The item is a reel of travelogue film. It shows Tweedsmuir Park by railway, ferry, boat and pack train: approaches, camping, fishing, scenery and wildlife.

The item is a documentary film. "Logging at Cowichan, Vancouver Island. Many scenes of logging operations, natural forest reproduction, forest fires, and wild Life. A lesson on forestry as recounted by an old-time logger. The old-time logger appears at the beginning and the end and is a white-bearded old fellow named John Newell Evans who smiles a lot, an MLA in the BC Legislature from 1903-1906. The Cowichan Log was originally 800 feet long, but has been cut down to aid more recent productions." (Colin Browne)

The item is a reel of film footage showing wildlife in winter.

The item is a reel of film footage of wildlife in the Kootenays in winter.

The item is a reel of film footage showing wildlife.

The item is a reel of film footage of deer at the Capilano River.

The item is a reel of film footage of deer on the Capilano River.

The file consists of nine reels of reversal film or copy prints containing miscellaneous Fish and Wildlife footage made between the 1940s and the 1960s.

The item is a travelogue showing Tweedsmuir Park by railway, ferry, boat and pack train: approaches, camping, fishing, scenery and wildlife.

The item is a reel of film footage showing views of wildlife, children, trains, cabins, gardens and alpine country.

The item consists of two reels of film footage showing miscellaneous outdoor scenery and wildlife shots. Also includes shots of a Trans-Canada Airlines passenger plane in flight and at Victoria Airport; the Gulf Islands from John Dean Park; Victoria houses, gardens, and streets; etc.

The item is a reel of film footage showing scenery, animals, and logging trucks in British Columbia.

The item is a reel of nature film with views of bird nests, geese, ducks, eagles, ptarmigan, deer, moose.

The item is a reel of unedited film footage. It contains shots of a variety of fish and wildlife including trout in Buttle Lake, bird's eggs, deer, buffalo, squirrel, and brown bear.

The item consists of two film reels (parts 1 & 2) depicting the dependence of all living things on water. The physical properties of water are described, how water is a habitat for such creatures as insects, birds, beavers, frogs, and the use and abuse of water resources by man. There are also two reels of outs and trims.

The file comprises 44 short film items which have been spliced together onto 3 reels. Most of the items depict natural history and wildlife subjects -- birds, mammals, marine life, reptiles, etc. -- although there are also a few anthropology and modern history items.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): Emmett Smith : hauling freight and furs on the Fort Nelson Trail RECORDED: North Pine (B.C.), 1975-11-16 SUMMARY: Emmett Smith describes how he arrived in the Peace River country from Saskatchewan in 1928. Work during the 1930s. The fur trade economy. Freighting up to Fort Nelson by horse sleigh on frozen rivers (in winter) or scow on river (in summer). Overnight stops and severe weather. The native people, then and now. Wild animals. Construction of the Alaska Highway. Settling down.

Thie series consists of an extensive collection of stock shots, depicting a wide range of B.C. Forest Service and Ministry of Forests activities and related subjects. Compiled from footage shot for a variety of purposes, the material was retained for potential use as stock footage in BC Forest Service and Ministry of Forests film productions and TV spots. Some footage was also loaned out for TV news use.

The item is a nature workprint, ca. 1971. Shows the wildlife and natural environment of Wells Gray Provincial Park. Includes footage of scenic spots, bears, fishing and gold-panning. Kinescope footage from a hockey game, a football game and a drama ("Corwin") has been inserted into the workprint upside-down as spacer, or to denote commercial breaks in the program.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue from 1969. It shows the summer and winter activities in the Columbia Valley of the East Kootenay region. A sequence on the area's history is followed by shots of various approaches to the Valley, and footage of Fernie, ranching, wildlife, skiing, the Kimberley Snow Fiesta, snowmobiling, fishing (ice & stream), the Kootenay Trout Hatchery, Wasa Lake, a modern paddlewheeler, water skiing, the restored pioneer community of Fort Steele, mountain climbing in the Bugaboos, trail riding, provincial campsites, Radium Hot Springs and Fairmont.

The item consists of two film reels of nature footage of a wide variety of bird and animals, presumably filmed by Museum staff members.

The item is a composite print of a travelogue from 1964. It depicts a film journey retracing the 1862 route of the Overlanders from Jasper to Kamloops, showing the attractions along the way: wildflowers; wildlife; a snowmobile trip to Columbia Icefield; cattle ranching at Douglas Lake Ranch; Mt. Robson and Wells Gray Provincial Parks, and the three-day summer rodeo at Kamloops. Also scenes of trail riding, fishing, boating and swimming.

SUPPLIED TITLE OF TAPE(S): David M. Woodward : a Welsh immigrant in Canada PERIOD COVERED: 1938-1960? RECORDED: Fort St. John (B.C.), 1976-01-02 SUMMARY: David Woodward describes his journey of emigration from Wales to Fort St. John, B.C., 1938, by various means of transportation. Homesteading -- the novelty and the solitude; hard work. Filing for a homestead. Wild animals. Social life, sports activities, etc., in the community. The community now.

CALL NUMBER: T0989:0001 RECORDED: [location unknown], [197-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Dick Person begins by describing where he was born in Duluth to Swedish parents; how he got into the outdoor life, spending time as a child on lakes and in parks; canoe trips and outdoor; experiences as a child; his studies in zoology and geology; first exposure to western Canada on a climbing trip, including his impressions of the attitudes of Canadians; his views about the USA. Various animals he has encountered in the wilderness. Backpacking and mountaineering, including his work making equipment for these uses. TRACK 2: Mr. Person discusses why he lives in the mountains, including what led him to give up on the city; experiences living in the Kootenays; how he cannot feel at home in a house, and now lives in a teepee full-time; how he and his family live off the land and; hunt. He then describes a trip through the mountains to the Kootenays, and a description of a typical trip in the winter.;

CALL NUMBER: T0989:0002 RECORDED: [location unknown], [197-] SUMMARY: TRACK 1: Mr. Person discusses more on this trip, cross country skiing, why he chooses to live in the mountains; the kinds of information he is out to gather on winter trips; what parks need; and what he thinks need to be included in touring films. [TRACK 2: blank.]

The item consists of four rolls of film footage from 1976. Presumably produced by or for the BC Wildlife Federation, Gone for Tomorrow is described in film catalogues as being about "conservation for tomorrow." The footage consists of shots of waterfowl, other wildlife, and natural scenery.

Stock shots. Includes footage of wildlife, birds, flowers, alpine meadows, trail riding, snow and skiing on Mount Seymour, other outdoor recreation shots and scenery.

Television commercials. A selection of television public awareness spots dealing with forest fire prevention in British Columbia. Most of the spots emphasize the role of human carelessness as a major cause of forest fires, and highlight their impact in terms of financial loss, destruction of wildlife, and damage to recreational values. One spot ("Green Gold") ties in with the 1958 B.C. Centennial; another features UBC president Dr. N.AM. MacKenzie.

The item is a film reel of stock shots. Includes shots of: squirrels, a fox, Canada geese, mountain goats, bear, beaver, mountain (bighorn) sheep, elk, moose.

The item is a film reel from the 1960s of travelogue material. Consists of excerpts from the BC government films "Big Game Camera Holiday", "Tight Lines" and "A Date with British Columbia."

Stock shots