Eskimo Holiday

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1323
Date Released
11 Oct 1954
Date Other
Oct 1954
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 9
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Eskimo Holiday. DESCRIPTION: Way up in the Canadian Arctic at Pond Inlet, an Eskimo tribe gets three weeks holiday with pay and they spend the time digging coal. The coal, which they do not use themselves, is sold to Mission posts and Hudson Bay stations. SHOTLIST: Snow wastes of Canada. Eskimos go to mountain and dig for coal. Sacks put onto sledge. Husky dogs pulling sledges over snow wastes. Various shots.
Keywords
Mining
Locations
Canada; Pond Inlet
Footage sources
National Film Board of Canada
Card file number
61987
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
81
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Eskimo Holiday', British Movietone News Issue No. 1323, 11 Oct 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19592 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)