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:
Universal Animated Weekly
Production company:
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Country of production:
us
Name of distributor:
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Description:
- New York City: Jackies Become Rear Admirals of the Roasting Range. Enlisted new volunteers to man the overworked gallies of the Navy learn French frills in famous hotel kitchens.
- New York City: Universal Unfurls Largest Film Service Flag. The motion picture company tops the list of film contributors with 270 men in its country's service.
- Cincinnati, Ohio: Cincinnati Plice Shine in Military Review. Brilliant inspection by Mayor George Puchta shows the Queen City forces in splendid form.
- Norfolk, Virginia: Viriginia Honours Historic Visit of La Fayette. Our debt of gratitude to France in the Revolution is echoed in unveiling of commemorative tablet.
- London, England: King George Honours New Heroes of the War. In the Forecourt of Buckingham Palace. He publicly bestows eight Victoria Crosses.
- New York City: Mileage Efficiency Record in Long Road Grind. Five test cars driven a thousand miles at gruelling pace arrive from Akron with Ohio air in every tire.
- Cartoons by Hy Mayer, world famous caricaturist.
Language:
- Silent with English intertitles
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. The majority of material in this newsreel is actuality footage over 50 years - copyright expired.
- 2. Hy Mayer, the creator of the cartoon segement of this film, died in 1954 - copyright expired.
