Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services
Note: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip are escorted by Prime Minister, John Diefenbaker, during various public ceremonies held in their honor during their visit to Halifax. [Shot as special event coverage but given a stock shot number]
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 269 Supplemental information no.: mf115-283
Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services
Note: Evening festivities in honour of the visit of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip to Halifax. [Shot as special event coverage but given a stock stock shot number]
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 270 Supplemental information no.: mf115-284
Date: 1958
Format: 1 film reel (00:13:07 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services
Note: An overview of the lobster fishing industry in Nova Scotia.
Production Company: [N.S. Dept. of Trade and Industry, Nova Scotia Travel Bureau]
Producer: Margaret Perry
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 66 Duplication no.: Vc 28 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-71+
Format: 1 film reel (00:16:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services
Note: A glimpse at Shubenacadie Wildlife Park during the different seasons.
Production Company: [Nova Scotia Travel Bureau, N.S. Dept. of Trade and Industry for the N. S. Dept. of Lands and Forests
Producer: Margaret Perry
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 130 Duplication no.: Vc 50 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-119+
Date: 1958
Format: 1 film reel (00:13:07 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services
Note: An overview of the lobster fishing industry in Nova Scotia.
Production Company: [N.S. Dept. of Trade and Industry, Nova Scotia Travel Bureau]
Producer: Margaret Perry
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 67 Duplication no.: Vc 28 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-71+
Format: 1 film reel (00:16:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services
Note: A glimpse at Shubenacadie Wildlife Park during the different seasons.
Production Company: [Nova Scotia Travel Bureau, N.S. Dept. of Trade and Industry for the N. S. Dept. of Lands and Forests
Producer: Margaret Perry
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 129 Duplication no.: Vc 50 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-119+
Date: 1959
Format: 1 film reel (00:20:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Yukon Archives
Note: This film weaves a story around Ernest HART, a beloved and respected craftsman of the Margaree Valley of Cape Breton Island, who for over fifty years has served his farming neighbours as carpenter, blacksmith and general handyman. He is shown at work on one of his much prized chairs which are made to last a lifetime. While he makes chairs, his young grandson makes mischief, and Grandpa Hart is forced into yet another role.
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Producer: Tim Wilson And Nicholas Balla
Writer: CRABTREE, Grant
Broadcaster: National Film Board of Canada
Access: Open for consultation. Permission required for use or duplication.
Reference: Yukon Archives Nova Scotia Archives 1997-15 / Location no.: Fc 3422
Date: 1960s
Format: 1 film reel (00:29:23 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
Note: A film detailing the history and development of the Maritime provinces; particularily in relation to its native industries, economic growth and potential for the future.
Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Access: Open for consultation; written permission must be obtained from copyright owner for use or reproduction.
Reference: Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture Nova Scotia Archives 1985-05 / Location no.: Fb 2265 Supplemental information no.: mf328-49
Date: 1960
Format: 1 film reel (00:21:39 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
Note: Film explaining the hazards of operating farm equipment/machinery and the various support groups available to educate farmers to take precautions.
Production Company: John Colburn Associates [RLP Toronto Studios]
Director: STEWART, William H.
Writer: LYON, Sumner J.
Broadcaster: Agricultural Committee, American Petroleum Institute
Access: Open for consultation; written permission must be obtained from copyright owner for use or reproduction.
Reference: Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture Nova Scotia Archives 1985-05 / Location no.: Fb 2254 Supplemental information no.: mf328-31
Date: 196-
Format: 1 film reel (00:26:45 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Roger Belanger
Note: The film features colour footage of members of the Nova Iceboat Club assembling and racing their boats at three different Halifax County locations: Bedford Basin, Grand Lake, and Lake MicMac.
Access: Open for consultation.
Reference: Roger Belanger Nova Scotia Archives 1989-23 / Location no.: Fc 3393
Format: 1 film reel (00:20:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television
Note: Robert KENNEDY gives a physics lesson about magnetic properties and electricity.
Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 808 Supplemental information no.: Mf212-18
Format: 1 film reel (00:7:32 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television
Note: A series of photographs of Alexander Graham BELL and his home near Bras D'Or Lakes in Cape Breton, N.S. These photographs may have been compiled for use in a programme about Bell broadcast on Sept. 20, 1960. (See FB2032-2045).
Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1989-57 / Location no.: Fb 2406 Supplemental information no.: Mf262-60
Format: Film reels (00:22:55 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television
Note: Item documents the opening of the Halifax International Airport. Jack MACANDREW interviews Mr. KANE, an airport official on the facilities at the airport. Captain REID interviewed about the DC 8 jet aircraft he landed at the airport. Also includes footage of the crash of the Hindenburg in the USA.
Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 2121 Supplemental information no.: Mf277-1
Format: 1 film reel (00:00:36 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television
Note: Establishing shots of the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, N.B.
Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 2120 Supplemental information no.: Mf276-2
Format: 9 film reels (00:34:47 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television
Note: Helen CREIGHTON records old Nova Scotia songs in fishing villages, also documents french, gaelic, dutch and gospel songs. Includes much footage of the Nova Scotia coastline and the Cabot trail.
Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.
Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1911- 1919 Supplemental information no.: Mf262-22
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