Caption
A dramatic cocktail dress is created with the aid of versatile and colourful Canadian cotton, featuring yellow and orange poppy print against a black background. A panier effect, using moss green polished cotton adds a high-fashion note to this low-cost gown.
Release Date
May 5, 1959
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
One in every 17 manufacturing workers in Canada is employed in the primary textile industry, and 45% of these employees are women. Many of the plants are located in cities of less than 50,000 population and often represent the only manufacturing industry of the district.
Date
January 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88311
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177002
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
A machine-tender at a new mill in Valleyfield, Quebec, described as "the most modern textile mill on the North American continent", keeps a sharp eye trained on the "lap winder". Canadian textiles are widely considered to be of the very highest quality. The use of textiles is not limited to garment-making; the industrial market takes the largest share of the trade. The industry represents a total investment of some $700 million, annual production value runs close to $800 million.
Date
January 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88312
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177003
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
The production of textiles in Canada forms a large section of the country's domestic manufacturing industry and contributes importantly to the nation's total economy. There are about 700 textile plants, located in every province with the bulk of them concentrated in Quebec and Ontario. These mills, often long-established, family-owned concerns, are of vital economic and social importance to the districts where they are located. Above, textile workers inspect section of a huge nylon herring seine net. A similar net -- 960 feet long -- is being used experimentally by fishing craft in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Date
January 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88313
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177004
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
At one time many of the skilled workers required by textile plants had to be brought into the country from outside. This trend has been halted almost completely with the establishment of textile schools which now meet the industry's demands for highly trained specialists.
Date
January 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88314
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177005
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
At a modern textile mill in Valleyfield, Quebec, cotton yarn is spun into final form, while an alert operator keeps constant watch on the workings of the spinning frame. When yarn is eventually wound onto lower bobbins each inch has been stretched and twisted to 28 inches.
Date
January 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88315
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177006
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #208: Canada's Primary Textile Industry: $800 Million a Year Business
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
May 5, 1959
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
A dramatic cocktail dress is created with the aid of versatile and colourful Canadian cotton, featuring yellow and orange poppy print against a black background. A panier effect, using moss green polished cotton adds a high-fashion note to this low-cost gown.
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