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[Dam construction ; Royal visit, 1939]
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- moving images
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- Variations in title: Royal visit - 1939 - in Vancouver [title used in Browne]
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[1939 & ca. 1946] (Creation)
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Amateur film. The first 70 feet shows elements of the construction of Campbell River Dam [also known as Hart Dam or Elk Falls Dam], which was built ca. 1946-1948. The balance of the reel shows Vancouver scenes from the 1939 Royal Visit. "King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in an open car. King and Queen behind a flag-bedecked wooden wall in Empire Stadium, masses of people on the field in sports gear. Crowds along the street as King and Queen pass in open car. [Close-up] Royal car. Two following cars, crowds along the route. Interior of stadium; a huge parade of boys and girls marches onto the field. White-clad athletes perform choreographed exercises. Bicycle teams perform precision riding. Guards in scarlet uniforms. Group of Army officers. Guards in scarlet march past. Scene down a decorated Vancouver street. Roses on the side of a house and a lady in a broad brimmed hat. A view over Vancouver rooftops out over English Bay (?). A float plane flies overhead. Scene over roofs again." (Colin Browne)
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Copyright expired, ca. 1996.
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Content notes by C. Browne in file F1981:20.
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Supplied title from NAC container label. Mr. Mackenzie was employed for many years by the General Construction Company of Vancouver.
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References: Listed in Browne, "Motion Picture Production in B.C.", entry #0760; also Listed in Duffy, "Camera West", entry #D/01.
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Accession number(s): F1981:18
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photography: Roderick F. Mackenzie; producing agency/company: Roderick F. Mackenzie