STK-ID 9014

Shots of men engaged in farthest north baseball game at BEAR camp, Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories. LSs of seaplane taxiing and taking off from lake. Shots of Colonel Drew fishing during his visit to BEAR camp, of Drew posing by Walter Gilbert's Junkers seaplane (Canadian Airways CF-ARI) before his departure, of seaplane taxiing and taking off from lake in the distance. Sequence on men inspecting "N" group showing PANs of northern rugged country dotted with lakes, men walking about. Shots of prospectors posing (and trying to keep away from mosquitoes) at McKee White Finding and of men at camp around fire. Shots of Bellanca and Junkers seaplanes on Contact Lake. [titles interspersed]

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Early Days of the BEAR
Location
Contact Lake, Great Bear Lake
Year
1931
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 16 mm, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
16mm fine grain b&w, 16mm dupe neg b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486