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Item Description 

Hudson's Bay Company Centenary Celebrations, reel 3 of 18

Date 

1919

Fonds/Series Title 

Hudson's Bay Company Centenary Celebrations

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Notes 

Reel consists of the following footage: bison between the Peace and Slave Rivers, Buffalo Park, Wainwright, Alberta; Trapper [Battice Plakoti] and Factor [Thomas O'Kelly] trapping fox near Fort Chipewyan; Trapper skinning animals, including fox, ermine, muskrat and lynx; Trapper and Factor trapping beaver at lodge; various furs displayed; Trapper and Factor on dog sled; thermometer showing temperature; camp scenes; sunset, probably at Fort Chipewyan; Trapper in store at Fort Chipewyan purchasing supplies; unidentified woman and Trapper in front of HBC store at Fort Chipewyan; Factor giving Trapper a gift; dog sled race at Fort Chipewyan; elevated view of Fort Chipewyan.
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Accession No. 

HB2011/001


Location and Ordering Information

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Location Code 

F119-3

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Further Information about the File or Item

Original Format 

1 film: silent, 35 mm

Colour 

B&W

Time 

13 mins., 34 sec.

Former Codes 

British Film Institute location code: 2030311CQ

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Item Details 

IdentifierContent

00:01

Title: "Wild buffalo - remnants of once mighty herds - now run in the district between Peace and Slave Rivers."

01:04

Title: "A red fox is caught."

01:51

Title: "The trapper must be skilled in this branch of his work also."

02:17

Title: "The skins are stretched on boards to dry."

02:29

Title: "Ermine -- small but valuable."

02:56

Title: "Muskrats -- once unappreciated, but now much sought."

03:12

Title: "Two of these skins may be placed on one board."

03:27

Title: "Lynx -- a bob-tailed wild cat, but its fur is soft and pretty."

03:40

Title: "After several days of waiting, the beaver lodge is again visited."

04:02

Title: "The Factor's visit is nearly over and the following day they must leave for the post. Will their efforts at the beaver lodge be rewarded?"

04:51

Title: "Two prizes of thirty-five pounds each!"

05:11

Title: "Not a bad catch for so short a time."

05:36

Title: "Pleased with the results of their trip, Plakoti and the Factor return to the Hudson's Bay post."

06:45

Title: "'When the mercury is a frozen ball, and the frost-king stalks to kill.'"

06:59

Title: "'May all your feasts taste like the beans and bacon Fried at the camp-fire at forty below.'"

07:37

Title: "'Have you seen God in His splendours, Heard the text that Nature renders?'"

08:00

Title: "At the Hudson's Bay Store Plakoti trades the catch of fur for needed supplies."

08:39

Title: "Shelves loaded with H.B.C. products. The Chief Trader behind the counter must be a shrewd and honest man well versed in values."

08:57

Title: "Lady shoppers also patronize the Company's excellent store."

09:31

Title: "With his catch exchanged for food, the trapper starts home but is recalled to receive a parting gift from the Factor."

10:19

Title: "The Factor must soon bid the North good-bye, but before leaving he suggests a dog race for the men."

11:01

Title: "Several turns make this race a test of the driver's control over his dogs."

11:55

Title: "In the excitement of the race some of the teams lose their sense of direction as they near the finish."

12:44

Title: "The winning team does not want to stop."

12:59

Title: "The sight of Fort Chipewyan from a nearby hill will linger long in the Factor's memory."

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