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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 miscellaneous unedited footage.

1. BC Liberal Convention of 1962, print.
2. Launch and sea trial of MV City of Vancouver.
3. Promo for Players Bowling Festival
4. BC Liberal Convention of 1962, negative.
5. Woman arriving at and leaving Port Simpson accompanied by a brass band.

The item consists of a kinescope of the August 5, 1954 CBC coverage of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, sponsored by Northern Electric. Events reported on include: rowing finals from the Vedder Canal (Prince Phillip in attendance, Canada wins gold medal in the eights); boxing from the Forum; wrestling from Kerrisdale Arena; fencing from Lord Byng High School gymnasium; lawn bowls from New Westminster; track and field from Empire Stadium; and swimming from Empire Pool. Includes ad inserts for Northern Electric flash bulbs and kitchen appliances.

The item consists of two reels of unedited footage. The first is the Beatles in Vancouver, August 22, 1964 showing crowd shots, a sign "Welcome Beatles"; exterior crowds at Hotel Georgia; police clearing crowd; crowd from above; Birk's clock; Empire Stadium set up for concert; the Beatles getting out of a car; another group (Sounds Incorporated?) in concert; the Beatles in concert; several shots of crowd in stadium and leaving after concert. The second reel shows the methods used to train police and horses by Vancouver City Police.

The item consists of unedited footage of the riots in downtown Vancouver following the 1966 Grey Cup game, including shots of people being taken away in police vans.

The item consists of various reels and stock shots made between 1964 and 1966. Footage includes:

1. Canadian Legion track meet, Richmond 1965
2. Banff skiing, 1966
3. Crown Zellerbach, new paper source, 1964 [see F1985:03/20]
4. Logging contests
5. Logging contests, outs
6. Sun Salmon Derby
7. Vancouver streets and Stanley Park stock shots.

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 item consists of film footage. It shows 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.

The item consists of a film of three prints spliced together showing slow-motion footage of the Ripple Rock blast, April 5, 1958.

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 8 reels of film footage from 1968.

1. Brenda Mines. Japanese and BC businessmen signing papers. Same people touring mine site, examining equipment, etc. Mine workers; pan of pit wall; Japanese men looking at ore sample
2. Kaiser Coal. Man addressing large audience. Interview with official of Kaiser company.
3. CP Air. Shot at Vancouver International Airport, this item features Canadian Pacific Airlines, demonstrating the "executive service" offered to business travellers by CP Air.
4. Last steam locomotive, Macmillan Bloedel. Various shots of steam locomotive at logging site.
5. $20,000,000 Kelowna development. A few scenic shots around Kelowna. Zoom-in on model with proposed building complex. Men in tuxedos examining model. More scenics. Ground-breaking at site. Orchard Park Shopping Centre.
6. Same as number 4
7. New cryogenic gas plant. Shots of tanks; guests watching demonstration; flower dipped into tank of liquid nitrogen (?) and pulled out frozen; live lizard dipped in and pulled out frozen, then smashed with a hammer; torching the liquid gas and extinguishing it; shots of tanks.
8. New winery, Penticton. Shots around Penticton or Naramata vineyards; opening of winery (Casabello); guests touring of the plant and sampling wine.

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 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 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 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 consists of outs and trims from the film "Salute to Tasu". Depicts operation of Wesfrob Mine at Tasu, Queen Charlotte Islands, BC.

The item consists of unedited footage created ca. 1965. There are shots of the Vancouver City Police Marine Squad and their boat in and about Vancouver Harbour. Shots include Lions Gate Bridge, Brockton Point Light, other boats and ships.

The item consists of nine cores of footage of Premier W.A.C. Bennett and other events between ca. 1959 and 1967. There is one print and the rest are negatives

1. Stock print: rallies and speeches in Dawson Creek and Vancouver in 1963 (print).
2. Bennett rallies and speeches, 1963.
3. Paddy O'Neil, Secretary-Treasurer of the BC Federation of Labour introducing a film on old age pensions for a tv broadcast, between 1959 and 1967.
4. Handover ceremonies for M.V. Queen of Nanaimo, shows W.A.C. Bennett at helm, June 5, 1964.
5. W.A.C. Bennett at election rally.
6. W.A.C. Bennett on tour at Quesnel and Williams Lake, 1963.
7. PWA Avro 748, shots of 2 engine aircraft taxiing, flying and landing; interior shots.
8. Bennett bond breakfast, W.A.C. Bennett announces the issuing of 5 million BC Hydro bonds to finance Peace River power development.
9. Social Credit election campaign rally, W.A.C. Bennett making a speech, 1960.

The item consists of two reels of negative footage. There is one brief shot of an Air Canada aircraft at the terminal, presumably in London. Tourists visit common London sights: the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, etc., and lay a wreath at Winston Churchill's grave.

The items consists of film footage and outs from 1966. It shows Premier W.A.C. Bennett campaigning in August 1966 in Cranbrook, Fernie, Campbell River, Dawson Creek, Fort St. John and the "instant town" of Mackenzie. There is also footage of Premier Bennett being interviewed about the bond issue to finance the Pacific Great Eastern Railway in 1966.

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 an industrial film made in 1964 about a new kraft pulp mill being built in Prince Rupert by Columbia Cellulose. It shows Paul M. Marshall, president of Columbia Cellulose Company and Mr. Mulford of Hooker Chemicals Ltd. signing papers, looking at model and a close-up of model.

The item consists of film footage from 1959. It show police motorcycle drill team going through its paces, including acrobatics.

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 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 1967. It shows people disembarking from a DC-3 at Quesnel Airport; cars leaving airport and on highway; signs for "Vigor Explorations Ltd." and "Hannandor Gold Ltd."; crossing log bridge; dredge bucket and sluicing operation; examining gold; panning for gold.

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.

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 various reels of footage, made in 1964 and 1969.

1. Hon. Dan Campbell announces an employment creation plan which will involve the provincial government paying part of the salaries of eligible participants.
2. Opening of the Vancouver International Trade Fair. Exterior shots. German submersible, amphibious car, dignitaries.
3. Golfers playing at 108 Mile Ranch, B.C.
4. 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.
5. General Electric ad for 11" portable TV set
6. Shots of the Okanagan harvest of apricots.