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Economic Development - [the electronic and aerospace industry in Vancouver - reel no.2]

• AM1553-8-S5-: MI-263
• Item
• 1992

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Cycling through Pacific Spirit Regional Park and then along 18th crossing Crown.

Alaskan Scenery and the Chinese Exhibit at Vancouver's Golden Jubilee

• AM1487-: MI-226
• Item
• [1936]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection

Item is a moving image/film documenting a Chinese performance at Vancouver's Golden Jubilee celebration that includes a theatrical stage show, a trapeze artist, and moving images of the Chinese Arch erected at Pender Street near Carrall Stree...

R. Murdock, Felix, Mac

• AM1591-: 2011-089.62
• Item
• [1939 or after]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film which captures what appears to be the so-called "man without a country" George Dibbern and his boat, La Rapunga, with its "citizen of the world" flag. The film also captures Inner Harbour (Victoria, B.C....

Bellingham regat[ta]

• AM1591-: 2011-089.58
• Item
• [1939 or after]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film which captures a regatta of various sail boats, including schooners, cutters, sloops, ketches, yawls, and catboats. Footage of the Treasury-class United States Coast Guard Cutter (USGSC) Ingham, a highly decorated Coast Gua...

Hong Kong - potters, ships, street vendors

• AM1591-: 2011-089.56
• Item
• [1926-1932?]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures buildings; local potters at work; sampans, junks, and ships on the water; an airplane; waterskiing and a slow motion backflip into the water; street vendors ...

Bapco promotional film, Hong Kong footage

• AM1591-: 2011-089.54
• Item
• [1925-1938?]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film which begins with what appears to be scenes from an advertisement for the British America Paint Company (BAPCO): a BAPCO building is pictured, followed by the intertitle "For Three Generations Bapco has served the West...

Hong Kong and Victoria -miscellaneous

• AM1591-: 2011-089.48
• Item
• [between 1926 and 1941]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong and Victoria, British Columbia, which captures the Scott family at their Hong Kong home; boats in a crowded Hong Kong harbour and various ships; a Texaco station; fireworks...

China - junks, ships, Shanghai

• AM1591-: 2011-089.43
• Item
• [between 1926 and 1938]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong and visiting Shanghai. The film captures Nanking Road Pontoon No. 13, the HSBC Building and clock tower on Bund; various ships, including sampans, junks, paddleboats, and l...

Departing China

• AM1591-: 2011-089.42
• Item
• [1939?]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in both Hong Kong and Victoria, capturing Japanese costumes for a Hong Kong film; sampans floating down a river as a crowd watches from the shore; shots of the Scott family's dogs;...

Hong Kong - tour

• AM1591-: 2011-089.41
• Item
• [between 1926 and 1938]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures scenes of downtown and rural Hong Kong, including the Duke of Connaught statue; rickshaws and cars in Hong Kong streets; locals on sampans and docks shaving,...

Hong Kong - typhoon damage, boats, leisure

• AM1591-: 2011-089.38
• Item
• [between 1935 and 1938]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures ships heaving in what appears to be the aftermath of a typhoon. Some ships are damaged, while others have been wrecked. Wreckage of is pulled from the water ...

Hong Kong : construction site, boats

• AM1591-: 2011-089.29
• Item
• [between 1926 and 1938]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a construction site with local labourers hewing stone, shoveling earth, and carrying large loads over their shoulders using yokes, as well as various shots o...

Hong Kong - Margaret, swimming, boats, construction

• AM1591-: 2011-089.25
• Item
• [1938?]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong, which captures ships on the water; the Scott family swimming, with Margaret and the family dogs on a raft; Margaret playing with a large dollhouse; Margaret pulling a toy ...

Hong Kong - rural tour

• AM1591-: 2011-089.24
• Item
• [between 1936 and 1938]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong, which captures a ship, a panning view of a hilly shore, two men in suits approaching the camera, locals walking down the street, a boat being christened, and shots of the ...

Hong Kong - boating

• AM1591-: 2011-089.17
• Item
• [between 1926 and 1938]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a woman swimming in the open hole of a pontoon-like boat, as well as shots of the Hong Kong shore from the boat.

Hong Kong - harbour, ships, construction

• AM1591-: 2011-089.15
• Item
• [between 1926 and 1938]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures the shores of the area as boats large and small navigate through one another in a congested harbour, as well as shots of a nearby construction site.

Panchromatic demonstration reel

• AM1591-: 2011-089.09
• Item
• [1928?]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is a Kodak commercial reel, demonstrating the capabilities of Kodak Panchromatic black and white film. The demonstration consists of shots of a variety of natural scenes (including waterfalls, rivers, and ponds); animals (including horses, do...

Hong Kong - harbour, construction, family

• AM1591-: 2011-089.08
• Item
• [between 1926 and 1938]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which variously captures a large crowd standing on a dock by a large steam ship in a harbour; panning views of junks and sampans on the water; local laborers being served f...

Hong Kong - family, construction, boats

• AM1591-: 2011-089.06
• Item
• [1938?]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which variously captures Scott family members smiling for the camera; local laborers carrying large loads over their shoulders at a construction site; Margaret in a fine dr...

Hong Kong - waterfront, children playing

• AM1591-: 2011-089.03
• Item
• [between 1926 and 1938]

Part of Douglas Stewart Scott fonds

Item is an amateur film from Douglas Scott's time living in Hong Kong which captures a canopied Texaco ship and junks on the ocean; shots of the sun shining over the ocean and through the trees; a young Margaret being spoon-fed and washing he...

Majesty of water

• AM1553-2-S4-: MI-268
• Item
• 1979

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film produced for for the Ministry of Tourism and Small Business Development by New Horizons Films.

Black and white (grainy) pre-1937

• AM1487-F07-: 2017-055.3
• Item
• [ca. 1932-1936]

Part of City of Vancouver Archives sound recording and moving image collection

Item is a film containing home movie footage showing people on the deck of a boat, views of Georgia Street and Hotel Georgia, Burrard Inlet, trees, children eating on a bench and swimming, unidentified home and garden, and aerial views of Vancouver.

Rockies by Rail ; music and FX [effects] only offline

• AM1553-8-S13-: MI-509
• Item
• 1992

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Item is a version of "Rockies by rail" which has no narration, only music and effects. There is a time code reading at the bottom of the screen throughout. Footage includes some nice panning shots of the city of Vancouver. Michael Collie...

Focus on Expo - one inch master - Aug. '86

• AM1553-8-S13-: MI-344
• Item
• Aug. 1986

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

This item consists of video transfers of film footage shot at Expo 86. The raw footage was transferred to video and edited on tape into a finished production. According to the donor this is the original of the final production with sound and image...

Collier, Michael J.

Full speed ahead

• AM1553-2-S2-: MI-273
• Item
• 1979

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film produced by New Horizon Films for the Canadian Forces. It is an informational and promotional film about being a naval officer. Directed and filmed by Robert S. Rodvik, edited by Michael J. Collier, narration by Lt.(N) G. Davidson, S. Rodvik,...

The lions gate bridge - Vancouver B.C. - construction 1937-1938

• AM1553-1-S1-: MI-271
• Item

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Footage of the lions gate bridge construction.

"Expo" day 3 - cam[era] rolls 4-5

• AM1553-8-S7-: MI-245
• Item
• 1986

Part of Yaletown Productions Inc. fonds

Film consists of raw footage taken at Expo86 and includes scenes of the Minolta Space Drop ride, food carts, crowds, the gondolas and the view from the gondola ride, people walking on the seawall, RCMP officers, the RCMP musical ride (outdoor venu...

Queen [Royal visits to British Columbia 1939 and 1951]

• AM1471-: MI-173
• Item
• 1939, 1951

Part of George K. McWilliam fonds

Item is a reel of amateur films documenting the royal visits to British Columbia in 1939 and 1951. The first part of the film reel contains approximately five minutes of footage of the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Vancouver in Ma...

Boat races

• AM1470-: MI-88
• Item
• [1951?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting speed boat races and Victor Vance Spencer looking at boats.

Our trip on the Deerleap

• AM1470-: MI-73
• Item
• Jul. 1936

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting a yacht, likely the Deerleap, Col, Victor Spencer's yacht. Film documents people in rowboats, and a seaplane taking off and landing in Coal Harbour. Film includes footage of Elizabeth Ann Spencer. Accomp...

On board home

• AM1470-: MI-50
• Item
• [1930?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting Diana, Barbara, and John Fife Spencer wearing life jackets on the deck of a ship, with Gertrude Spencer seated nearby. The film also documents members of the Spencer family playing badminton on the ship.

Mrs. Spencer [United Kingdom vacation]

• AM1470-: MI-47
• Item
• [1930?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting Gertrude Spencer with daughters Barbara, Diana, Trudean (?), and other girls, visiting Cornwall, London, and other locations in England. Film documents the group visiting the seashore, and landmarks including t...

Ile de France

• AM1470-: MI-46
• Item
• [1930?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting members of the Spencer family riding on the ocean liner "Empress of France". Film documents men loading cargo, including automobiles. Film includes footage of Barbara and Diana Spencer.

Paris

• AM1470-: MI-41
• Item
• [1929?]

Part of Colonel Victor Spencer family fonds

Item is an amateur film documenting the Spencer family travelling to and within France by train and by boat. Film documents Colonel Victor and Gertrude Spencer, and children Isabell Louise, Diana, and Barbara.