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The item consists of an industrial film, probably made in the 1970s. It shows mining operations at Endako Mines including shots of blasting, drilling, loading ore, refining, chemical work and shipping out.

The fonds consists of 85 cans containing ca. 320 (approximately 36,000 feet) film elements created by Bob Elliott's company Telefilm Services Limited between 1949 and 1973. The film elements are a combination of original and edited film footage including prints, positive pictures, negative pictures, A&B rolls, outs and optical tracks. The majority of the elements have not been copied onto a viewable format and are inaccessible.

A wide variety of local, industrial and promotional subjects are included, as are television commercials and news clips.
Highlights include: the demolition of the second Hotel Vancouver, 1949; British Empire Games, 1954 (including the Bannister-Landy "Miracle Mile" and the defeat of marathon runner James Peters); Princess Margaret in Vancouver, 1958; Ripple Rock explosion, 1958; CP Air's first trans-Canada jetliner flight, 1959; W.A.C. Bennett's 1960 and 1963 election campaign tours; B.C. Liberal Party convention, 1962; a filmed presentation (for TV) featuring Robert Strachan, from the NDP's 1963 election campaign; the Queen Mother's 1963 visit to Vancouver; the 1964 visit of the Beatles to Vancouver, and scenes at their Empire Stadium concert; Vancouver City Police horse training, motorcycle drill team footage, and Marine Squad on patrol in and around Vancouver Harbour, ca.1965; operations of Columbia Cellulose and Crown Zellerbach Ltd.; views of Houston and land-clearing in the Bulkley Valley, ca.1964-66; stock shots of Vancouver streets, Stanley Park, etc.; the BC Ferry Authority vessels City of Vancouver, Queen of Nanaimo and Queen of New Westminster.

The item consists of film footage from the early 1970s. It has various shots of a MacMillan Bloedel locomotive pulling a train of logs, retirement ceremony and shots of locomotive running.

The item consists of 10 reels (ca. 400 feet) of miscellaneous positive 16 mm footage, both b&w and colour, created between 1965 and 1974.

1. Reforestation: scenes of reforestation activity by MacMillan Bloedel around Harmac Tree Farm No. 19; silent colour answer print, November 9, 1970.
2. Revegetation : Placer Development Ltd. shows Conair small aircraft being loaded, flying over mine, soil sampling; silent colour positive.
3. Japanese oranges : unloading of oranges from the ship "Puna", children eating oranges; silent b&w, 1971.
4. Japanese oranges : variation of footage in item 3; silent b&w, 1971.
5. Pacific Centre opening : shots in around Pacific Centre including TD bank facility; silent b&w, October 28, 1971.
6. Japanese oranges: unloading ship "Sultana" at dock; silent col., 1974.
7. NDP commercial: TV spot for NDP shows housewife washing dishes; b&w, 1965.
8. Hire a student, Endako Mines: blasting, explosion, shots of mining and laboratory activity with student employees; silent col., June 11, 1973.
9. Revegetation: Place Development Ltd., duplicate print of no. 2
10. Magnussen great moments: Shots of Karen Magnussen skating, portrait being painted; silent col.

The item consists of film footage from 1974. It shows the unloading pallets of Japanese oranges from the "Sultana" in Vancouver. Ship's officer talking to young Japanese woman in kimono who feeds him an orange.

The item consists of five film reels made from 1964 to 1973:

1. Bennett ferry outs; handover ceremonies for the M.V. "Queen of Nanaimo", 1964, in Victoria's Inner Harbour. Premier W.A.C. Bennett comes on board and is shown at the helm with a young boy.
2. Trudeau opens superport, aerial shots of Roberts Bank coal port; speakers' platform with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Premier W.A.C. Bennett; tour of facility by guests; shots of coal mining (Kaiser equipment).
3. Unedited footage outs, shots of Vancouver city, area, harbour and surrounding scenery, including the North Shore mountains, as seen from the Pacific Centre Tower.
4. Outs showing the freighter called "Snow Ball" unloading Japanese oranges in Vancouver, 1973.
5. Outs showing outside and inside Hercules aircraft operated by Pacific Western Airlines.

The item consists of 2 reels of film footage showing Karen Magnussen skating, having her portrait painted and admiring her portrait.

The item consists of film footage from 1973. It shows the freighter called "Snow Ball" unloading Japanese oranges in Vancouver.

The item consists of one reel of film footage from 1973. It contains outs from "Hire a student" promotional film featuring Endako Mines operation. Close-up of sign, "Danger Blasting Area"; explosion; shots of mining and laboratory activity with student employees.

The item consists of six films made between 1953 and 1973:

1. Revelstoke skiing stock shots, 1953, col si.
2. Miss PNE, 1960, b&w si. pos.
3. RJE Golf, b&w si. pos.
4. Boeing Company 737 christening, 1967, b&w si. pos.
5. Japanese oranges, 1973 col. si. pos.
6. Endako Mines, 1973 col. si. pos.

The item consists of a television commercial which shows the preparations for the 1973 Canada Summer Games in New Westminster. The film can also contains the optical track and the master sound track.

The item consists of six film reels made from 1966 to 1973:

1. Answer print, aerial shots of Roberts Bank coal port; speakers' platform with Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Premier W.A.C. Bennett; tour of facility by guests; shots of coal mining (Kaiser equipment).
2. Two duplicate prints, The item consists of film footage from 1973. It shows the freighter called "Snow Ball" unloading Japanese oranges in Vancouver.
3. Print, shots inside and outside Alcan's turbo-powered boat "Nechako"; its christening ceremony; departure with guests from Vancouver harbour.
4. Bennett bonds, people assembling in a large room; head table sits; Premier W.A.C. Bennett addresses the gathering; Bennett being interviewed about these bonds.
5. Bennett Mackenzie townsite, Premier W.A.C. Bennett campaigning in Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, Prince George, and the "instant town" of Mackenzie, August 1966. One item shows him arriving in Prince George, boarding a train, aboard the train, and touring the Mackenzie mill and town.
6. Osaka trees, falling and hauling logs for the BC Pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan.

The item consists of seven reels of footage from 1966 to 1972.

1. National forest products week. Various shots of logging, milling, and shipping of logs, 1967.
2. Du Maurier International Ski Meet, Banff, Alberta, 1966. Shots of downhill skiers; Banff townsite; winners with medals.
3. New bond issue. Premier W.A.C. Bennett addressing group and speaking into the camera. Shot of dam.
4. Campbell and McCarthy, jobs. Interview with D.R.J. Campbell, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Grace McCarthy, Member without Portfolio, about the job opportunity program of the Social Credit government. Campbell comments on the success of the program; McCarthy discusses what householders can do to employ those on social assistance.
5. Coal pollution controversy. Hand picks up booklet titled "Coal and Clean Air in North Vancouver"; shots of Neptune Terminals coal-handling facilities, North Vancouver; interview with man.
6. Queen of Prince Rupert. Various shots during the inaugural ceremony and voyage of the ferry "Queen of Prince Rupert", including an Indian group dancing (Premier W.A.C. Bennett joins in); arrival in Prince Rupert with ribbon-cutting ceremonies.
7. W.A.C. Bennett speech, bonds press conference, 1972. Bennett addressing press conference on bond issue.

The item consists of four film reels made from 1958-1972:

1. Unedited footage, shots of Vancouver city, area, harbour and surrounding scenery, including the North Shore mountains, as seen from the Pacific Centre Tower.
2. Footage of downhill ski competition, possibly in Banff; various shots of races and skiers, 1967.
3. Footage. Shots of Princess Margaret visiting Vancouver City Hall: arrival; escorted into City Hall; signs register; presentation; leaves City Hall.
4. Billings to bargain, footage of interview with John Macdonald Billings regarding IWA contract negotiations, ca.1972.

The item consists of five reels of film including:

1. Billings to bargain, interview with John Macdonald Billings regarding IWA contract negotiations ca. 1972: negative picture with optical sound
2. Pacific Centre opening, Vancouver, 1971: reversal outs
3. Pacific Centre opening, Vancouver, 1971: negative outs
4. Job opportunities, interview with Daniel Campbell, Minister of Municipal Affairs, a month and a half after the start of the Job Opportunities Program, 1971 : negative picture with optical sound
5. Kiernan, anti-pollution, Interview with Kenneth Kiernan, Minister of Travel Industry, about the problem of litter in BC, 1970. Filmed either at Stanley Park in front of the totem poles or at Totem Park, UBC. Kiernan discusses the implications of the "new" Litter Act and displays a portable shovel for burying litter in the wilderness. He also demonstrates how to crush a tin or aluminum can for packing out of the bush or burying: negative picture with optical sound.

The item is an industrial film of Gibraltar Mines activities made 1971-1972. It shows various ground and aerial shots of a mine operation. tour groups and the interior of processing plant. Pan of Cariboo-Chilcotin-like countryside. explosion, zoom-in, shovel and truck loading earth, loading ore into railway or track hoppers with front-scoop vehicle, light airplane takes off and flies around mine area. Includes footage of the official opening of Gibraltar Mines Ltd. (N.P.L.) on June 13, 1972, near Williams Lake, BC.

The item consists of six reels of film footage including:

1. Billings IWA reply, John Macdonald Billings responding to IWA contract demands, 1972: negative picture with optical sound
2. W.M. Skillings, Minister of Industrial Development, Trade and Commerce, being interviewed about the "Home Grown BC Quality" products campaign, 1972: negative picture with optical sound
3. Boeing 737 press flight: negative
4. Interview with D.R.J. Campbell, Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Grace McCarthy, Member without Portfolio, about the job opportunity program of the Social Credit government. Campbell comments on the success of the program, 1971: negative picture with optical sound.
5. Last steam locomotive, Various shots of steam locomotive at logging site. Train pulls up to water tender, loading water, coupling train of logs, etc.: duplicate negative
6. CP Air : executive jet service, Shot at Vancouver International Airport, this item features Canadian Pacific Airlines, demonstrating the "executive service" offered to business travellers by CP Air: edited master.

The item consists of one colour original and two prints of film footage from 1972. It shows the unloading a shipment of Japanese Mandarin oranges in Vancouver and two Japanese children (boy and girl) in costume eating the fruit. The ship is the "Galapagos".

The item consists of five film reels made between 1967 and 1972:

1. Job opportunity program extension, D.R.J. Campbell, 1972, b&w sd. (opt.) neg.
2. Orecan outs, b&w si. neg.
3. Japanese oranges outs, 1971, col. si. pos.
4. Police at shooting site, 1967, b&w si. neg.
5. Bennett examining flood damage at Trail, b&w sil. sd. neg.

The item consists of five reels of film footage. It includes:

1. Falling and hauling logs for the BC Pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan: colour outs
2. Guiness skyscraper, Man talks about new Guinness family skyscraper for Vancouver. Includes different takes of speaker describing skyscraper, and shots of the model: negative picture with sound
3. Bennett speech and Social Credit parade, Kamloops, 1969: negative picture with sound
4. Interview with Cyril Shelford, Minister of Agriculture, about provincial government program to promote BC-grown produce. Displays new "Home Grown BC Quality" symbol, 1972: negative picture with optical sound.
5. Lumberman's IWA reply, interview with sawmill operator: negative picture with optical sound.

The item consists of four film items made around 1971.

1. Police at site of shooting, b&w si. pos.
2. Truck experiment, b&w si. pos.
3. Lumbermen's IWA, ca. 1971, col. sd. (mag) pos.
4. Pacific Centre opening, 1971, b&w si. pos.

The item consists of five film reels made from 1958 to 1971.

1. Two duplicate prints, shots from a Volkswagen car rally, 1970.
2. Duplicate print, press flight of Boeing 737 jet. Shots of 737 tail and exterior; "Press Flight" sign; interior of aircraft; plane taking off and in the air.
3. Gas well, shots of drilling operation, 1971.
4. Outs from Pacific Centre tower and opening.
5. Two duplicate prints of B.C. California tours.

The item consists of unedited film footage from 1971 showing the opening of Pacific Centre in Vancouver. There are various shots of Pacific Centre, including Toronto Dominion Bank facility, office tower from various angles, interior of building, shopping mall, parade with bagpipe band, businessmen in suits, speakers platform (Premier W.A.C. Bennett present), guests milling around,; receiving line, roast beef carving, people touring offices, shots of office furniture and exterior of the office tower.

The item consists of five reels of miscellaneous film footage created around 1971:

1. Interview with Daniel Campbell, Minister of Municipal Affairs, regarding the Job Opportunities Program. He displays a "Certificate of Opportunity" and optimistically forecasts the creation of 10,000 jobs: negative picture with optical sound
2. Revegetation : Placer Development Ltd. Conair small aircraft being loaded, takes off, flies over mine; pan of grass; man digs up soil sample; children playing on grass : duplicate print
3. Vancouver skyline: duplicate print
4. CP Air : executive jet service : reversal outs
5. B.C. California tour promotion, BC officials tour California with slide show and pamphlets inviting Californians to visit BC. Shows actor Glenn Ford. Actor Sebastian Cabot receives a totem pole model : negative picture

The item consists of six film reels including:

1. Liquified petroleum gas to Japan, shots of storage tanks; the cargo ship "Mundogas West"; aboard ship; ship departing, 1966: negative
2. New winery Penticton: negative outs
3. B.C. Government tours, airplane taxiing; passengers disembarking; etc: negative
4. Carter report, Canadian Chamber of Commerce, 1967: negative picture with optical sound
5. Vigor Mines, 1967: negative
6. Pacific Centre opening, 1971: negative.

The item consists of film footage from around 1970. Two men at sign: "Nabors Rig 7" and "Disney Bros. Construction Ltd.", drill rig, various shots of drilling, bus on road and in ditch, bus passengers being picked up. Drill rig; gas pump; gas burn?

The item consists of film footage from 1970. In it Premier W.A.C. Bennett is interviewed about a parity bond issue.

The item consists of four film reels:

1. Downhill ski competition, possibly in Banff; various shots of races and skiers.
2. Pacific Western Airlines: interior shots of Boeing plant in Seattle with female model boarding "experimental" Boeing 737 plane and sitting in engine intake.
3. Volkswagon Press rally: outs, various shots from VW rally, 1970.
4. Carmincita: first foal, running around and with handler.

The item consists of eight reels of film footage taken between 1967 and 1969.

1. Carter Report, Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Man reading from report. Topic is proposed revision of Canadian tax law to tax gifts and inheritances. Canadian Chamber of Commerce opposes proposal.
2. Park Tilford distillery, million dollar expansion. Shots of Park Tilford plant; guests; woman speaking on "videotel"; driverless bulldozer controlled by woman on phone.
3. Carter Report comment, T.N.T.Woman rendering comic comment on Canadian Chamber of Commerce concern over inheritance tax law change; camera work is comic as well.
4. New gas fields for B.C. Natural gas site with gas well venting; drilling operations.
5. Caribbean inaugural flight. Jet lands at Montego Bay airport; passengers disembark; welcome by officials; square dancing demonstration on beach; night-time barbecue and entertainment; more square dancing; Nassau arrival; scenics in Nassau; more square dancing.
6. Engineers model world's largest pulp mill. Shots of pulp mill model under construction and various parts operating.
7. B.C. Travel Tour. Passengers disembarking from CP Air night flight; met by reception line; board Pacific Stage Lines bus; bus departs with motorcycle escort.
8. First aluminum turbo vessel. Shots inside and outside Alcan's turbo-powered boat "Nechako"; its christening ceremony; departure with guests from Vancouver harbour.

The item consists of film footage showing a variety of news item. It includes shots of audience; speaker at podium with sign "Federation of Automobile Dealer Associations"; the car carrier ship "Honmoku Maru"; signs on bow; cars (Datsuns) driving off ship; close-up of FADA card dated November 1968; shots of ship at dock.
Footage: Falling and hauling logs for the BC Pavilion at Expo '70 in Osaka, Japan. Shows scale model of pavilion.
Footage: Various scenes from the Ice Follies show in Vancouver, 1969.
Footage: Premier W.A.C. Bennett making a speech about the introduction of a negative income tax. Refers to a federal-provincial constitutional conference held in February 1969.