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Sea Island, Florida, Xmas 1952. Montreal 195[3]. St Laurence. Snowshoe Parade, 1952 - 1953

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Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 20/3/5

Scope and Contents

A 16mm, colour cinefilm, without sound. The writing on the film spool reads 'Sea Island. Florida. St. Lawrence Jan Feb 53. Snowshoe Parade Feb 53’.

0 - 16sec. People seated at two long tables outdoors, eating a meal. All are formally dressed in either suits and ties, or dresses.
16sec - 23sec. Horse-drawn carriage.
23sec - 35sec. Store with signs reading ‘Indian River Fruit Juice Bar’, ‘Branded fruit shippers’, and ‘[illegible word] novelties, gifts, souvenirs’.
35sec - 1min 21sec. Shots of dolphins, turtles and fish underwater. Scenes of dolphins jumping and taking fish from the hands of a keeper.
1min 21sec - 1min 56sec. People picking oranges or grapefruits, and eating them.
1min 56sec - 2min 12sec. Woman walking in surf and kicking a ball to a man.
2min 12sec - 2min 41sec. Street scenes with palm trees and a sign saying ‘Ocean bathing, Olympic pool, Dressing rooms [illegible words] $1.00’. Beachside swimming and sunbathing and people in the surf.
2min 41sec - 2min 50sec. Small boats and jetties.
2min 50sec - 3min 3sec. Countryside scenes.
3min 3sec - 4min. Very dark section, which appears to be taken from a moving vehicle and shows a snow-capped mountain, snow scenes and a house.
4min - 4min 24sec. River with a bridge, ice and a snowy shoreline.
4min 24sec - 4min 47sec. Outdoor ice hockey game.
4min 47sec - 5min 20sec. Flower stall and other street scenes.
5min 20sec - 7min 11sec. Outdoor scenes showing people racing in snowshoes, and then people dressed in uniforms. Followed by a ‘snowshoe parade’ with marching bands.
7min 11sec - 7min 20sec. Scenes taken on a boat on a river.















Dates

  • Creation: 1952 - 1953

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

From the Series:

These films have been digitised. Please contact the RCS curator (rcs@lib.cam.ac.uk) for details.

For copyright reasons, researchers wishing to view RCMS 20/3/1, (Colonial Cinemagazine 29, Colonial Film Unit, 1950) should make an appointment with the RCS Curator to view the film in Cambridge University Library.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright Cambridge University Library.

Extent

1 item(s) (1 cinefilm)

517.0 Megabyte(s) : MPEG-4 Media File

Language of Materials

English

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Fair condition.

Existence and Location of Originals

This film has been digitised. Please contact the RCS curator (rcs@lib.cam.ac.uk) for details.

Related Materials

See also Tymms photographic collections relating to Canada: 'North and Central America, Oceania and Europe' (RCMS 20/2/20).

General

SG.

Finding aid date

2003-08-26 10:40:54+00:00

Includes index.

Repository Details

Part of the Cambridge University Library Repository

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