STK-ID 10737

Several shots from different angles at Fort Wellington of a soldier on tour of duty marching around fort and in palisade, including shot of a man putting gun powder into bullet, of solder on top of fort on lookout duty. Two MS's of three soldiers marching with an officer, of officer stopping and giving orders to soldiers preparing rifles, shooting and standing at attention, CS of soldiers preparing to shoot and shooting. HA MS of British flag being lowered, MS of soldier folding it with other soldiers standing at attention in evidence. MS of three soldiers marching out fast at Fort Wellington. Several shots from different angles of children wearing pioneer costumes playing in field in front of the fort , of soldiers talking to a woman, of children making fun of soldiers with one of them running after a child, of two boys fighting in the grass, of woman and soldiers talking. Several shots from different angles at Upper Canada Village of a man wearing old time costume driving a cart pulled by a horse entering village, of him in an enclosure with another man picking up rocks from the ground and putting them in cart.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Four Centuries: The Firearm in Canada
Location
Morrisburg
Year
1981
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 16 mm
Shooting format
16mm eastman color neg
Aspect ratio
4/3