Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Miscellaneous film footage and out-takes
General material designation
- moving images
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Title statements of responsibility
British Columbia. Forest Branch; British Columbia. Forest Service; British Columbia. Ministry of Forests
Title notes
- Source of title proper: Title based on contents of the file.
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Date(s)
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[between 1935 and 1955] (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
33 film reels : silent, colour/b&w : 16 mm
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Scope and content
The file consists of miscellaneous film footage and out-takes shot by the B.C. Forest Branch or the B.C. Forest Service, as well as the Forest Service film productions "The Great Fire" (1938) and "Timber is a crop" (made between 1939 and 1945). Subjects depicted include: alpine scenery; ceremonies at Peace Arch Park; construction of logging and forest access roads; Davis rafts; donkey engines; fire lookouts; fish hatcheries; Forest Service vessels; Forest Branch/Forest Service activities and personnel; forest fire fighting; Green Timbers Nursery; heavy equipment in use; horse logging; Junior Forest Wardens summer camp; land clearing; log booms; logging (including high-riggers and falling, bucking, yarding, skidding and loading of logs); logging camps; logging railways; logging trucks; New Westminster May Day celebrations (194-); portable sawmills; provincial parks; railway tie making; recreational camping; reforestation; silviculture; skiing on Mt. Seymour; slash burning; tree planting; and wildlife.
Notes area
Physical condition
Some of these film items are in poor condition.
Immediate source of acquisition
Received from B.C. Government Information Services, 1985.
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
No access restrictions apply.
Conservation restriction: original material is in cold storage and is inaccessible.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright Government of British Columbia.
Finding aids
Item-level descriptions are available on-line.
Associated materials
This material is related to F1981:06, F1982:07, and several items accessioned in the F1980:__ series.
Accruals
General note
Accession number(s): F1985:19
General note
Previously described as AAAA0482.
Conservation
Moving image originals may be in cool or cold storage. Contact staff for specific details.
Credits note
producing agency/company: British Columbia. Forest Branch; producing agency/company: British Columbia. Forest Service; producing agency/company: British Columbia. Ministry of Forests