Title and statement of responsibility area
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Action on the Columbia
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- moving images
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Lew Parry Film Productions
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[ca. 1964] (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
1 film reel (00:26:00 ; 943 ft) : composite print, colour, sound ; 16 mm and additional film elements
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Scope and content
The item is a composite print of an industrial film made around 1964. It shows the construction of the Mica, Duncan and Arrow Dams in the Columbia River basin. Some of the communities in the project area are shown and the problems and benefits are discussed. There is footage of Revelstoke and Trail-Kaslo area, flooding of the Columbia near Trail and aerial views of area communities. There is also footage of the 1964 ratification of the Columbia River Treaty at the International Peace Arch, with US President Johnson, Canadian Prime Minister Pearson and BC Premier Bennett.
Notes area
Physical condition
Treat F1984:11/061.01 as master picture element; the A&B rolls (F1984:11/61.03a&b) have been cannibalized and are unprintable in their present state. F1984:11/61.01 appears to be A-wind, and if so, will NOT print with F184:11/61.02.
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A digital copy is available. Please contact staff for further information.
U-Matic video master, V1989:59/001.01
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Copyright British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.
Finding aids
Partial shot list in file F1984:11/061.
Associated materials
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General note
References: Listed in Duffy, "Camera West", entry #A/03.
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Accession number(s): F1984:11
General note
Previously described as AAAA0026
Credits note
producing agency/company: Lew Parry Film Productions; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority; sound: Lloyd Stump; sound: Telesound Film Recordings Ltd.; animation: L.C. Hanson; art direction: L.C. Hanson; narrator: George McLean; producer: Lew M. Parry
Accompanying material
Additional element include:
F1984:11/061.01 - A-wind colour master
F1984:11/061.02 - B-wind negative track
F1984:11/061.03a - A-roll (incomplete)
F1984:11/061.03b - B-roll (incomplete)