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
Production company:
- Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Country of production:
us
Name of distributor:
Universal Film Manufacturing Company
Description:
- Newport, RI - Perry, who opened up Japan to the world and the world to Japan is honoured by mission. Baron Isihi lays wreath on grave of American commodore who, sixty-three years ago introduced us to each other. Footage shows a military procession, followed by dignitaries. One carries a wreath. Shot of the monument to Perry. The wreath is laid. Various dignitaries bow to the monument. Chicago, Ill. - Blue bloods of dogdom gather for animal show. Western Speciality Club's exhibitors offer the government prize airedales for war use. Footage shows long shot of various enclosures where dogs and their masters practice. Shot of an owner holding a dog which is being judged. Shot of a woman with what appears to be a small bulldog on a leash. The bulldog is being judged. Shot of a woman forcefully posing a large bulldog for the camera. Shot of two women and another bulldog. Close shot of a white dog. Clsoe shot of a dachsund, standing on a chair. The preceding intertitle reads "Don't Blame Him! He Can't Help His Nationality". Shot of several Airedales lined up in cages. Plainsboro, NJ - Eastern farmers see farm mules in competition for favour. Many firms demonstrate motor plows and other devices in an odd free-for-all. Close shot of a plough, long shot of several ploughs, starting across a field, and close shot of a plough ploughing, with logo GILE, Model L. Shot of a car, with licence X565, N.J. 17, pulling a plough called Oliver. The intertitle reads "When "Lizzie" Wants To -- She Can Work!". Coast Defence League Shows Need for Canada-Mexico Military Highway. Official R.W. Emerson covers 1,800 miles in 84½ hours with letters from Vancouver and Seattle. Intertitle reads: "Looks In On Universal City" and footage shows man in jeep marked Scout - U.S. Footage of car moving quickly down a paved road, and then several shots of the car on bumpy, dirt roads, raising a cloud of dust. Intertitle reads: "Presents letter to Governor Cantu, of Lower California. Shot of the jeep -- on the side it reads "Military Highway Scout Kar - Service First" [sic].
- Chicago, Ill. - Model comfort kit devised by western woman is a marvel. Mrs. E.D. Fickett's design wins prize and become standard for Council of Defence use. Shot of five women sitting outside, sewing. One shows another the Komfort Kit. Close-up of the kit, as the woman shows various things included, The kit itself is flat, with many pockets. The pockets hold: a diary, safety pins, thread, a comb, a brush and other assorted items.
- Greenwich, Conn. - Sea turns in regatta to aid Red Cross fund. 30 and 40-footers race on Long Island Sound so that medical needs of our boys will be helped. Several long shots of racing sailboats.
- Chicago, Ill. - Baseball bows to martial affairs. Double header between Cubs and Socks eclipsed by soldiers' and sailors' manoeuvers. An intertitle reads "It Was "Matty's Day" -- But He Let Uncle Sam In On It." Various high angle shots of precision drilling by soldiers. Shots of the game in progress. Also shows: Vaughan; Toney; Mgr. Mitchell, of the Cubs, and The Old Master, Christy Mathewson, who is known as Matty. There is a freeze-frame of the four men, two in Cubs uniforms.
- Paris, France - A peep at the world's greatest "winged victory". Guynemer, French flyer who has downed sixty Prussian vultures, receives added honours. Freeze-frame of three French soldiers standing together, talking. Intertitle reads "Again Cited For Bravery", followed by shot of three French soldiers in a car.
- Mabbettsville, NJ - Say, Teddy, here's a real anti-race-suicide sister. Mrs. Buttercup Jersey adds three new jerseys to her owner's farm. This shows a cow and two calves, followed by another shot of the calves.
- Los Angeles, CA - Motorcycle wizards ready for Uncle Sam. Score of selected dare devils show stunts that qualify them to out-figure death. Footage shows: long shot of motorcycles at a starting line and two motorcycles moving past the line.
- Somewhere in France - Girl munitions makers greet General Pershing as he visits them at work in great plant, where France's women make shells and cartridges. Pershing is acclaimed. Footage consists of high-angle shots of General Pershing and a second man climbing the steps into the factory, and of the factory floor, wehre many women work in rows. Pershing and the second man (filmed from behind) stand on a balcony overlooking the factory floor. Pershing and the second man are then show walking on the factory floor.
- Houston, Texas - A dancing story of America's role. Marie Gambarelli in novel manner shows how Miss America will lead Allies to victory. The footage shows two women dancers, holding hands. on a stage decorated like a garden. The dancer representing "poor exhausted Belgium" lies on the stage. A dancer representing Miss America brings new life, hope and resources and puts Belgium on her feet. The footage shows the two women dancing (presumably Miss Belgium and Miss America).
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. Stills available for stories 10, 11 and 12.
- 2. Actuality footage over 50 years - copyright expired.
