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The Fathers of Confederation

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Date:

1959

Reference:

Box number: 79

Item no. (creator):

88593

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4949610

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National Film Board of Canada fonds

Photographs from the pre-1962 numeric classification system

The Fathers of Confederation
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Date(s):

1959

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Place of creation:

Prince Edward Island

Extent:

1 photograph : b&w negative.

Language of material:

English

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Photograph taken in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. NFB Photo Story: "They Build Better than They Knew": Charlottetown: Cradle of Confederation.

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Photographer: Unknown

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Title based on the following caption from the NFB Photo Story: On July first Canada celebrates the 92nd anniversary of Confederation: a time when the nation fittingly takes stock of its present, girds itself for the challenges of the future, and re-examines the traditions and historic occasions which make up the colourful tapestry of its history. Any reconstruction of the highlights of Canada's past must include the now famous Charlottetown Conference of September 1864 when the Fathers of Confederation met, and in a friendly exchange of opinion and goodwill, laid the groundwork for the union of all British North America into one vast Dominion stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. The conference heralded a succession of events which led ultimately to union and Charlottetown, capital city of Prince Edward Island, has ever since been the proud bearer of the epitaph: "The Cradle of Confederation". Above, delegates to the Conference posed for this historic picture on the steps of Government House. Seated (centre) is John A. MacDonald, first Prime Minister of the new Dominion when this country achieved nationhood in 1867. A man of far-reaching vision, and the master architect of Confederation, "Sir John A." as he is often referred to today, stands in the front rank of Canada's national heroes.

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1971-271 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA 1971-271] 79

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada/National Film Board fonds/e011177018; Copyright: Expired; Restrictions on Use: Nil

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