Caption
From within the earth as well as above it, riches flow into the country's economy: from the green farms of Eastern Canada, from the bountiful prairies and the fertile valleys west of the Rockies, from the mineral-rich vastness of what has been called Canada's own "Fourth dimension" . . . . the fast developing Far North.
Release Date
December 29, 1959
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
Nothing so dramatically reveals Canada in the role of the awakening giant of the twentieth century as a glance at the chart above which shows the spectacular jump by which the country's gross national product has soared upward from a modest 5.6 billion in 1939 to a prodigious 34.5 billion in 1959. In this brief twenty year period Canada has emerged from an industrial fledgling, bursting with purpose and activity, to take her place as one of the great industrial nations of the world.
Date
January 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB91111
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177246
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Construction plays a dynamic role in Canada's expansion, changing the face of the country with new buildings and bridges, dramatically altering the nation's skyline. In past decade labour income has risen 115%.
Date
January 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB91110
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177245
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Riches from Canada's forests have traditionally been one of the mainstays of the country's economy. For many years newsprint has been the leading export; with woodpulp and lumber it currently supplies 22% of the national income from exports. Production of wood products has doubled since 1939.
Date
August 1, 1952
Accession Number
LAC-NFB69138
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011175936
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
A wide variety of transportation provides the lubrication for Canada's economic machine, assuring a steady flow of goods and materials. Giant boost to economy was building of St. Lawrence Seaway.
Date
May 1, 1959
Accession Number
LAC-NFB88717
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011177037
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #242: Awakening Giant of 20th Century
Photographers
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Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
December 29, 1959
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
From within the earth as well as above it, riches flow into the country's economy: from the green farms of Eastern Canada, from the bountiful prairies and the fertile valleys west of the Rockies, from the mineral-rich vastness of what has been called Canada's own "Fourth dimension" . . . . the fast developing Far North.
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