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Nass River Indians (Reconstruction)

Although little known today, the 1928 Canadian movie, Saving the Sagas, is an early example of a film recording the presence of the ethnographic fieldworker...…

July 22, 2021

History·People·Pioneers·Research·Technology

Beyond the Printed Word: Interview with Rosemary Bergeron

"All too often people dealing with history, studying history, think only of what's in a book, what's in the printed word. So, we wanted to tell people that really, there's…

January 3, 2025

History·People·Pioneers·Technology

Roy Tash Meets Captain Power, and the Soldiers of The Future

November, 2022 phone interview with James Crowe, Associate Member, CSC, who purchased legendary Canadian newsreel cameraman, Roy Tash’s Eyemo in 1974. As the vintage Bell & Howell Eyemo motion picture…

February 7, 2023

Resources·Technology

KL Archival Film Equipment: Manufacturing & Servicing of Motion Picture Equipment

This post is a showcase of the work by Klaus Linnenbruegger, a trained tool and die maker. By entering you will see a wide selection of precision film equipment specially…

August 12, 2021

Animation·Pioneers·Technology

NORTHERN SILHOUETTES: The Work of Bryant Fryer

"Bryant Fryer is perhaps the most prominent of the voices unheard in this ASIFA historical survey. From 1927 until 1933, Fryer produced animated films under adverse circumstances in Canada."…

October 31, 2015

History·Pioneers·Technology

Burton S. Moore

Coming Soon… From Library & Archives Canada; Biography / Administrative history: Moore, Burton S: Burton S. Moore (fl. 1922-1969) was a wildlife filmmaker and inventor of a 35mm camera. His…

October 10, 2015

People·Pioneers·Technology

Capturing the call of the wild – Dan Gibson shared his love of nature with the world.

Reproduced courtesy Torstar Syndication Services Published in The Toronto Star, Monday, April 24, 2006 Images Credit: Dan Gibson/Library & Archives Canada He’s the man who brought the loon into your living…

February 11, 2008