Fonds/collection:
DAWSON CITY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General access conditions for collection
Reproduction access:
- No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions
Remarks:
- 1. Material was received from Dawson City in 2 shipments - 506 reels in 1978 and 26 reels in 1980. Of these 389 reels, primarily of American fiction, were transferred to Library of Congress for conversion. Reference copies of some of these reels were returned to NFTSA.
Accession number:
1979-0191
Series title:
Pictorial News (Official)
Production company:
- Topical Film Company Ltd.
Sponsor:
- British Ministry of Information
Country of production:
uk
Name of distributor:
Specialty Film Import Ltd. (in Canada)
Description:
- British Industrial Offensive. Two freeze frames of Lord Sydenham: one on the sidewalk and the other inside the Scientific Products Exhibition which he officially opened at King's College, London.
- After the German Defeat. Three shots of a captured German gun, one of which shows a man operating it.
- Portuguese Troops in England. Portuguese troops put on a demonstration of gymnastics and "quarter-staff" duelling for their Minister in England, Dr. Vasconellos.
- Czecho-Slavs : A Nation. President Pointcarré of France inspecting and reviewing Czech troops.
- The King in France. A group of officers, with Marshals Foch and Pétain among them, stand before the camera. King George V pins the V.C. on Reverend T.B. Hardy's tunic. Sergeant Gregg and Corporal Beesley are also awarded the Victoria Cross. The last two recipients pose for the camera.
- London Had No Buses. People are shown walking on crowded sidewalks along empty streets during a bus strike. Large crowds are seen getting on and off buses, cheering the end of the strike.
- Dorset Bacon and Mutton. Men are shown standing around a pig-pen. An auctioneer is present. <4mn 11s>
Language:
- Silent with English intertitles
Subjects:
- ARMED FORCES
- ARTILLERY
- ATHLETICS
- BUSES
- CZECHOSLOVAKIA
- EXHIBITIONS
- FRANCE
- GREAT BRITAIN
- KINGS & RULERS
- LONDON
- MILITARY CEREMONIES, HONOURS & SALUTES
- SCIENTIFIC APPARATUS & INSTRUMENTS
- STRIKES & LOCKOUTS
- VICTORIA CROSS
- CZECHOSLOVAKIA. ARMADA
- PORTUGAL. EXÉRCITO
- FOCH, FERDINAND
- GEORGE V, KING OF GREAT BRITAIN
- PETAIN, HENRI P.
- POINCARÉ, RAYMOND
- SYDENHAM, GEORGE S.
Copyright Status:
Copyright expired.
Restrictions on Consultation:
~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions
Donor Restrictions:
Use requires credit be given to the Dawson City Museum and Historical Society Collection, National Archives of Canada.
Notes:
- 1. Source of description: Archivist's research notes; notes are available for consultation.
- 2. Durations are approximate.
- 3. Item titles are derived from the captions.
- 4. Actuality footage over 50 years - copyright expired.
