The film explores how the three British colonies of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island became provinces of Canada and charts the subsequent decline of their economies after Confederation. Photographs, archival drawings, cartoons and interviews with Maritime historians are used to document the case.
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Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along the...
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A short documentary about the transportation of goods and livestock by train around the UK.
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A film on the "SAPPHIRE", the oldest identified wreck in Canadian waters. Parks Canada's underwater archaeology team is responsible for the excavation...
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William Wells defends the viability of Fogo Island and expresses his apprehension about the exodus of young people.
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Impressionistic picture of the Third Avenue Elevated Railway in Manhattan, New York City, before it was demolished. Preserved by the Academy Film Arc...
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Discover the "character" of one of Missouri's oldest tie and lumber operations through this archival black-and-white film that documents one of the la...
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Somewhere in the world right now--much closer than you think--people are playing with trains. You might not see them at first, but they're there. In b...
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Der Fährmann places us as passengers on an eerie railroad trip around Europe, from the darkness of night until dawn. A feeling of ethereality pervades...
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This Traveltalk series short celebrates San Francisco, past and present.
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Includes all new footage which captures the WP&YR experience and history from Skagway, Alaska to Fraser, B.C. and from Fraser, B.C. to Carcross, Yukon...
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End of Track is the story of the Transcontinental Railroad’s construction march across southern Wyoming and the growing pains of a state in its infanc...