Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
Department of Highways films
General material designation
- moving images
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the contents of the series.
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Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
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Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
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[ca. 1935-1963] (Creation)
- Creator
- British Columbia. Dept. of Highways
Physical description area
Physical description
63 original film reels + additional film elements
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
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Archival description area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Dept. of Highways was established in 1955 with the enactment of the Department of Highways Act (SBC 1955, c. 33). Prior to 1955, the Highways Branch of the Dept. of Public Works was responsible for all functions relating to the management of highways. The mandate of the Dept. of Highways included the construction and maintenance of all government roads, bridges, ferries, wharves, and other works with respect to provincial highways. In 1961, the department was divided into four branches: Construction Branch, Location Branch, Materials Testing Branch, and Traffic Branch. In 1975 the functions of both the Dept. of Highways and the Dept. of Public Works were merged to form a new agency with the Dept. of Highways and Public Works (OIC 3842/75).
Custodial history
Scope and content
The series comprises motion picture film materal shot by and for the Dept. of Highways, mainly in the 1950s and 1960s. There are also a few brief items from ca.1935-1940s, presumably shot for the Dept. of Public Works. Most of the material consists of unedited (or rough-edited) footage documenting highway and bridge construction and maintenance around the province, along with a few items about ferry services. The series also contains a few complete film productions, including prints of "Deas Island Tunnel", "Highway on the Sea", "Men, Mountains and the Challenge", and "Rogers Pass", some of which were produced for Highways by the Photographic Branch of the Dept. of Recreation and Conservation.
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Received from the Ministry of Transportation and Highways via R.J. Baines., 1982.
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
No access restrictions apply.
Conservation restriction: Access to original videos or film elements is restricted, use reference copies where available.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Copyright Government of British Columbia.
Finding aids
Item level descriptions are available.
Associated materials
F1982:02 was received with PABC Visual Records accession no. 198203-024. F1986:29, F2002:03, and V2004:04 include some film (and videotape copies) from the same era.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
General note
Archives code(s): Series description was previously numbered AAAA8060.
General note
Accession number(s): F1982:01; F1982:02
Conservation
Moving image originals may be in cool or cold storage. Contact staff for specific details.
Alternative identifier(s)
Standard number area
Standard number
Access points
Place access points
Name access points
- British Columbia. Dept. of Highways (Subject)
- British Columbia. Dept. of Public Works (Subject)