Caption
Builders travelled over 1,000 miles by jeep and foot to gather white birch bark of high quality. Above, bark is first soaked in hot water to make it soft and pliable enough to work.
Release Date
November 23, 1957
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
The ribs are made of split cedar, 3 inches wide and of varying length. The wood is steamed and pressed together, then bent sharply and wedged beneath the gunwhale.
Date
September 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB83504
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176674
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Matt Bernard (left), once chief of the Algonquin Indians on the Golden Lake reserve, supervised building of the canoe. His son Mike (right) assisted in construction which took 4 months.
Date
September 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB83506
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176675
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Mike Bernard puts on finishing stitches with rawhide. In keeping with Indian traditions of good craftmanship, not a single nail or metal peg was used in canoe's construction.
Date
September 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB83507
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176676
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Image not available
Caption
The world's largest birch bark canoe hits the waves at Golden Lake, Ont. An exact copy of one of the great "Canots de Maitre" used by Canada's early fur traders, the canoe may well be the last of its type ever to be built. Consequently its days in the water were limited to a few trial runs before removal to Ottawa where it will be on permanent display in the National Museum of Canada.
Date
October 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB83673
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Image not available
Caption
85-year-old Matt beams with pride as the mighty canoe passes her trials successfully. The mammoth canoe measures 36'8" overall length, 72" width, 33" depth at centre; can accommodate 14 paddlers in addition to a bow and stern man. The skill required to build a canoe which combines rugged endurance, lightness, and case of handling has passed down through generations of Canada's Indians, will now be preserved for posterity.
Date
October 1, 1957
Accession Number
LAC-NFB83675
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #132: Relic of Canada's Fur Trade Days: Mighty Canoe Built for Posterity
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
November 23, 1957
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Builders travelled over 1,000 miles by jeep and foot to gather white birch bark of high quality. Above, bark is first soaked in hot water to make it soft and pliable enough to work.
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