Another clip from 1942 to celebrate some snowfalls this week. Winter isn't all bad on the prairies. Scanned from 16mm film

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Crash! Aftermath of a 1942 accident in Saskatchewan. I'm sure it was the most exciting thing to happen in that area for weeks, and everyone turned out to see. I love the classic RCMP uniform. Scanned from 16mm film

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Part 2, features some goals and crowd celebration. Cheering in the packed area must have been incredible back then. Scanned from 8mm film

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Can't take your camera to the game these days, but at some point in the 1964-65 season a fan took theirs to see the Canadiens play the Maple Leafs. A second clip with goals below! Scanned from 8mm film

Can anyone ID the game?

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In honor of Halloween, here's what costumes looked like in 1953. I love how they didn't need anything fancy, although I'm not sure the plastic bag masks were a great idea

These kids are ready for some trick-or-treating! Hope you are too!

Scanned from 8mm film

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Here are some different sorts of felines. Large cat exhibits from the Calgary Zoo in 1957. It's interesting how much standards have changed. The current habitats are such an upgrade!

Scanned from 8mm film

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More cats doing more cat things

Something I love about archival films is that when someone had a couple feet of film left on a roll they'd often use it to film their cat. So many films finish with a few seconds of cats

So, here's some cats from the 1950s and 60s. They were loved

Scanned from 8mm films

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And some better shots of the Columbia Icefield itself. These days it's sadly shrunken from this glory, but still an impressive sight. 1960 8mm film

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Picked up a couple new followers over the weekend, probably from depressing politics posts. Those are a drag.

So, instead, here's a film of someone skiing on the Columbia Icefields in 1960. Shot on 8mm film

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... and clip #2 of the tent going up

Elephants! In Saskatchewan!

A couple clips from 1955 of a circus setting up in a small town on the prairies. These were scanned from 16mm film

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We're going to travel in style today on the Princess of Nanaimo, sailing out of Vancouver. Certainly seems more stylish than the current ferries!

Shot on 16mm film in 1952

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