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The item consists of two reel of film out-takes from 1970. It contains footage of the annual Nanaimo-Vancouver bathtub race.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue, made in 1974. It shows a sailing vessel sailing the Inside Passage between Vancouver Island and the Mainland and north to Skagway and Ketchikan, Alaska. The sailing vessel is the "Nathaniel Bowditch".

The item is a composite film print of a travelogue made between 1973 and 1976. It focuses on the Cariboo-Chilcotin region, with an introductory section on the history and exploration of the region. Includes footage of ranches, highways, small communities, the restored Gold Rush town of Barkerville, Bella Coola, Mount Waddington, Williams Lake stampede (bronco riding, bull riding, wild horse race, calf-roping), Anahim Lake Stampede, the region's distinctive rail and snake fences, back roads, fishing, foliage, dude ranches, travel by light plane, autumn scenes.

The item is a composite film print of a travelogue from 1977. It focuses on the Cariboo-Chilcotin region, with an introductory section on the history and exploration of the region. Includes footage of ranches, highways, small communities, the restored Gold Rush town of Barkerville, Bella Coola, Mount Waddington, Williams Lake stampede (bronco riding, bull riding, wild horse race, calf-roping), Anahim Lake Stampede, the region's distinctive rail and snake fences, back roads, fishing, foliage, dude ranches, travel by light plane, autumn scenes.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue from 1973. It is about British Columbia, as seen through the eyes of Chief Dan George. Includes general footage of B.C. scenery, lakes and rivers, Barkerville, a rodeo, ranching, recreation, the Fraser Canyon, Vancouver and Victoria.

The item is a composite print of an Ethnographic film from 1948. It is a celebrated short based on a First Nations legend, re-enacted by actors wearing Salish carved wooden masks from the collection of the National Museum of Man. The legend is set in the Nicola Valley, but filmed in a surrealistic studio representation of the area. Also released in German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish versions.

The item is a composite print of an industrial film made between 1965 and 1959. It shows changes along the Columbia River due to the Duncan, Arrow and Mica dams. Includes footage of: Duncan Dam reservoir; area communities; flood scenes; water storage and flood control benefits in BC and the USA; threatened homes and landmarks, including the Gates of St. Leon Hotel and the derelict sternwheeler "Minto"; ecological considerations; construction of the Arrow [Hugh Keenleyside] and Mica dams, and official opening of the former; houses being moved or burned; "Viking funeral" [burning] of the "Minto"; new highway construction and Arrow Lake ferry service (M.V. "Galena"); economic impacts; the relocated communities of New Burton, New Edgewood and New Fauquier.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue film made 1958-1959. It compares the Vancouver Island highway of before World War I with the new highway completed in 1959. The film opens with archival b&w footage of Victoria and the Malahat Drive. Modern footage shows the planning, surveying and construction of the new highway, especially the Malahat section. Some of the attractions along the new highway are also shown, including shots of scenery, resorts, fishing and petroglyphs.

The item is a film print of a travelogue from the 1940s. It shows the scenery and recreational features of the Okanagan Valley, travelling south from Kamloops to the Canada/USA border. Includes: Interior Exhibition at Armstrong; seed growing; cherry growing; sequence on water sports and Kelowna Regatta (including Lady of the Lake pageant); sequence on apple orchards and packing plant; Okanagan Falls cattle auction and Osoyoos area vegetable crops.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue from 1970. It is a film version of a multi-image slide/sound presentation. It divides British Columbia into eight tourist regions, and presents an overview of the attractions of each.

The item consists of five reels of unedited film elements that make up a television commercial from 1971. The television spot is about drunk driving and is composed of still photographs of a cocktail party and an automobile accident.

The item consists of six reels of unedited documentary film elements. A special totem pole is created as a gift to Queen Elizabeth on the occasion of B.C.'s centennial. Shows the selection and cutting of the tree on the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii), the carving operation at Thunderbird Park, and the presentation of the finished pole to Queen Elizabeth in London. The pole was designed and executed by Kwakiutl carver Mungo Martin.

The item is a reel of out-takes from the film "The Road Home", made in 1955-1956. It shows post-polio treatment at a rehabilitation centre in Vancouver and at Vancouver General Hospital including men and women in wheelchairs playing basketball and volleyball; occupational therapy; hospital wards and cafeteria. Also shows the transportation of polio patients from outlying areas by the RCAF.

The item is a release print of a documentary film from ca. 1958. It depicts the life cycle of the sockeye salmon and the work of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission in ensuring the survival of that cycle and of BC's salmon fishing industry. Footage includes: Fort St. James salmon run; seining and gillnetting for sockeye; fishways, fish ladders at Hell's gate, Bridge River and Seton Creek dam; etc.

The item is a composite print of a documentary film from 1957. It depicts the expedition of the BC Provincial Museum and the University of British Columbia to Anthony Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) to salvage Haida totem poles and other relics. Scenes at the abandoned villages of Ninstints, Tanu and Skedans.

The item is a film reel of out-takes from 1957. They depict the 1957 expedition of the BC Provincial Museum and the University of British Columbia to Anthony Island in the Queen Charlotte Islands (Haida Gwaii) to salvage Haida totem poles and other relics.

The item is a composite print of a recreational film from 1971. It is a skiing film shot at Gibson Pass, Manning Park.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue from 1974. It depicts a skiing holiday through the eyes of a Japanese tour group member, who recollects his adventures while waiting for his plane at the Vancouver International Airport. Shows skiing at Grouse Mountain, Kimberley, Fairmont Hot Springs, Panorama, Radium Hot Springs, Banff and Lake Louise. Includes a sequence on glacier skiing in the Bugaboos (Purcell Mountains).

The item is a composite print of a travelogue from 1974. It depicts a skiing holiday through the eyes of a Japanese tour group member, who recollects his adventures while waiting for his plane at the Vancouver International Airport. Shows skiing at Grouse Mountain, Kimberley, Fairmont Hot Springs, Panorama, Radium Hot Springs, Banff and Lake Louise. Includes a sequence on glacier skiing in the Bugaboos (Purcell Mountains).

The item is a workprint of a nature film from around 1970. It shows the transplanting of wild sea otters from Alaska to the British Columbia coast.

The item is a release print of a travelogue from 1975. It depicts the attractions of Vancouver in the winter.

The item is a promotional video from 1982. It is a promotion for the videodisc format in use by Simon Fraser University. There is an introduction and closing by Isaac Asimov. The production was made possible in part by grants from Sony of Canada and Gastown Productions Inc.

The item is a composite print of an instructional film from 1977. It is a training film for travel industry personnel, primarily concerned with the importance of creating good "first impressions." The film consists of vignettes depicting encounters between visitors and service personnel.

The item is a release print of a travelogue from 1967. It depicts the attractions of Alaska and the Yukon Territory; includes CN's "Northland Prince" leaving Vancouver harbour and sailing up the Inside Passage to Alaska. Narration includes excerpts from the poetry of Robert W. Service.

The item is a composite print of a promotional film from 1967. It is an overview of the life, economy and scenery of British Columbia, as seen by a visiting reporter/photographer.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue film from 1973. It contains footage of aspects of the province as seen in Beautiful B.C. Magazine; the British Columbia Boys Choir is featured. Also includes sequences on the Cariboo-Chilcotin region; the Williams Lake Stampede; Hell's Gate Aerial Tramway in Fraser Canyon; sculptor Arnold Michaelson of White Rock; skiing by aircraft in the Purcell Range (Kootenay area); Queen Elizabeth Park (Vancouver); Three Valley Gap; Festival of "Medieval Sports" at Cloverdale and activities in Stanley Park.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue made between 1972 and 1977 which highlights the Lower Mainland and Sunshine Coast. Includes footage of Vancouver (general), Abbotsford Air Show, Royal Hudson steam train excursion, ferry from Horseshoe Bay, Sechelt, sport fishing, boat trip up Jervis Inlet, salmon fishing derby, Garibaldi Provincial Park (camping, mountain climbing).

The item is a composite print of a promotional film version of an original slide/tape A-V presentation about the Travel industry development subsidiary agreement, an agreement between the Federal and Provincial governments re funding for specific sectors. Opening title : "Travel industry in British Columbia".

The item is a composite print of a recreational film from ca. 1970. It is a sailing film shot in Victoria, Nanaimo (bathtub race), Vancouver, and West Vancouver.

The item is a composite print of a recreational film from 1957. It show sports fishing in BC and includes footage of Fraser Canyon fish ladders, government trout hatcheries, fishing for Kamloops and steelhead trout, Dolly Varden, and spring and coho salmon. Also Polson Pool at Vernon, designed to teach youngsters good fishing habits.