Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Vancouver By Night
General material designation
- Moving images
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Title statements of responsibility
Produced by Dominion Films.
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on captions in the film.
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Item
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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[1978?] (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 film reel (2min., 49sec.; 31.6m) : acetate, original, reversal, work print, col., si.; 16 mm
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Archival description area
Custodial history
Scope and content
Item is a documentary film documenting downtown Vancouver at night and is mostly made up of footage of neon and illuminated electric signs on Granville Street and in Chinatown. The film documents Granville Street at night, with crowds on the sidewalks and many illuminated electric signs visible, including those of the Orpheum, Vogue, and Odeon theatres. Also included is footage of a lighted fountain, the Hudson's Bay Company Building, and traffic signals. The film also documents the neon signs of a numerous restaurants and businesses in Chinatown, including the Marco Polo Restaurant, Ho Ho Chop Suey, the South Seas, Cathay Importers Company Limited, Ho Inn Chop Suey, Ming's, Asia Garden, and Loon Foon Kwok restaurant.
Notes area
Physical condition
Condition report on file.
Immediate source of acquisition
Transferred from UBC Rare Books and Special Collections on January 21, 2010.
Arrangement
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Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Also available as a digital file
Restrictions on access
Original film is not available for viewing.
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Finding aids
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Accruals
General note
Master copy formerly located at 726-B-06.
Alpha-numeric designations
UBC Rare Books and Special Collections' accession number was M01-19.