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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Textiles

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Men and women at work in Stanfield's cotton mill.

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 230 Supplemental information no.: mf115-236

Photography Exhibition

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Cameras/ developing/ colour slides/ salon exhibition

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 198 Supplemental information no.: mf115-199

Steel

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Forging and shaping boxcar axles at the steel plant in Trenton, NS

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 238 Supplemental information no.: mf115-249

Steel

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Molten metal being poured into ingots at plants in Trenton and Sydney

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 238 Duplication no.: Vc 1058 Supplemental information no.: mf115-250

Wildlife

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: General scenes at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park including hatchery, visitors and birds on pond in winter.

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 255 Supplemental information no.: mf115-269

Tuna Tournament

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Tuna - sport fishing. General shots of the International Tuna Cup Tournament at Wedgeport, NS.

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 157 Supplemental information no.: mf115-147

Tuna Tournament

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: International Tuna Cup Tournament festivities at the Wedgeport and Rip Tide Inns.

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 158 Supplemental information no.: mf115-148

Wildlife

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Waterfowl at the Shubenacadie Wildlife Park.

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 253 Supplemental information no.: mf115-267

Sportsmens Meet

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Various activities and competitions at the NS Sportsmen and Guides' Meet.

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 169 Supplemental information no.: mf115-162

Water Skiing

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Various watersports including: barrell racing, speed boat races; waterskiing, and canoe competitions.

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 271 Supplemental information no.: mf115-285

This Land of Ours

Format: 1 film reel (00:11:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Film promoting Prince Edward Island as a summer resort and tourist attraction.

Production Company: Dudley Pictures Corporation for Prince Edward Island Travel Bureau
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 121 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-112

Swordfishing

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Scenes on board a swordfish boat showing men fishing swordfish with hand-thrown harpoons. [Cinescope]

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 243 Supplemental information no.: mf115-256

Birds

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Cormorants - shorebirds

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 142 Supplemental information no.: mf115-129

Birds

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Gulls/ Turns

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 142 Supplemental information no.: mf115-128

Swordfishing

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Shots of swordfish-laden ships sailing into Halifax Harbour to unload their catch. [Cinemascope]

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 242 Supplemental information no.: mf115-255