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Alfred E. Booth fonds Motels--British Columbia
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[Booth Collection -- miscellaneous, reel 1]

Footage. 15 reels of varying lengths containing miscellaneous footage and outs, as follows: rainbow over lake and mountains, then shot of a man in a field who picks and measures a huge mushroom [78]; man and women hunt grouse near T.U. Auto Court [116]; man and dog stalk game, cowboy herds cattle [215B, 216]; freight train exiting tunnel and shots of tunnel repair work (Kettle Valley Railway?) [52]; lessons in the classroom of a girls' school [50]; various views of a small town situated beside a lake, and nearby roads used by lumber truck and two-horse wagon [90]; automotive shop with men repairing fender (of Booth's car?), and a sawmill in operation [49]; children's life in a mining town, with sailing at nearby lake [236]; aspects of a cordwood supply company [205B]; moose hunting trip by horseback, grouse hunters return to cabin, horse-drawn wagon delivers boats to lakeside [246A]; a caravan of cars leave a garage and head onto a highway where they pass a horse and buggy [227]; children and soldiers play miniature golf in a back yard, and man and boy fish from a boat [162].

[Cariboo road]

Footage. A travel film presenting outdoor attractions and community life along the highways linking the Fraser Canyon to Clinton and Lillooet. Featured are swimming, fishing, hiking, sightseeing, motoring through the Fraser Canyon and accommodations such as hotels, resorts and auto courts. Community subjects include children clowning and swimming, ranching, railway trains, a covered wagon, native basketry for sale, building and students at St. George's Indian Residential School (Lytton), abandoned roadhouses, and the towns of Lytton, Spences Bridge, Ashcroft, Clinton and Lillooet. In the last sequence on the reel, townsfolk in Lillooet extract a vintage automobile from an old garage, push it onto the town’s main street, and start it up.

[Cariboo scenes]

Footage. Various aspects of an area in the Cariboo Region, showing farmsteads, log houses, residents, a native settlement, a church, Indian handicrafts, abandoned buildings (a roadhouse?), a river ferry (at Marguerite?), and an auto court.

[Fraser Canyon motoring] : [footage and out-takes]

Footage. This is a compilation of footage showing motoring through the Fraser Canyon from Hope to near Lytton. Depicted at length are the canyon gorges and the turbulent Fraser River, as well as the highway and railway routes along the steep canyon walls. Also shows motorists' accommodations en route: Fort Hope Tavern, All Hallow's Lodge (Yale), and Alexandra Lodge.

[T.U. Auto Court, Cache Creek] : [footage and out-takes]

Footage. A family gathering at the T.U. Auto Court, with children and adults at play on the grounds -- baseball, climbing trees, etc. Later, a group of men pass around a bottle. Shots of the gas station at the T.U. Concluding shots of large brick school building.

[Vancouver Island and Mainland] : [footage]

Footage. This lengthy compilation comprises the earliest Booth films (mostly unedited 100-foot reels), placed in chronological order. They focus on travel and recreation in two major areas: Vancouver Island and the lower Fraser Canyon. The first reel (1931) shows an auto court and various scenes around the Fraser Canyon, including native Indians drying fish. This is followed by a series of reels (all from 1932) showing tourist spots and recreation on Vancouver Island, including Butchart Gardens, Goldstream Park, Saanich Inlet, a lake (possibly Shawnigan Lake), skating (at Lost Lagoon, Vancouver), fishing and water sports at Vancouver Island spots, the Chemainus River, Nanaimo, the CPR ferry "Princess Elaine", a pan of Comox Valley, many coastal features, and a sequence on hikers in high mountain terrain. Another reel shows details of native fishing in the Fraser Canyon. A brief sequence (ca. 1933), shows a car on a snowy road being towed by two horses. The last reel (1934) shows fishing at Campbell River.