STK-ID 12586

AERIAL SHOT over snow covered terrain near Payne Bay. Crew around Fokker plane which Major TA Lawrence crashed. Shot of Lawrence shaking hands with crew as he and photographer George Valiquette walk back to Wakeham Bay. Shot of Fokker taking off, airborne. LS Hudson Bay Company post at Payne Bay, and Revillon Freres trading post. Three Inuits eating raw food, coating runners of sled with ice, loading sled and moving out over ice with dog team. Shots of Major Lawrence and crew building igloos, getting sea ice which will be melted for drinking and washing. Chief Radio engineer Walsh, shovelling snow off gas tanks and refuelling his engines supply. Shots of Flight Sergeant Caggie building a model of Fokker plane and CU of skeleton structure and moving parts of the model. [Titles interspersed]

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Hudson Strait Expedition 1927
Location
Eastern Ontario
Year
1927
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486