W.R. MacAskill

MacAskill Travelogue — 16mm silent colour film

MacAskill's early use of colour film shows remarkable and romantic glimpses of Nova Scotia's land and seascapes. Used as tourism promotional films these moving images from the 1930s offered potential visitors to Nova Scotia sample views of 'The Province by the Sea'.

waterfront.mpg 8.2mb   click to view	dartmouth.mpg 8.4mb   click to view	cornwallis.mpg 3.3mb   click to view	blomindon.mpg 2.4mb   click to view
evangeline.mpg 7.4mb   click to view	spring.mpg 5.5mb   click to view	fiveislands.mpg 7.1mb   click to view	lunenburg.mpg 3.3mb   click to view
baiting.mpg 1.2mb   click to view	setting.mpg 3.1mb   click to view	oxpull.mpg 3.1mb   click to view	games.mpg 5.6mb   click to view
angusl.mpg 2.0mb   click to view	bagpipes.mpg 1.2mb   click to view	fling.mpg 3.5mb   click to view	step.mpg 2.5mb   click to view
guides.mpg 3.5mb   click to view	logrolling.mpg 2.6mb   click to view	micmac.mpg 9.5mb   click to view	bridle.mpg 3.4mb   click to view
rural.mpg 3.7mb   click to view	autumn.mpg 15.4mb   click to view	publicgardens.mpg 8.2mb   click to view	beach.mpg 11.1mb   click to view
yachting.mpg 13.8mb   click to view	peggyscove.mpg 15.4mb   click to view	curing.mpg 3.2mb   click to view	margaree.mpg 5.1mb   click to view
whycocomagh.mpg 8.0mb   click to view	brasdor.mpg 2.1mb   click to view	orchards.mpg 4.3mb   click to view	northwestarm.mpg 6.2mb   click to view
waves.mpg 15.9mb   click to view

Bluenose vs Gertrude L. Thebaud — 16mm silent colour film

The final race for the International Fishermen's Trophy took place in October 1938 off Gloucester, MA. The Bluenose, by then 17 years of age, defeated rival Gertrude L. Thebaud, 3 races to 2. Still handling as smartly as ever, Canada's most famous sailing vessel was a tribute to the Nova Scotia shipwrights and sailors who built and crewed her. Wallace MacAskill captured this final race in silent colour film.

bluenose.mpg 51.6mb   click to view

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