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Bluenose vs Gertrude L. Thebaud

Date: 193-
Format: 1 film reel : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Wallace R. MacAskill

Note: Colour interneg of Wallace MacAskill's film [Bluenose vs. Gertrude L. Thebaud] - Fc 2736.

Access: Written permission required from donor for use or reproduction. Access to negative for preservation purposes only.

Reference: Wallace R. MacAskill Nova Scotia Archives 1987-51 / Location no.: Fn 151 Supplemental information no.: Mf 395


Bluenose vs Gertrude L. Thebaud

Date: 1930s
Format: 1 film reel (00:3:57 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Wallace R. MacAskill

Note: Footage of the Bluenose I racing the Gertrude L. Thibault shot by Wallace MACASKILL in the 1930s.

Producer: W.R. MacAskill
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Wallace R. MacAskill Nova Scotia Archives 1987-51 / Location no.: Fc 2736 Duplication no.: Vb 240; Vc 1222 Supplemental information no.: Mf395-01


Guysborough no. 5

Date: 193-
Format: 1 film reel (00:12:12 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: John B. Porter

Note: Scenic footage of Porter summer residence and surrounding areas. Footage of passing shipping. Footage of family at beach, bonfire and fireworks, etc. Film ends with footage of float plane taking off.Detailed content report available in Mf # 425.


Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fb 2800 Supplemental information no.: Mf # 425


Guysborough no. 7

Date: 193-
Format: 1 film reel (00:12:19 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: John B. Porter

Note: Scenic footage of Guysborough area, and shots of family sailing, at the beach, etc.Detailed content report available in Mf # 425.


Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fb 2799 Supplemental information no.: Mf 425


Guysborough

Date: 193-
Format: 1 film reel (00:13:23 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: John B. Porter

Note: Scenic footage shot in the gardens of the house at Traquair. Shots of family fishing and swimming in stream. Shots of family at Tor Bay Beach. Panoramic shots of [Port Felix].Detailed content reort and creator's notes available in Mf #425.


Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fb 2801 Supplemental information no.: Mf. 425


no. 23

Date: 193-
Format: 1 film reel (00:08:07 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: John B. Porter

Note: Scenic footage shot during trip to England. Footage of country estates. Film ends with brief footage of mountains, [shot in Europe].Detailed content report available in Mf. #425.

Access: Moved to Vinegar Syndrome Shelf.

Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fb 2797 Supplemental information no.: Mf. 425


Panama Canal

Date: 193-
Format: 1 film reel (00:13:08 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: John B. Porter

Note: Scenic footage shot during a boat cruise up the Panama Canal, departing from Los Angeles. Includes footage of U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet in L.A. Harbour, and footage shot in Panama City.Detailed content report and creator's notes available in Mf#425.

Access: Moved to Vinegar Syndrome Shelf.

Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fb 2795 Supplemental information no.: Mf 425


California no. 3 - Sports and School

Date: 193-
Format: 1 film reel (00:13:15 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: John B. Porter

Note: Scenic footage of beach and ocean surf. Footage of sports day at girl's school. Footage of family horseback riding and playing tennis.Detailed content report and creator's notes available in Mf #425.


Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fb 2807 Supplemental information no.: Mf 425


Bermuda and Panama Canal

Date: 193-
Format: 1 film reel (00:13:48 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: John B. Porter

Note: Scenic footage of Bermuda and footage shot on board ship at sea and [in Panama Canal].Detailed contnet report available in Mf 425.

Access: Moved to Vinegar Syndrome Shelf.

Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fc 3385 Supplemental information no.: Mf 425


Calgary Stampede

Date: 1930s
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:56 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Carl Purdy

Note: Footage of a street parade in [Calgary, Alberta] of the Calgary Stampede; a car trip in the mountains; a group of small airplanes at an airfield; and of the MINGO dairy farm at Onslow, N.S.


Reference: Carl Purdy Nova Scotia Archives 1988-38 / Location no.: Fb 2511 Duplication no.: Vc1225 Supplemental information no.: Mf401-05


Trip to Quebec City

Date: 1930s
Format: 1 film reel (00:2:45 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Carl Purdy

Note: Footage of various Mingo family members on a trip to Quebec City. Seen is the Chateau Frontenac and the boardwalk.


Reference: Carl Purdy Nova Scotia Archives 1988-38 / Location no.: Fb 2511 Duplication no.: Vc1225 Supplemental information no.: Mf401-03


Picnic

Date: 1930s
Format: 1 film reel (00:3:48 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: Harold Weir

Note: This film contains footage of a picnic attended by 11 people, and includes a shot of Harold Weir. Also included are previews of feature films & commercial productions, a Kodak production.

Producer: Harold Weir
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright. Fb 2176: CLOSED: conservation

Reference: Harold Weir Nova Scotia Archives 1986-17 / Location no.: Fb 2176 Duplication no.: Vc 191 Supplemental information no.: Mf 287-5


England Markets Entertainers Street Scenes

Date: 193-
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:00 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: Harold Weir

Note: This film contains footage of a variety of scenes shot in Britain.

Producer: Harold Weir
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.

Reference: Harold Weir Nova Scotia Archives 1986-17 / Location no.: Fb 2175 Duplication no.: Vc 193 Supplemental information no.: Mf 287-4


Golf Pictures

Date: 1931
Format: 1 film reel (00:2:46 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: Walter H. Boutilier

Note: This amateur film, shot at the Ashburn Golf Club in 1931, depicts Walter H. Boutilier and two friends, Jack HARRIS and Don RAYMOND, playing a round of golf. The footage is quite good, with sequences shot both at the tee and on the green. The club house can be seen in the background in one sequence.


Reference: Walter H. Boutilier Nova Scotia Archives 1989-29 / Location no.: Fb 2786


Wartime Halifax Parades

Date: ca.1939 1953
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:50 hrs.) : silent, b&w & colour
Filmmaker: Allen Fraser

Note: Various shots of Halifax during World War II including a Halifax Rifles reunion at the armouries; parade and memorial service at the Grand Parade; and a Victory Bonds parade. Includes footage of the parade celebrating Lunenburg's 200th anniversary 7 June 1953 by Russell FRASER.

Producer: Allen Fraser
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.

Reference: Allen Fraser Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 2642; Fc 2731


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