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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Apples

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Marketing and transportation of apples and the care and nurturing of apple crops.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 261 Supplemental information no.: mf115-275

Apples

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Shots of the harvesting, processing, storage and shipping of apples.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 260 Supplemental information no.: mf115-274

Pulp and Paper

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Lumbering/ forestry footage; particularily Mersey Pulp and Paper and the Minus Basin Hydro Electrical project

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 140 Supplemental information no.: mf115-125

Apples

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: The three stages of an apple harvest are depicted: picking; transportation and storage; and processing in the factory

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 258 Supplemental information no.: mf115-272

Tides

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Various shots of Bay of Fundy tides

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.: mf115-193

Animals

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Beavers, reindeer and deer frolic in their natural environment.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 275 Supplemental information no.: mf115-291

Dory Racing

Format: 2 film reels (00:02:10 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: A short clip describing the semi-annual dory race between the towns of Lunenburg, NS and Gloucester, Maine held at the Fisheries Exhibition in Lunenburg.

Production Company: [Nova Scotia Information Service Film Unit]
Broadcaster: National Film Board
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 50- 51 Supplemental information no.: mf115-399+

Grand Pre

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Unveiling of the plaque dedicated to Henry LONGFELLOW and a religious service at the church at Grand Pre.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 236 Supplemental information no.: mf115-246

Bridges

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Ceremonies surrounding the opening of the Angus L. MacDonald Halifax/Dartmouth bridge. Includes an aerial view of the 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 207 Supplemental information no.: mf115-210

Handcrafts

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Rugmaking/ NS tartan weaving Examples of crafts produced at the NS Handcraft Centre.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 152 Supplemental information no.: mf115-140

Handcrafts

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Techniques of carding wool, spinning thread, weaving tartan, making pottery, rug hooking and tatting lace.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 151 Supplemental information no.: mf115-139

Canada's East Coast Playground

Format: 1 film reel (00:19:25 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: A travelogue promoting the CNR system in Nova Scotia.

Production Company: Associated Screen Studio for Canadian Pacific Railways
Director: TASH, Roy
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 30 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-40

Camp Sites

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Camp sites around the province, including shots of beaches and trailer parks.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 267 Supplemental information no.: mf115-281

Bridges

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Angus L. MacDonald Halifax/Dartmouth bridge under construction.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 205 Supplemental information no.: mf115-208

The Canadian Heritage

Format: 1 film reel (00:24:45 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: A survey of Canada's cultural, ethnic and economic heritage including traditional lifestyles.

Production Company: Audio Pictures Limited for Canadian National Railways
Director: REID, Ernest
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 32 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-42