STK-ID 10861

[Remark: the supplying of the North has been a factor of great importance in the development of aviation in Canada.] Shots of flying boats taking off, men running rapids, portaging, GROUND TO AIR SHOT of flying boat flying low, of flying boat moored to dock, of flying boat taking off and landing. Street scene in Prince Albert, brand new Ford Model A speeding by, early buses parked in front of a building, pedestrians hurry to and fro. Men are loading supply sleigh as president of freighting company, Mr Brooks and his wife pose against background of tractors, sleighs. Shot of four-horse team hauling supplies between Prince Albert and Reindeer Lake. Various shots of supply train including horse-drawn sleds, tractor-drawn sloops. CU of tractor, of cook house, men eating. Shot of fire ranger station with camps, twin-engined flying boat, Vickers Vedette taking off, Vickers Varuna moored to docks. Shot of radio operator, of line man working up a pole. Shot of settlement, various buildings, church, hospital. Interior shot of hospital, patients, nurses. Surveyors arriving by canoe and going to work. Shots of camp, of Indigenous men running rapids in canoes, Vickers Vedette delivering packages. Shot of Hudson's Bay Company Trading Post, of village church, Indigenous men, women and children in Sunday clothes coming to service (kids in school uniforms?). Various shots of Indians. More shots of flying boats taking off, men running rapids, portage, GROUND TO AIR SHOT of flying boat flying low, of flying boat moored to dock, of flying boat taking off and landing.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Freighting in Northern Canada
Location
Prince Albert
Year
1928
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Video Disk, Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 35mm dupe neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486