INVENTORY
Boxes - 1-3, Bali | 4-5, BC | 6-7, BC History
8-10, Artists | 11-13, BC Art | 14-17, TV
printable version of whole inventory

BOX 06: Historic

"Crossroads" - (1975) Finishing of the CPR train from Toronto to Vancouver. The film shows the linking-up with the CPR boats going to China, 1891. 20 minutes. Produced for the BC Provincial Museum. Director - Karl Spreitz, Script - Colin Browne.

Spelunking at Horn Cave with John Andre, early 1970s.

"BC’s First Ferry North"

"Beautiful British Columbia Magazine Printed at Grant - Man Press" - (1970)

"Logging in the Cowichan Valley in 1930" - Black an d white. Shows steam donkeys and tree fallers in action; dumping of logs in water; bringing huge logs to a truck headed for Duncan.

Visit by Queen Mother" - The Queen’s visit to the Provincial Museum and Parliament Buildings with images around Victoria.

"1939 Royal Visit to Victoria"

"Queen’s Visit, 1957"

"Point Ellis Bridge Disaster of 1886" - Shows the build-up to the collapse of the bridge which resulted in 62 deaths. Includes follow up memorials. Produced for the BC Provincial Museum. Director - Karl Spreitz, Script - Colin Browne.

"Honeymoon Bay Sawmill 1940" - Loggers, log sorting and feeding the mill.

"Social Credit Commercials" - One of the first political television commercials for WAC Bennett. (Most likely the first "man in the street" interviews) 45 minutes.

"Niagara 1920"

"Kicking Horse Pass - 1901"

"Train at Kicking Horse Pass" - First footage of a train coming down the Fraser. Shot from the front of the train. Show tunnels, workmen and work camps along the tracks.

"Bottles" - (1974) The history of prohibition and booze in British Columbia. Produced for the BC Provincial Museum. Director - Karl Spreitz, Script - Colin Browne.

"Big Rock" - Rock carving.

"Royal Hudson" - Original colour footage at Calgary 1937.

"Mining 1965" - A lecture by the Mining Institute of Canada for perspective miners.

U998.41.6/1 "Social Credit Commercials - 45 min"
U998.41.6/2 "(original colour) ‘Opening Parliament,’ ‘Museum Flowers,’ Queen Mother Museum Store,’ ‘1939 Royal Visit,’ ‘Band Playing The Queen,’ Oct. 1968"
U998.41.6/3 "’Crossroads’ Print-check prior to projecting"
U998.41.6/4 "Point Ellis disaster - ok to project"
U998.41.6/5 "First BC Ferry North - Orig #1"
U998.41.6/6 "Crossroad Neg."
U998.41.6/7 "Head - Logging"
U998.41.6/8 "Crossroads - orig. outs #1"
U998.41.6/9 "Niagara 1920 - NITRO"
U998.41.6/10 "Train at Kicking Horse Pass - ok to project"
U998.41.6/11 "Queen’s visit 1957 - orig"
U998.41.6/12 "Kicking Horse Pass, 1901"
U998.41.6/13 "Crossroads Orig outs #2"
U998.41.6/14 "First BC Ferry North - Orig. outs #2"
U998.41.6/15 "1965 Mining"
U998.41.6/16 "Logging 1930 Cowichan Valley - orig."
U998.41.6/17 "BBC Mag. Printed at Grantman Press 1970"
U998.41.6/18 "Sawmill 1940 colour orig."
U998.41.6/19 "Big Rock"
U998.41.6/20 "Hudson"
U998.41.6/21 "Train Kicking Horse"
U998.41.6/22 "Train 1901 orig."
U998.41.6/23 "Bottles orig."

BOX 07: Commercials
See Box 14 for more.

Black and white, and colour television commercials from 1968, including 1 minute and 30 second spots. A great variety from cars (including the first GWG and Volkswagen commercials) to household products, and the media’s self-promotion with previews of upcoming programs.

U998.41.7/1 "Commercials - Mixed"
U998.41.7/2 "Commercial - Income Tax 1970"
U998.41.7/3 "Mixed 20 min."
U998.41.7/4 "Mixed - 500ft"
U998.41.7/5 "Tax-a-phone"
U998.41.7/6 "Commercials 30 min orig"
U998.41.7/7 "Social Credit com - out - orig."
U998.41.7/8 "Commercials"
U998.41.7/9 "Commercial for King 5"
U998.41.7/10 "Commercials (VW)"
U998.41.7/11 "BC Trades Fair"
U998.41.7/12 "Commercials Income Tax"
U998.41.7/13 "Mixed Commercials
U998.41.7/14 "Commercial - 15 min."

INVENTORY

Boxes - 1-3, Bali | 4-5, BC | 6-7, BC History
8-10, Artists | 11-13, BC Art | 14-17, TV