STK-ID 1346

Various ESTABLISHING SHOTs of Hamilton, of downtown section, King Street, etc. Sequence in Gore Park ending in shot of statue of Sir John A Macdonald. Various shots of buildings, city hall, schools, factories, residences, and office buildings. LS of waterfront from out in the harbour. Good shot of a thoroughfare and of a Model T car speeding towards the camera. Views of residences, churches and of Dundurn Castle, a former home of the Lieutenant governor. HAS of the market. Dundurn Park is the scene of many children's game. The animals, pigeons, the squirrels are fed by passerby while coyotes circle their cages in the small zoo. Shot of Model T car speeding up a hill. Cut to inclined railway crawling up and of tourists looking over Hamilton from the vantage point of the "mountain". Final sequence on Brock's fortifications and of one of his batteries. Shots of inscription.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
AMBITIOUS CITY
Location
Hamilton
Year
1920
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk, 2K 2048x1556 24fps
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w, 35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486