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Promotional film. Outlines B.C. Tourism's "Super Host" program.

The item consists of two film work prints of promotional announcement spots from 1971 to 1974. The television spots are promoting BC's summer and winter sports festivals. There are an additional 22 unedited film elements associated with this item.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue from 1970. It shows a scenic exploration of British Columbia, commencing at the Pacific Coast and continuing through the province to the Rocky Mountains.

The item is a reel of film out-takes from ca. 1957. It shows various bridges; bridge opening in Upper Fraser Valley (possibly Agassiz-Rosedale), with Highways Minister Gaglardi and Premier Bennett addressing the crowd; grading a roadbed.

The item is a film reel of out-takes, from ca. 1948-1955. Consists of unknown miscellaneous outs, including: boats and sport fishing; Union Steamship (?) leaving Nanaimo; coastal steamer; Union Steamship (?) arriving at Nanaimo; flag; mill or wheat pool on waterfront and log bundles being transferred from truck to train car.

The item is a reel of film out-takes, ca. 1965. It contains miscellaneous outs and/or stock shots including: salmon or aquaculture tanks at inland location (?); seagulls on estuary south of Point Grey (?); seals on rocks; autumn and winter scenes; elk in winter (Vancouver Island?); moon at night.

The item is a reel of film out-takes from around 1957-1961. The first ca. 525 feet of this reel shows bighorn sheep grazing, being corralled, and being herded into a truck container. The second part of the reel (ca. 575 feet) comprises (duplicate?) out-footage from the BC Government Travel Bureau film "Big Game Camera Holiday", including footage of caribou in summer and winter; bighorn sheep; mountain goats; moose; birds; flowers; and some aerial shots. Both sections show photographers "stalking" the animals with still and 16 mm movie cameras.

The item is a composite print of film from 1979. It shows sports event coverage at the BC Summer Games in Penticton in 1978 and the BC Winter Games held in Kamloops, 1978-1979.

The item is a composite print of a nature film from ca. 1965. It shows the advent of spring in British Columbia, gradually moving across the province from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Shots of birds, animals and flowers responding to the change of seasons.

The item is a composite print of a nature film from ca. 1965. It shows the advent of spring in British Columbia, gradually moving across the province from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. Shots of birds, animals and flowers responding to the change of seasons.

The item is a promotional video on U-Matic tape, probably created in the 1980s. It promotes publications for travel information and outlines highlights of a provincial tour. It is a video version of a slide/tape presentation.

The item is a composite print of a promotional film from 1980 sponsored by the University of British Columbia.

The item is a composite print of a nature film made from 1957-1962. A fictional narrator uses motion picture camera to track big game in Tweedsmuir Park and the Cassiar district. Subjects include mountain caribou, mountain goats, grizzly bear, California bighorn sheep, whitetail deer, elk, stone sheep, moose and Osborn caribou.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue film from 1973. Explorations of the vast British Columbia heartland, from the United States border to the valley of the Upper Skeena. Costumed Indian dances, rodeos, legends of the gold rush, idyllic summer in the lakelands of the Okanagan and Kootenay - all this makes for enticing viewing. (Catalogue description)

The item consists of a composite print of a nature film, made from 1957 to 1962. A fictional narrator uses motion picture camera to track big game in Tweedsmuir Park and Cassiar district. Subjects include mountain caribou, mountain goats, grizzly bear, California bighorn sheep, whitetail deer, elk, stone sheep, moose and Osborn caribou.

The item is a composite print of a promotional film from 1973 for "Beautiful British Columbia" Magazine. It is a film version of an original slide and sound A-V presentation.

The item is a print of a promotional film from ca. 1965. Newton Phillips Steacy, Commissioner at BC House in San Francisco, California, is shown around and about the city promoting British Columbia.

Steacy proposed a promotional film about the work of the Commissioner and British Columbia House in San Francisco. He was to write the script, and some black & white footage was shot. The film was never completed. This reel (a copy?) has been supplemented with miscellaneous colour footage from various BC productions, to provide opening and closing titles.

The item consists of five reels of out-takes from 1957 to 1961. It contains original out-footage from the film "Big Game Camera Holiday" (reel 1), bighorn sheep & stone sheep (reel 2), Caribou (reel 3), bear, elk, occasional deer (Reel 4), flowers, mountain goats, marmots, beaver, birds (reel 5)

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The item is probably a work print of a promotional film, made 1958-1959. It reflects the industrial growth of the province as represented by its first international trade fair in May 1958. A French language version was produced for European distribution.

The item is a composite print of a promotional film which depicts the 1961 BC International Trade Fair. Footage shows interior of exhibition halls, preparation of displays, special events; Premier W.A.C. Bennett at the fair; airliners arriving at airport; freighters unloading. Also promotes the forthcoming 3rd BC International Trade Fair in 1964. A French version was also released.

The item consists of 40 reels of unedited film footage from 1969. The film was intended to deal with the subject of water in B.C., and was shot entirely in 35mm colour for eventual theatrical distribuion. This footage comprises about 18,400 ft. in total, workprint and negative rolls. Principal photography was carried out and the footage was workprinted, but the film apparently never progressed to the editing stage.

The item is a release print of a film travelogue, made around 1958. It follows a visiting family on a camping trip in B.C. The cities of Victoria, Nanaimo, Vancouver, Chilliwack, Penticton and Kelowna are shown briefly, but the main focus is on the government campsites visited.

The item consists of three reels of film elements that contain television commercials from 1971. Visuals comprise still photographs of drug pushers making their sales pitches. The voice-over tells us, "It's money that pushers are after -- not friends."

The item is a reel of film footage from 1968. It shows the Du Maurier International ski competition at Rossland, B.C. Champion skier Nancy Greene of B.C. is seen competing.

The item is a reel of unedited footage, from ca. 1982. Shot from a railcar travelling along the old Kettle Valley Railway line, this footage shows various trestles and tunnels on the line.

The item consists of five original negatives and five workprint reels of unedited footage from 1982. The original footage comprises about 4,000 feet (ca. 01:51:00) in total. The footage, showing whitewater kayaking, was shot for an uncompleted film.

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 consists of three reels of unedited film footage from an educational film, 1961-1962. It shows method of painting the highway center line, and its value to driving safety.

The item consists of a video copy of out-takes showing footage of the Butchart Gardens in 1972.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue from 1976. An airline passenger waiting for his flight is introduced to the scenic and recreational attractions of B.C. by a talking issue of Beautiful B.C. magazine. Includes footage of Victoria (streets, Swiftsure yacht race), Butchart Gardens, boating, Friendly Cove, Della Falls, Gold River, camping scenes, Campbell River fishing derby, loggers' sports, Nanaimo bathtub race, Vancouver (skyline, streets, Gastown, Queen Elizabeth Park, Stanley Park, restaurants, theatres), Whistler Mountain skiing, Fraser Valley, Fraser Canyon, Indian salmon fishing, Thompson-Nicola country, cattle ranching, rodeo, wildlife, fresh-water fishing, Okanagan Valley scenes, Kelowna Regatta.