Caption
John Elford and Valerie Sinclair of Cedar, B.C. explore the fascinating features which go into the creation of each doll. Many adults cherish them as collector's items. Winston Churchill owns one dressed as a "Scot".
Release Date
April 29, 1958
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Lunney, GarCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
In an unimposing roadside cabin set back a few feet from the Vancouver Island highway running into Nanoose Bay, a grey-haired west coast woman with a youthful twinkle in her eye is busy the year 'round turning out dolls to meet the demands of connoisseurs and children the world over -- the exquisitely hand-made and individualistic toys which bear the "Betsy Howard" label.
Date
July 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB77198
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176289
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Until 8 years ago, English-born Betsy Howard ran a farm with her invalid husband on Vancouver Island's myth- haunted "Forbidden Plateau". When her husband died she turned to the less strenuous work of doll making.
Date
July 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB77199
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176290
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Betsy Howard delights in perfection and every detail of a doll's wardrobe is as exquisitely turned out as her fertile and fanciful imagination can make it. Ballroom gowns are embroidered in rice, beautifully gilded and glued on.
Date
July 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB77200
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176291
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Every doll is a unique, individual creation. Heads and faces are made from the finest silk, dyed flesh colour. Mouth and eyes are painted on with lacquer. The dolls have real hair supplied by a local barber.
Date
July 1, 1956
Accession Number
LAC-NFB77201
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176292
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #155: Doll Maker, Nanoose Bay, B.C.: Creates Dolls of Distinction
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
April 29, 1958
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
John Elford and Valerie Sinclair of Cedar, B.C. explore the fascinating features which go into the creation of each doll. Many adults cherish them as collector's items. Winston Churchill owns one dressed as a "Scot".
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