Caption
Gander boasts a spacious international lounge where passengers on short stop-overs may rest without going through "entry into Canada" formalities. In the background can be seen part of the 69 foot mural, a tribute to flight by Saskatchewan artist Kenneth Lochhead. Gander airport sets a bright new trend in Canadian air terminals.
Release Date
August 18, 1959
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Lunney, GarCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
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Caption
Newfoundland's airport at Gander links the North American continent with Europe. For hundreds of years nations have sent their fishing fleets to the Grand Banks off Newfoundland. Today, in this age of jet travel, Canada's newest province welcomes a quarter-million passengers annually.
Date
June 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88903
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Electronic eyes and ears reach half-way across the Atlantic to contact aircraft on overseas flights. Each year Gander handles 26,000 scheduled flights and supplies an additional 12,000 non-stop intercontinental ones with navigational and weather data.
Date
June 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88900
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177056
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Around the clock, 20 air traffic controllers are on duty to handle takeoffs and landings, Two instrument landing systems and the world's most modern ground control approach system bring aircraft down safely in foul weather. Canada's Gander airport welcomes the jet age!
Date
June 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88902
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177057
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
In the main lobby, striking aluminum and bronze "Welcoming Birds" by Ottawa artist Arthur Price greets passengers from Europe and the United States. This sculpture is one of a number of works of art commissioned especially for Canada's new air terminals.
Date
June 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88887
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177054
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
A well-equipped nursery for travelling tots plus two restaurants and sleeping facilities serve stop-over passengers. Similar facilities are planned for other terminals such as Montreal's ultra-modern building at Dorval, Que.
Date
June 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88975
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177068
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #223: Half-way House for Trans-Atlantic Flights: Gander Geared to Jet Age Travel
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
August 18, 1959
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
Gander boasts a spacious international lounge where passengers on short stop-overs may rest without going through "entry into Canada" formalities. In the background can be seen part of the 69 foot mural, a tribute to flight by Saskatchewan artist Kenneth Lochhead. Gander airport sets a bright new trend in Canadian air terminals.
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