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People of the Maritimes : Men of Lunenburg

Accession number: 
1947.0027
Production Years: 
1947 to 1949

Languages:

Film Properties: 
Length (feet): 
576 (16mm)
Length (minutes): 
16
Holding Institutions: 

Library and Archives Canada: 16mm.
"The film begins with an historical account of Lunenburg and then settles into a portrait of the towns's people (emphasizing Germanic origins) and the houses their ancestors built. Vivid descriptions of life aboard a fishing schooner are also included. Exceptional material of: a school in Old German architecture; and of antiques handed down by original Lunenburg settlers."

"Ce film est un compte rendu historique sur la ville de Lunenburg et de ses citoyens (mettant l'emphase sur leurs origines germaniques) et de leurs maisons construitent par leurs ancêtres. Suivi d'une description de: la vie à bord d'une goélette; d'une école construite dans le style de l'ancienne architecture allemande; et des antiquités provenant des pionniers de Lunenburg."