Item F1984:11/002.01 - Bridge River

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Bridge River

General material designation

  • moving images

Parallel title

Other title information

Title statements of responsibility

Lew Parry Film Productions

Title notes

Level of description

Item

Reference code

F1984:11/002.01

Edition area

Edition statement

Edition statement of responsibility

Class of material specific details area

Statement of scale (cartographic)

Statement of projection (cartographic)

Statement of coordinates (cartographic)

Statement of scale (architectural)

Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • [ca. 1945]-1948 (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 film reel (ca. 950 ft) : composite print, colour, sound ; 16 mm and additional film elements

Publisher's series area

Title proper of publisher's series

Parallel titles of publisher's series

Other title information of publisher's series

Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series

Numbering within publisher's series

Note on publisher's series

Archival description area

Custodial history

Scope and content

The item is a composite print of an industrial film made between ca. 1945 and 1948. It shows the first phase of the Bridge River Project including construction of the Bridge River diversion dam, Seton Lake powerhouse, penstock on Mission Mountain, and power transmission lines to Vancouver; site preparation for La Joie storage dam and opening of first phase on 23 October 1948. There is also footage of Vancouver and vicinity emphasizing demand for electrical power.

Notes area

Physical condition

Immediate source of acquisition

Arrangement

Language of material

Script of material

Location of originals

Availability of other formats

A VHS reference copy is available for this item, V1991:27/003.03
Type C video master, V1991:27/003.01
U-Matic video sub-master, V1991:27/003.02

Restrictions on access

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Copyright British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.

Finding aids

Associated materials

Related materials

Accruals

General note

References: Listed in Duffy, "Camera West", entry #B/36.

General note

Accession number(s): F1984:11

General note

Previously described as AAAA0410.

Credits note

writer: Lew M. Parry; producer: Lew M. Parry; sponsored/presented by: British Columbia Electric Company; photography: Arthur Hundert; producing agency/company: Lew Parry Film Productions

Accompanying material

Other elements include:
F1984:11/002.02 - composite print (duplicate)
F1984:11/002.03 - composite print (duplicate)

Alternative identifier(s)

Standard number area

Standard number

Access points

Genre access points

Control area

Description record identifier

Accession area