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Barkerville Town and Show
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- Moving images
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[1964-1965?] (Creation)
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- Kodak stock date code of 1964.
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1 film reel (3 min., 50 sec. ; 101 ft., 31 fr.) : acetate, original, 18 fps, reversal, col., si. ; 16 mm
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Item is a film depicting a visit to Barkerville. It starts with an image of a wooden structure and a sign that explains that it is a recreation of the pumps used in Cornish tin mines.This is followed by El Dorado Placer Mine, operated by the Barkerville Advisory Committee of the provincial Parks Branch, in Barkerville Historic Town. Tourists are filmed panning in troughs of water and walking around the historic buildings. Inside the exhibits, wax figures have been set in domestic scenes. A crowd of people is filmed waiting to see Gold Fever at a building called the Theatre Royal. Inside, female dancers and a male musician are filmed performing on a stage.
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Mild presence of colour fading, warping and scratching.
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A digital copy of this item is available.
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Access to original film restricted for preservation purposes.
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Public domain