U. of Winnipeg.

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 1398 1399 1400 Supplemental information no.: Mf241-02

Wedgeport Tuna Match

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 1637- 1638 Supplemental information no.: Mf253-30

Birdtesting - Acadia

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 1612- 1613 Supplemental information no.: Mf253-15

Foster Homes

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

Note: Footage on foster homes in the late 1960's. An unidentified woman talking about her role as a foster mother.

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 951- 952 Supplemental information no.: Mf219-9

School For The Deaf, Amherst, N.S.

Format: 2 film reels (00:19:14 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A group of students from Ardmore school in Halifax are sent to the Amherst School for the Deaf for a week. Marilyn MACDONALD interviews children & teachers about the experience.

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 607 608 Supplemental information no.: Mf202-72

Canada Games Halifax Day

Format: 4 film reels (01:59:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: The events of day seven of the 1969 Canada Games held in Halifax, N.S. Events covered include lacrosse, track and field, kayak racing.

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 2091 - 2094 Supplemental information no.: Mf266-09

Canada Games - Halifax Day

Format: 1 film reel (00:28:39 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: The events of day three of the 1969 Canada Games held in Halifax, N.S. Events covered include swimming, lawn bowling, rowing and tennis.

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 2087 Supplemental information no.: Mf266-05

Brian MacKinnan and Peter Mette

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 1608- 1609 Supplemental information no.: Mf253-13

Canada Games - Halifax Day

Format: 1 film reel (00:28:44 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: The events of day four of the 1969 Canada Games held in Halifax, N.S. Events covered include swimming, water skiing, sailboat racing, field hockey and tennis.

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 2088 Supplemental information no.: Mf266-06