Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway. Includes mostly footage of large construction machines grading and building the foundations of the highway, as well as drilling underneath the highway, presumably for drainage purposes.
The origina…
1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 300'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
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Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Banff-Windermere Highway. Includes mostly footage of large construction machines grading and building the foundations of the highway, as well as drilling underneath the highway, presumably for drainage purposes.
The original label on the case reads "Construction, Banff-Windermere Higw, Color, Date 1958, Footage 300ft, Camera: B. Engler."
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, the last stretch of the road to be completed. Includes shots of construction crews levelling the ground, machines moving earth, explosives, paving, …
2 motion pictures (2 film reels: ca. 475'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
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Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Trans-Canada Highway through the Kicking Horse Pass in Yoho National Park, the last stretch of the road to be completed. Includes shots of construction crews levelling the ground, machines moving earth, explosives, paving, bridges, men in a lab conduction experiments, and some shots of nearby wildlife and scenic views. NF - 28b is a copy of NF- 28a.
Also includes two documents: two copies of a press release for the film, produced by the National Film Board.
The original label on the case reads "Title: Construction, Trans Canada Hgw, Camera B. Engler NFB, Date: 1956, Footage: 200 Time 5 minutes."
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Governor General George Vanier and his wife arriving by train to Banff, as well various activities undertaken by a group of school kids - including fishing in a river [possibly Forty Mile Creek], riding bikes, and roasting hotdogs over a fire.…
1 motion picture (1 film reel: 300'): 16 mm, original, b&w, silent
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Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to Governor General George Vanier and his wife arriving by train to Banff, as well various activities undertaken by a group of school kids - including fishing in a river [possibly Forty Mile Creek], riding bikes, and roasting hotdogs over a fire.
The original label on the case reads "Reeh Gov. General Vanier visit to Banff, FootageL 300ft, Date: 1958, School children outing: Fishing & Bycicling [sic] - Bears, Camera: Bruno Engler."
Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Trans-Canada Highway between the west entrance to Banff and Castle Mountain, including everything from clearing/leveling the ground to laying the tarmack. Also includes scenic shots of mountains and wildlife during construc…
1 motion picture (1 film reel: ca. 600'): 16 mm, original, col., silent
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Item consists of one 16 mm motion picture pertaining to construction of the Trans-Canada Highway between the west entrance to Banff and Castle Mountain, including everything from clearing/leveling the ground to laying the tarmack. Also includes scenic shots of mountains and wildlife during construction, as well as shots of construction of a bridge over a river.
The original label on the case reads "Trans Canada Construction, Banff to Castle Mt, 1957-1956, Camera B. Engler, Original color, Footage 600ft."