Potash Boom

Item number (ISN):
280212
Fonds/collection:
CANADIAN NATIONAL / CHEMINS DE FER NATIONAUX DU CANADA

General access conditions for collection

Consultation:
Open
Reproduction access:
  • with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of CNR
Accession number:
1978-0301
Media:
Film
Title:
Potash Boom
Series title:
This is Canada
Part:
1 of 1
Production company:
  • Canadian National Railway
Description:
  • A treasure buried far below the wheat fields of Saskatchewan is attracting attention around the globe. The treasure is potash. Converted into fertilizer it promises increased food production in countries where the battle against starvation is being waged. This film documents the current potash boom on the Canadian Prairies. It takes the viewer into mnes three-quarters of a mile beneath the earth's surface and follows the production of potash and its transportation to market. The birth of the Canadian potash industry heralds a new hope that man may be able to produce enough food to meet the needs of an exploding world population. <6mn>
Language:
  • English
Catalogue number:
  • C-2556
Notes:
  • 1. Subject description taken from Canadian National Railways Distribution Catalogue.
Source:
DSINTRNL - 280212

Detailed Holdings

Vault ISN: 312230

Format:
FILM
Location number:
    • 7807-0306
Number of items:
1
Gauge:
16MM
Kind of Sound:
COMP
Colour:
Colour
Stock:
REL PRT
Footage:
216FT
Max. shrinkage:
0.4%
Made from:
    • DEPOSIT
Status:
MASTER
Date modified: