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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Emergency Ward - V.G. Hospital

Format: 16 mm : colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: INTERVIEWS WITH STAFF OF THE VICTORIA GENERAL HOSPITAL'S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA. ALSO INCLUDED IS AN ENACTMENT OF A POSSIBLE EMERGENCY SCENARIO.

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 678, 679, 680 Supplemental information no.: MF 196 - 292

Allen Sullivan - Interview Minister of Welfare and Mines

Format: Film reels (00:12:37 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: An interview with Minister of Welfare and Mines, Allen SULLIVAN. SULLIVAN discusses the NS employment/ unemployment situation, the welfare system, guaranteed annual income, day care legislation, and the establisment of a new Provincial Welfare Council.

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 1986-13 / Location no.: Fb 2322 2323 Supplemental information no.: Mf340-6

Credit

Format: 2 film reels (00:21:37 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Doug ARNOLD and Neil COPELAND investigate 'the mysterious business of credit' by interviewing various people associated with lending money and establishing credit ratings. They discuss the problem of personal debt and the type of investigating done when a credit report is compiled. The conclusion is that more consumer education is necessary to inform people of the process and problems of credit.

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 1986-13 / Location no.: Fb 2438- 2439 Supplemental information no.: Mf211-53

MacHias Seal Island

Format: 2 film reels (00:17:00 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at Machias Seal Island which both Canada and the United States are laying claim to.

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 1986-13 / Location no.: Fb 2184- 2185 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-6

Stanfield and Progressive Conservative Convention

Format: 1 film reel (00:13:43 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A compilation of shots- of newspaper headlines, commentary and opinion polls centering on Robert STANFIELD and Progressive Conservative victories in 1956, 1963 and 1971 elections.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1986-13 / Location no.: Fb 2216 Supplemental information no.: Mf262-43

Rankin Family

Format: 16 mm : colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A PROFILE OF THE RANKIN FAMILY SINGERS OF MABOU IN INVERNESS COUNTY, CAPE BRETON ISLAND.

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 555 Supplemental information no.: MF 196 - 199

Sheet Harbour, Plowing Match, and Salt Cod

Format: 2 film reels : colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: No information available on this database. See Filmography database for information.

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 765- 766 Duplication no.: Vb 62

Progressive Conservative Convention

Format: 1 film reel (00:02:57 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Brief footage of Robert STANFIELD's speech after winning the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1967.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1986-13 / Location no.: Fb 2217 Supplemental information no.: Mf262-42

Forest Management

Format: Film reels (00:24:43 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: This section of the 2 part documentary focuses on the damage caused by clearcutting of Canada's forests.

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 1986-13 / Location no.: Fc 1912- 1913 Supplemental information no.: Mf338-3

East Coast Community School

Format: 16 mm : colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: FOOTAGE OF, AND INTERVIEWS ON, THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY NOVA SCOTIA'S EAST COAST COMMUNITY 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.: FC 551, 552 Supplemental information no.: MF 196 - 196

Railroad Museum George Warden

Format: 2 film reels (00:11:12 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: George WARDEN of Kentville, N.S., talks about exhibits on display at his Railroad Museum.

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 1986-13 / Location no.: Fc 1435- 1436 Supplemental information no.: Mf301-12

The Vanishing Cape Breton Fiddler

Format: 5 film reels (00:28:50 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A profile of fiddling in Cape Breton with an emphasis on the disappearance of the old time fiddlers. An unidentified host talks with Father John Angus RANKIN, Sandy MCLEAN and composer/fiddler Dan Rory MACDONALD. Also seen is John Morris RANKIN. there are many scenes of fiddlers performing and people dancing.

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 1986-13 / Location no.: Fc 2187- 2191 Duplication no.: Vc1210 Supplemental information no.: Mf219-18

Hydrofoil

Format: 16 mm : colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: THE HYDROFOIL BRAS D'OR IN HALIFAX HARBOUR, NOVA SCOTIA.

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 591 Supplemental information no.: MF 196 - 233

Mayorality Debate

Format: 16 mm : colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: MAYORALTY CANDIDATES Walter FITZGERALD AND Charles MCGUIRE ENGAGE IN A CAMPAIGN DEBATE IN HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.

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 539 Supplemental information no.: MF 196 - 185

Nova Scotia Museum, Main Floor

Format: 16 mm : colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: SILENT FOOTAGE OF FOUR SPACE EXPLORATION EXHIBITS ON THE MAIN FLOOR OF THE NOVA SCOTIA MUSEUM IN HALIFAX.

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 534 Supplemental information no.: MF 196 - 180