STK-ID 32421

Shots of "Kamloops" railway station sign, flag flapping underneath. TRAVELLING SHOTS of mountain scenery, camera train moving between mountains, over bridges, into tunnels, past rivers, lakes, bush. TRAVELLING SHOT of prairie, city in extreme distance. MS of crowd in front of Saskatchewan Legislature. Various shots of dance (Indigenous), square dance, Highland dance, on raised dais. Shot of Alberta Legislature. LS of crowd in front of British Columbia Legislature, letters on lawn spelling "Welcome to Victoria". Closer shot of Parliament Building and crowd. Shot of players on stage of "Theatre under the Stars". Shots of Indigenous people parading, of children in kilts, stadium in background. Several shots of Indigenous people: dancing in Vancouver, of musicians, of various totems, demonstrating their arts and crafts including spinning, carving, cooking. Street scenes in Dawson City showing old building facades, shops, signs including "Last Chance Saloon", "Yukon John", "Jools Watchz", "Christ Church Cathedral - the old log church", "Sam McGee's Cabin". Shot of the "Old Log Church", of McGee's cabin, of three-storey log cabin. Several shots of Dawson City tourist attractions including old locomotives, #51 and "The Duchess", beached stern wheelers "Casca", "Tutshi", royal mail sled. ESTABLISHING SHOT of Whitehorse, of Whitehorse Airport main hangar, of CPA DC-3 taxiing. Cs of two boy scouts. Vatious shots around town

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Royal Tour
Location
Victoria (British Columbia), Vancouver (city), Dawson, Kamloops, Regina, Edmonton, Whitehorse
Year
1959
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, HDCAM SR, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3, ANAMORPHIC_4/3
Available resolutions
1920 x 1080