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Firing gun into steel shield and dropping tire from helicopter.

Two narrated films produced by U.S. Royal Tires about the company's Steel Shield tires and the company's standard car tire, both made in Scotland. The first film (1 min.) consists of footage of a Steel Shield Tyre and an ordinary tire being shot at with a riffle, after which the ordinary tire deflates and the Steel Shield tire remains intact. The second (1 min.) consists of footage of a standard U.S. Royal Car Tyre being put through a rigorous series of driving tests after being dropped from a helicopter onto concrete.

Dominion Rubber Company

R. Forbes & Co. Ltd. film

  • SCA316-GA352
  • Fonds
  • [191-]

File consists of one film reel showing the exterior and operations of the R. Forbes Co. woollen mill in Hespeler (Cambridge), Ontario. The mill would later become the Dominion Woollen and Worsted Mill.

R. Forbes & Co. Ltd.

Skating at Victoria Park.

Film of people skating and playing hockey in Victoria park. Includes crowds of people skating with views of the boathouse in view; a group playing pick-up hockey with the bandstand visible in background; and members of the Schneider family, including Norman C. Schneider, skating and walking together across the ice.

Film box includes handwritten notes about film that read: "Skating at Victoria Park + Hockey, Fred, Herb, Jean, FHS, NCS?, John, Kay, Walter, [illegible], Kay, Walte Siegner, Fred P, [Herb?], Walter Siegner no skates, Kay, Jean, NCS, Bump Backwards."

Schneider family

Brita May birthday, Herbert and Howard closeup, Mount Forest trout.

Film of Brita Schneider's first birthday party that beings with the view of a sign board that reads: "Britay May / "Sweet Gal" / Age 1 Year Mar. 21 1932". Includes footage of children in party hats seated around a candle lit table drinking from tea cups; Brita in a high chair reacting excitedly and in front of a cake with one candle on top; children seated on a floor with Brita among them. Footage then cuts to a close up Herbert and Howard seated beside each other playing and smiling at the camera. Footage cuts once more to the grounds surrounding a trout pond in Mount Forest, including Alf Gofton, Norman Schneider and an unidentified man showing off fish laid along the length of a piece of wood.

Film box includes handwritten notes about film that read: "Herb + Howie close up. Mount Forest trout pond. Brita birthday party 76 Schneider Ave. Close up Herb + Howie. Trout pond property. Alf Gofton on right + NCS at right."

Schneider family

Funny faces, Herb, Howie, Norman, Fred H., Alf G., Gord M., fishing.

Film of the Schneider family and friends. Includes Herbert and Howard Schneider dressed up in in hats, glasses a rubber nose and beards; Norman C. Schneider dressed up like Hebert and Howard lighting a cigar; a dark view of Victoria Park; Alf Gofton outside a home with Gord McPhail and another unidentified adult; a view of a road taken from a car as it drives under a sign that reads "Gateway of the North / City of North Bay"; a panoramic view of a fishing camp and surrounding lake as someone unloads a car and others converse along the shoreline; and general views of buildings on the lake and people, including Gord McPhail and Fred Schneider, fishing and eating on a rocky shoreline.

Film box includes handwritten notes about film that read: "Herb + Howie Funny faces, NCS - Cigar, Victoria Park, Alf Gofton House, Gateway to North ? , Lake ?, Camp, Gord McPhail, Alf Gofton, Fred H"

Schneider family

Olympic Games, August 1-16, 1936, Berlin #2.

Film taken during the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. Includes footage of a large scale calisthenics demonstration; Korean athlete Sohn Kee-chung, who won the marathon running gold medal while competing for Japan, speaking and signing autographs; a view of Brandenburg Gate and the Kaiser Wilhelm Monument; a partial pan of a busy Berlin street; an exterior view of Amerika Haus; various scenes shot on the Olympic Village grounds and views of buildings there, as well as athletes and delegation members walking on the grounds, practising for events, playing organized activities, and relaxing; a panoramic view of sail boats in what may be Kiel Bay; uniformed officers marching through the street; and the closing ceremonies. Extended footage of sporting events appear through out including: water polo [continued from end of Berlin #1 reel], marathon running, relay, diving (platform and springboard), and equestrian jumping.

Schneider family

Chicopee Ski Club and Laurentians.

Canister includes handwritten notes about places and people in film. Individuals include, among others:

  • Arnie Bast
  • Jare Bates
  • Claire Duffus
  • Vince Hauch and daughter
  • Roy Hemmeric
  • Herbs friends from OAC
  • Bob McColloy
  • Bob McCollum
  • Bill Nickson
  • Jules Nielsen
  • Brita Schneider
  • Frederick Schneider
  • Herbert Schneider
  • Howard Schneider
  • John Whaley

Schneider family

Mount Gabriel.

Canister includes notes by unknown hand about places in film. Includes possible source: "this could have been one of the times Dad went skiing at Mt Gabriel from Ottawa when Dad was an MP."

Schneider family

Alpine Inn at Mont Tremblant.

Film box includes notes in unknown hand about film. They read: "Single chair lift on south side. Ski instructor demonstrates 'Rotation' Arlberg technique. [illegible]".

Schneider family

Norman C. Schneider : 16 mm films, silent : tape four of four.

UW #44 Europe #3: German reforestation, Nuremburg, City Hall Square, Neptune's fountain, Munich, Munich City Hall, Glockenspiel, Switzerland border, Zurich, Lucerne, Swiss lacemakers, [?] [193-]; UW#45 Europe #4: Lake Lucerne, Altdorf, Lucerne, Interlaken, Jungfrau, [?, Jua[?] Pass, Montreux, Lausanne. [193-]; UW#46 Europe #5: Basel, Heidelberg, Worms, Luther memorial, Frankfurt, Kassel, Freiburg, shoeing an ox, Baden, Berlin, Reichstag, Vienna. [193--].;

Schneider family

Norman C. Schneider : 16 mm films, tape three of three.

UW #60 Chicopee Ski Club and Laurentians, 1948-1949; UW #57 Limberlost, 1936; UW #58 Limberlost, 1937; UW #59 Mont Tremblant, 1941, FHS, NCS; UW #62 Alpine Inn at Mont Tremblant, 1948; UW #61 Mount Gabriel, 1952; By hook or crook 1954 & Ski Laurentians 1955

Schneider family

Special Recognition Awards, December 5, 1984.

Consists of videocassette recording of the Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards, 1984. The contents are unable to be verified due to the format of the video; however, other video recordings of GRCA Special Recognition Awards provide background on the awards recipients and highlight their environmental activities.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Special Recognition Awards, 1985.

Consists of videocassette recording of the Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards, 1984. The contents are unable to be verified due to the format of the video; however, other video recordings of GRCA Special Recognition Awards provide background on the awards recipients and highlight their environmental activities.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Special recognition awards, 1992.

Consists of videocassette recordings of slide-show presentations of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards. The slide-shows provide background on the recipients and highlight the environmental activities which led to their selection

Grand River Conservation Authority

Special recognition awards, 1995.

Consists of videocassette recordings of slide-show presentations of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards. The slide-shows provide background on the recipients and highlight the environmental activities which led to their selection

Grand River Conservation Authority

Special recognition awards, and honor roll award : Mary Welsh, 1997.

Consists of videocassette recording of slide-show presentation of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards. The slide-show provides background on recipients and highlights the activities that led to their selection.

Also includes a slide-show presentation of the activities of Mary Welsh, Brantford, Ont., GRCA Honor Roll recipient, 1997. Ms. Welsh was instrumental in the creation of the Brant Waterways Foundation in 1988 and served as its Secretary in 1997. The Brant Waterways Foundation works to preserve, protect and restore waterways and their associated lands in Brant County, Ont.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Special recognition awards, 1999.

Consists of videocassette recording of slide-show presentation of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards. The slide-show provides background on award recipients and highlights the environmental activities which led to their selection.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Special recognition awards, 2000

Consists of videocassette recording of slide-show presentation of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards. The slide-show provides background on awards recipients and highlights the environmental activities which led to their selection.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Special recognition awards, 2002.

Consists of videocassette recordings of slide-show presentations of the annual Grand River Conservation Authority Special Recognition Awards. The slide-show provides background on awards recipients and highlights the environmental activities which led to their selection.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Chicopee, 1935-36 and early 1940s.

Consists of a videocassette transfer
of a film of skiers at the Chicopee Ski Club, Kitchener, Ont. as it appeared in 1935-36 and in the early 1940s. The maker of the film is identified as Norman Schneider on the original listing provided by the GRCA.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Elora footage, 1950s.

Consists of a videocassette transfer of an 8 mm promotional film of Elora, Ontario by the Elora Chamber of Commerce. Includes scenes of local industries, railways and the Grand River.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Hugh Templin movies, no.2.

Consists of a videocassette transfer of 8 mm film footage including scenes of the CPR rail yards possibly in Elora or Fergus, Ont.; snow removal activities after a major snowstorm in an unidentified location, possibly Fergus, Ont.; and a building demolition. The footage was taken by Hugh Templin, GRCA Commissioner and editor of the Fergus News Record, Fergus, Ont.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Shand Dam construction / Hugh Templin.

Consists of a videocassette of 8 mm film footage of various phases of the construction of the Shand Dam and Lake Belwood, near Belwood, Ont. The footage was taken by Hugh Templin, a commissioner of the Grand River Conservation Commission and editor of the Fergus News Record.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Shand Dam construction ; Royal visit, 1939.

Consists of a videocassette transfer of 8 mm. film footage of the construction of the Shand Dam, near Belwood, Ont and of the disembarking of HRH George VI and Queen Elizabeth, from the royal train at Guelph, Ont. in 1939. The film was made by Ron Muller.

Grand River Conservation Authority

Television advertisements : Dare Foods Limited.

Two DVDs each containing an identical compilation of various television advertisements (commercials) created between 1966 and 2002 for products made by Dare Foods Limited. Some of the advertisements are recorded in English and some are recorded in French. Copies of these commercials were originally donated to Special Collections & Archives on videocassettes in accession GA163. The videocassettes were digitized in 2006 by Dare Foods Limited and made available on the DVDs in this file.

Videocassettes from GA163 that were digitized and are now available on these DVDs include:

SCA188-GA163-27-314. Includes commercials titled, “Dream Sweet Dare,” “Tree House,” “Meadow,” and “Hansel & Gretel.”

SCA188-GA163-27-315. Includes commercials titled, “Tree House," "Meadow," "Hansel & Gretel," and "Ingredient." 

SCA188-GA163-27-316. Includes commercials titled, "Treehouse," "Meadows," "Hansel & Gretel," "Swing," "Fishing," "Farm," "Chocolate Chip," "Variety," "Alice in Wonderland," "Treasure Island," "School Bus," "Gym," and "Dans l'Air." Several commercials are in French including "Chocolate Chip," "Alice in Wonderland," "Treasure Island," and "Dans l'Air."

SCA188-GA163-27-322. Includes commercials titled, "Dare Devils," "Time Out,” “Ingredient,” “Dare Delicious,” “Opera,” “Jason,” “Tough Boss,” “Lost Boy,” “Dad’s Cookies,” and “Peak Freen.”

SCA188-GA163-27-329. Includes the commercial titled, “On Its Own."

SCA188-GA163-27-331. Includes the commercial titled, “Dare Cookies."

SCA188-GA163-27-333. Includes the commercial titled, “Dare Bears."

SCA188-GA163-27-335. Includes the commercial titled, “Dare Bears."

SCA188-GA163-27-338. Includes commercials titled, “Say When,” “Brussells,” “Party is Tomorrow,” “Elfin Loaves,” and “Man up at Night.”

SCA188-GA163-27-340. Includes the commercial titled, “Black Forest Belmont."

SCA188-GA163-27-344. Includes the commercials titled, “Frere Jacques” and “Dare Bears.”

SCA188-GA163-27-346. Includes the commercial titled, “Featuring Dare's Tin Tie Cookies."

SCA188-GA163-27-348. Includes the commercial titled, "Anything Goes."

SCA188-GA163-27-350. Includes the commercial titled, “Soft Spot.”

SCA188-GA163-27-351. Includes the commercial titled, “Whippet le Lait." 

SCA188-GA163-27-353. Includes the commercial titled, “Le mondial.”

Dare Foods Limited

Dare (Grissol) Ads, 2017.

Two copies of an advertisement for Grissol products. One copy is recorded in English and has a running time of 55 seconds. The other copy is recorded in French and has a running time of 40 seconds.

Dare Foods Limited

Dare 125th Anniversary Maple Special Edition, 2017.

Three advertisements for special edition maple cookies made by Dare Foods Limited in celebration of the company's 125th anniversary in 2017. The advertisements are recorded in English and French. One advertisement has a running time of 53 seconds. The other two advertisements both have a running time of 1 min., 59 sec.

Dare Foods Limited

Grand River Conservation Authority : footage : Pond construction, Elora ; Rockwood, Pinehurst, Byng ; Tree planting / Summit Film Productions [for the Grand River Conservation Authority.]

Notes on film contents are contained in canister. The film is a composite of original colour footage selected [in 1977] but not used by Summit Film Productions in the creation of a film titled : GRCA Prologue, May 12, 1978.

Grand River Conservation Authority

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