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

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Tides


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Tidal bores, shorelines and marshes.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 195 Supplemental information no.: mf115-194


Gaelic Mod


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Gaelic mod at [Gaelic College], St. Ann's.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 181 Supplemental information no.: mf115-175


Milling Frolic


Format: 1 film reel (00:02:26 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Footage of a milling frolic showing a group of people beating a woven length of cloth in the Gaelic tradition.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 57 Supplemental information no.: mf115-415


Cape Split


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Cape Split scenics including tides, cliffs and beaches.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 278 Supplemental information no.: mf115-294


Lobsters


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Lobster fishermen preparing lobster for shipping on waterfront at Parrsboro, 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 228 Supplemental information no.: mf115-234


Apples


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Factory processing of apples including sorting, canning and shipping.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 262 Supplemental information no.: mf115-276


Libraries


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Bookmobile from Annapolis Royal Regional Library visits rural communities.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 248 Supplemental information no.: mf115-262


Tides


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Ebb and flow of the tides using time-lapse photography.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 194 Supplemental information no.: mf115-192


Atmosphere


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: A variety of scenic and mood shots including lighthouses, fishing villages, sunsets and a short sequence of Halifax and the Angus L. MacDonald bridge.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 173 Supplemental information no.: mf115-167


Art Paintings


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Various shots of picturesque scenics such as lighthouses, wharves, etc and of an artist painting.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 149 Supplemental information no.: mf115-137


atmosphere


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Scenic shots of rivers and streams including stream beds, gurgling brooks, river banks, etc.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 273 Supplemental information no.: mf115-288


Arrival of Scots


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Re-enactment of the landing of the Scots on the shores of 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 218 Supplemental information no.: mf115-222


Tides


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Shorelines and tides of Five Island, Spencer Island and Cape Split.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 277 Supplemental information no.: mf115-293


Apples


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Apples - general

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 143 Supplemental information no.: mf115-130


Tides


Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Bridges - demolition of Hortonville Bridge

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 194 Supplemental information no.: mf115-191


               

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