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 Current Events
Release date:
1917-09-15 ?
Production company:
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Country of production:
us
Name of distributor:
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Description:
- St. Louis, Mo. - "Old Sol" blinked when he saw this. Missouri girl wears $1,000,000 in diamonds for the National Jewellers Convention.
- Chicago, Ill. - Miss Columbia Bo Peep will raise more sheep and we'll know where to find'em - the wool to France in shirts and pants - so that Sammies, warm clad, will make Wihelm dance.
- Los Angeles, Ca. - British recruiting chief visits great south west. Sir William White, distinguished Briton, honoured in pretty west coast city.
- Fort Ethan Allan, Vt. - Medical needs of our boys will be properly cared for. 3000 in one unit are about ready to join Pershing and his fighters.
- New York City - Third Field Hospital gayly starts for south. Laughs, dances and pays respect to our esteemed friend "Bill" as they leave for Spartanburg, S.C.
- San Diego, Ca. - Uncle Sam's Jack Tars enjoy work and nature. Beautiful Balboa Park scene of activity while boys await orders to fight.
- New York Harbor - Girl National Long Distance Champion in 15 mile swim. Miss Lucy Freeman, 19 years old, braves tides and currents over hazardous course.
- New York City - Far north will be explored by aeros on future expeditions. Donald B. McMillan, head of Crocker Land Expedition, who put 1000 more miles on map, says dog sleds are through.
- New York City - Six nations represented at impressive memorial ceremonies for La Fayettee. 160th anniversary of birth of young America's friend and 3rd anniversary of Joffre's famous repulse of Germans at Tae Marne honoured on same day.
- Brooklyn, NY - "Fighting Dozen" guests of National League Teams. New York witnesses exciting game between Giants and Dodgers at Ebbet's Field.
- Spartanburg, SC - With the 22nd Engineers down in South Ca'lina. On the job showing the world what can be done with Piney Woods.
- Washington, D.C. - Our flag, our president and our boys in great parade, defy the enemy. President Wilson and other national leaders march with District selected men.
- Places in America - Let's Clean 'Em Out. Device shows mild treatment which should be given traitors who live here, eat here and do their dirty work here (title only).
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. Actuality footage over 50 years - copyright expired.
