[Title: A page from Canadian history]: MS of snow covered steam locomotive, people wading through snow in foreground

Held by

NFB Archives (National Film Board of Canada) via NFB Archives — stock shots

Dates

1916 (indexed as 1916)

Level

item (source: Stock shot)

Extent

1 min 56 s, 35mm fine grain b&w, 35mm neg b&w

Scope & content

[Title: A page from Canadian history]: MS of snow covered steam locomotive, people wading through snow in foreground. MS of Sir Robert Laird Borden, Prime Minister of Canada at work in his office. MLS of statue of Queen Victoria in Parliamentary Library. MSs of Maisonneuve monument at Place d'Armes in Montreal, of Chateau Ramezay, of Mary Queen of the World Cathedral. PANs of Parliament Buildings in Ottawa, of Government House in winter, of Ballroom of Government House. Français : [Titre : A page from Canadian history - Une page de l'histoire du Canada] : PM d'une locomotive à vapeur couverte de neige; à l'avant-plan, des gens avancent dans la neige. PM de Sir Robert Laird Borden, premier ministre du Canada, travaillant à son bureau. PG de la statue de la reine Victoria dans la bibliothèque du Parlement. PMs du monument de Maisonneuve à la Place D'Armes, à Montréal, du Château Ramezay, de la cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde. PANs des édifices du Parlement à Ottawa, de la résidence du Gouverneur général en hiver, de la salle de bal de la résidence du Gouverneur général.

Places

Ottawa; Montreal

Location

• Château Ramezay · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:montreal · found as “chateau ramezay”
• La reine Victoria · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:montreal · found as “la reine victoria”
• Cathédrale Marie-Reine-du-Monde · landmark · confidence 70% · landmark:montreal · found as “cathedrale marie reine du monde”
• place d' Armes · street · confidence 50% · street · found as “Place d'Armes”
• Ottawa, ON · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Ottawa”
• Montréal, QC · city · confidence 90% · city:geonames · found as “Montreal”

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Access & use

Collection: National Film Board Low-resolution preview from the NFB Archives; the footage is licensed through the NFB.

Harvested

2026-10-17T06:33:23Z · source datestamp n/a · nfb

Digital objects at the source

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