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Le Jean Richard

Accession number: 
1960.0021
Production Years: 
1960 to 1963

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Film Properties: 
Length (feet): 
1060 (16mm)
Length (minutes): 
30
Holding Institutions: 

York University, Toronto, Ontario: 16mm.
"The building of a 'goelette', the wooden coastal freighter of the St. Lawrence River. Although ships of steel have replaced these sturdy wooden vessels, the 'Jean Richard', shown in construction in this film, is still one ship built with all the old pride of craftsmanship."

University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario: VHS.

Library and Archives Canada: 16mm, 3/4", Beta.
"The building of a goélette, the wooden coastal freighter of the St. Lawrence River. Although ships of steel may soon replace these sturdy wooden vessels, the "Jean Richard", shown in construction in this film, is still one ship built with all the old pride of craftsmanship." Jean Richard is the name of the captain's son who, as tradition holds, will be the next to sail. Le Jean Richard was launched May 23, 1959."

Bibliography: 

University of Waterloo Audiovisual Services Catalog.
"À l'Île-aux-Coudres et à Petite-Rivière, des gens passent l'hiver à construire une goélette, véritable bijou offert aux navigateurs du printemps."

Online Database, National Film Board of Canada.
"À Petite-Rivière Saint-François au Québec, le 23 mai 1959, on lançait la dernière goélette de bois : le Jean Richard. Celle-ci fut construite par Philippe Lavoie, charpentier, pour Paul-Émile Carré de Port-au-Persil."

"The building of a goélette, the wooden coastal freighter of the St. Lawrence River. Although ships of steel may replace these sturdy wooden vessels, the Jean Richard, shown in construction in this film, is still one ship built with all the old pride in craftsmanship."