STK-ID 6319

Rideau River overflows, many homeless, Ottawa, Ontario (00/00/1923): good shots of rampaging river in Eastview, Ontario. Shots of residents walking ankle deep in water, of pump in action pumping water out of basement, of small boy floating toy boat on flooded sidewalk. MLS down flooded street. MS of horse-drawn cart moving in flooded street. Sequence on men dynamiting ice on Rideau River to releive pressure of flooding where Rideau flows into Ottawa River.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Canadian News Events 1920's
Location
Ottawa
Year
1923
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk, Digital Bétacam
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486