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British Columbia Provincial Museum films, videotapes and audio recordings Victoria (B.C.)
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David Scholes interview

The item is an audio recording of an interview with David Scholes. He recalls his experiences working for radio station CFCT for about 18 months, ca. 1932. Early radiotelephone use in Vancouver and on the B.C. coast. George Deaville and CFCL. CFCT: transmitters; economic conditions; programming; etc. Vancouver radio stations. Home-built and manufactured radio receivers. Other stations in the region. American stations heard in Victoria. Effect of "heavy side layer" on radio transmission.

Secrets of the sea

The item consists of two reels of nature film showing marine and seashore life on the Pacific coast. Includes: tidal plants, crustaceans, fish; oolichan fishery and its importance; seabirds of Triangle Island and Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii); seals and seabirds on the Pribilof Islands, etc. Also footage of Victoria Inner Harbour area, houses and gardens.