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Rogers Pass
Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1963 ?Item number (ISN):303032Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:OTTAWA PUBLIC LIBRARYAccession:1999-0039Media:FilmPart:1 of 1Production date:1963 ?Release date:1964Production company:Pageant Productions LimitedProduction credit:photography, Wilfred E. Gray; Peter Parsons; producer/scenario/narration, Peter J. Elkington; editing, Werner FranzSponsor:British Columbia Department of HighwaysDescription:Promotional film about the history of Rogers Pass and the difficulties the railway had with it. Shows: ploughing the pass; building the Connaught Tunnel; the closing of the pass by the Canadian Pacific Railway; engineers' recommendations in 1956 for a new pass; the confirmation of Rogers Pass as the best route; scenes of modern construction of the portion of the Trans-Canada Highway running through it; problems encountered in construction; the study of avalanche problems in the area; and a car travelling along the Rogers Pass Highway. Includes a re-enactment of the 1881 discovery of the pass by Major A.B. Rogers.Language:EnglishNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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