Date: 1934
Format: 1 film reel (00:05:21 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: John B. Porter
Note: Variety of footage of family travels in different locations in Canada and the United States, including the Saint Lawrence River, Guysborough. N.S., Trinity College School, Mount Washington, N.H.Detailed content report and creator's noted available in Mf. # 425.
Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fb 2792 Supplemental information no.: Mf 425
Date: ca. 1935
Format: 1 film reel (00:17:00 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: Reginald S. Babcock
Note: American golf pro, Robert JONES, produced a series of instructional golf films (of which this is a part) which gave tips on how to improve your game. Film makes use of slow motion photography and sub-titles to inform the viewer.
Producer: Robert Jones
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.
Reference: Reginald S. Babcock Nova Scotia Archives 1992-52 /
Date: 1934
Format: 1 film reel (00:6:25 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Edward A. Bollinger
Note: Film depicting the 1755 Expulsion of the Acadians from Grand Pre, Nova Scotia. Silent footage interspersed with written text. Scenes show the Grand Pre Church and various shots of farm life. An actress portrays Evangeline.
Producer: Edward A. Bollinger
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.
Reference: Edward A. Bollinger Nova Scotia Archives 1986-36 / Location no.: Fb 2504 Duplication no.: Vc 1223 Supplemental information no.: Mf396-01
Date: 1935
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:17 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: George Hames
Note: This is an RKO-Radio Pictures presentation, part of the 'World on Parade' series and contains one of the earliest promotional travelogues of Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley focusing on Grand Pre and the Acadian heritage and community in the area. Shown is Grand Pre National Park and scenes of farming and dike land. Host and narrator is Alois HAVRILLA. (Use: Fb 2499)
Production Company: Van Beuren Corporation
Writer: MCCRACKEN, Harold
Broadcaster: RKO Distributing Corp.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission must be obtained from copyright owner for use or reproduction. CLOSED: conservation
Reference: George Hames Nova Scotia Archives 1993-03 / Location no.: Fb 2498 [CAUTION: do NOT use!!!!!) Supplemental information no.: Mf394-01
Date: 1935
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:16 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: George Hames
Note: This is an RKO-Radio Pictures presentation, part of the 'World on Parade' series and contains one of the earliest promotional travelogues of Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley focusing on Grand Pre and the Acadian heritage and community in the area. Shown is Grand Pre National Park and scenes of farming and dike land. Host and narrator is Alois HAVRILLA.
Production Company: Van Beuren Corporation
Writer: MCCRACKEN, Harold
Broadcaster: RKO Distributing Corp.
Access: Open for consultation; written permission must be obtained from copyright owner for use or reproduction.
Reference: George Hames Nova Scotia Archives 1993-03 / Location no.: Fb 2499 Supplemental information no.: Mf394-02
Date: 1935
Format: 1 film reel (00:17:31 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: John B. Porter
Note: Scenic footage of farm and shots of the family - performing play, relaxing at Tor Bay Beach, etc.Detailed content report and creator's notes available in Mf. 425
Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fb 2802 Supplemental information no.: Mf 425
Date: 1935
Format: 1 film reel (00:12:00 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: Harold Weir
Note: This film contains footage shot aboard ship [probably shot while crossing to England in 1935]. Upon arrival in England, shots of a funeral procession, [the changing of the Guard] and street scenes.
Producer: Harold Weir
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.
Reference: Harold Weir Nova Scotia Archives 1986-17 / Location no.: Fb 2174 Duplication no.: Vc 193 Supplemental information no.: Mf 287-3
Date: 1935
Format: 1 film reel (00:9:00 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: Harold Weir
Note: This film contains footage of people swimming; [London] street & market scenes, as well as footage entitled 'London River'. (see content report for further details.
Producer: Harold Weir
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.
Reference: Harold Weir Nova Scotia Archives 1986-17 / Location no.: Fb 2173 Duplication no.: Vc 193 [Vc 190] Supplemental information no.: Mf 287-2
Date: 1936
Format: 1 film reel (00:03:44 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: George Hames
Note: A 'Paramount Pictorial' promotional travelogue documenting the high tides of the Bay of Fundy and the Acadian heritage and community surrounding the Minas Basin. Scenes show dikes, hay on stilts, Norwegian freighter being loaded with apples possibly at Hantsport, N.S.
Production Company: Paramount Pictures
Producer: Adolph Zukor
Broadcaster: Paramount Pictures
Access: Open for consultation; written permission must be obtained from copyright owner for use or reproduction.
Reference: George Hames Nova Scotia Archives 1993-03 / Location no.: Fb 2498 Supplemental information no.: Mf394-01
Date: 1936
Format: 1 film reel (00:09:33 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: John B. Porter
Note: Footage taken in California [and on a trip to New Mexico] of desert landscapes, coastal scenery, sea birds. Family portraits.Detailed content report available in Mf # 425.
Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fc 3386 Supplemental information no.: Mf 425
Date: 1936
Format: 1 film reel (00:11:43 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: John B. Porter
Note: Footage of sights seen in Montreal and vincinity. Family pictures and scenic footage of Autumn coloring. Film opens with McGill University Convocation procession (1936).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 2793 Supplemental information no.: Mf 425
Date: 1932 1936
Format: 1 film reel (00:08:42 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: John B. Porter
Note: Shots of scenery and family activity around La Jolla, Calif. Footage of a Japanese Garden.Detailed content report and creator's notes available in Mf. #425
Reference: John B. Porter Nova Scotia Archives 1981-43 / Location no.: Fb 2809 Supplemental information no.: Mf 425
Date: 1937-1940
Format: 1 film reel (00:08:30 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Reginald S. Babcock
Note: Golfing at Gorsebrook; 1939 Royal Visit; circus; and Halifax Public Gardens.
Producer: Reginald S. Babcock
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.
Reference: Reginald S. Babcock Nova Scotia Archives 1992-52 /
Date: 1937
Format: 1 film reel (08:30:00 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Reginald S. Babcock
Note: BABCOCK family golfing at Gorsebrook Golf Club; cross country skiing/ parade/ funeral procession.
Producer: Reginald S. Babcock
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.
Reference: Reginald S. Babcock Nova Scotia Archives 1992-52 /
Date: 1937
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:00 hrs.) : silent, colour & b&w
Filmmaker: Mary E. Black
Note: This film, [shot by Mary BLACK during a 1937 European tour], consists predominantly of scenic footage, mostly in colour, of various European locales, including the Gota Canal, the Rhine River, Lake Lucerne, and Venice. The film opens with footage shot on an ocean liner during the voyage to Europe. Also includes footage of [Black and some friends] watching women weaving and tending gardens in a small village. Excellent camera work and editing for an amateur film, with title cards introducing each location.
Access: Open for consultation. Footage in fair condition (some sprocket damage), but quite shrunken.
Reference: Mary E. Black Nova Scotia Archives 1989-22 / Location no.: Fc 3392
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