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A Day at the Calgary Zoo

Accession number: 
1950.0103

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Production Years: 
1950

Languages:

  • English
Film Properties: 
  • Colour
  • Sound
Length (feet): 
483 (16mm)
Length (minutes): 
14

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Library and Archives Canada: 16mm, VHS.
"Documentary film showing species of animals and birds from almost every part of the world which are found on St. George's Island near Calgary. To make the representation more complete, there are dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals made of cement in the nearby natural history park."

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National Film Board of Canada, Films by Other Producers Distributed in Canada by the National Film Board of Canada/Films de divers producteurs distribués au Canada par l’Office national du film du Canada (Montreal: National Film Board of Canada, c.1968), 4.
"There are 1,300 live specimens in this zoo. As well as live specimens we see also many prehistoric monsters cast in concrete."