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  SCHLEY RIDE TO Canada

  “Schley Ride to Canada” (1953) is a color travelog film by filmmaker Norman E. Schley which documents a father-son road trip across Canada to Ottawa, Ontario, Montreal, Toronto and finally across New England with stops in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Northern New York. Schley was an accomplished filmmaker from Wisconsin who presented films like this one in front of audiences while providing live narration. Some of his films also appeared on television. Road trip opens with root beer floats at Wisconsin roadside drive through (0:09). Smoke stack of industrial paper mill - perhaps Rothschild or Marathon Mill (0:50). Canadian Algoma Steel Mill along St. Mary’s River (2:13). Michigan College of Mining and Technology; former Fort Brady base (2:27). King’s Highway Number 17 through Ontario, forest and creeks (3:35). Peace Tower, Ottawa Parliament Building, red-coated “Royal Mounties” (4:18). Ottawa River, city skyline: Château Laurier, Central Post Office (5:24). Pedestrian bridge over Rideau Canal; men use hand-operated canal locks to usher through leisure boat (6:11). Port of Montreal along St. Lawrence River; international container port - Canadian steam ships that transport grain docked along port (7:51). Post-war model II ship the Anne Marie pulls into port, cargo transferred from ship to warehouse for transfer to smaller boats before continuing journey on Lachine Canal into Lake Ontario and then Detroit and Chicago; close-up of wood crates with “made in Germany” label (8:14). Outdoor farmers market, local vendors lay out colorful vegetables, leafy greens (10:07). Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal (10:46). View of Montreal from Westmount Summit; University of Montreal (10:58). Westmount neighborhood - affluent area with grand single-family homes; manicured front yards (11:25). Cars rush along Sherbrooke St.; high-end dress and antique shops; close-up window display of “oriental” decorative arts, another window with French porcelain (12:08). Packs of cigarettes from different brands laid out on counter - Winchester Cigarettes, MacDonald’s Gold Standard, British Consols Cigarettes, Lucky Strike, Camel (13:13). Downtown Montreal: Sun Life Building, Hotel Laurentien, Windsor Hotel, men and women sit on park benches lining Dominion Square, Robert Burns Statue (13:34). Citadelle of Quebec (14:37). Rugged nature, sprawling farmlands along Highway 23 just south of Quebec (15:15). Pen traces journey on map from Quebec over border to Bar Harbor, Maine (15:29). Farm houses, quiet coves, alpine-lined waters, swimmers loader on barge just a few meters from shoreline (15:50). Acadia National Park (17:16). Sandy Bathing Beach (17:27). Rocky coastline, pine trees line road leading to Outer Point (17:38). Town of Bar Harbor: quiet streets, cottage-like store fronts, Testa’s Lobster Bar - close-up seafood, outdoor communal lobster cooker (18:37). Family prepares freshly steamed lobster, sit for picnic and enjoy bounty (20:05). Map showing route across Maine to New Hampshire (20:57). Birch trees, small red-covered bridge, scenes of nature near White Mountains, Crawford Notch (21:13). Omni Mount Washington Resort, golf links (22:09). Rolling hills, mountains, lakes, lush green forest and rolling farmlands in Vermont (22:30). Gold dome of Vermont State House, Montpelier Vermont (23:37). Montage family homes in quiet neighborhoods - Victorian and Colonial style homes (23:51). Map charting path from Burlington to Niagara Falls (24:36). Wild cherry trees, grapes (24:58). Niagara Falls; Whirlpool Aero Car cable car (25:50). Tourists look out at the falls from observation decks on New York side, mists envelop the area (27:27). View of Niagara Falls from Canadian side (28:23). Welland Canal (28:43). View of train yard, harbor from Royal York Hotel, Ontario (29:58). University of Vermont: Billings Memorial Library, Ira Allen Chapel (30:13). Fort Ticonderoga, college students wear colonial costumes, Lake Champlain (30:51). Lake George and Adirondack Mountains, pine trees, blue skies (34:32). Exterior Royal York Hotel, financial district of Toronto, Toronto Old City Hall in distance (35:46). Iron gates Osgoode Hall, University Avenue near College Street, Ontario Legislative Building, Trinity College - University of Toronto Campus - Hart House, University of Toronto Tower, Memorial Chapel Tower (37:41). POV from back of ferry to Mackinac Island (38:48). Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com
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  Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad

  This impressive silent movie shows the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad. This line was among the first of a number of 2 foot (610mm) narrow gauge railroads to be built within the state of Maine. Dating to 1879 the railroad connected the towns of Strong, Phillips and Farmington. It was a common carrier railroad that operated approximately 112 miles (180 km) of track in Franklin County, Maine. Although abandoned in the mid 1930s a piece of the railroad has been rebuilt within the town of Phillips, 128 Bridge Street, where a museum occupies the area with a short stretch of track restored. The film was photographed in the 1930s towards the end of its operation. Highlights include: 00:25 Railbus at Phillips 01:24 Farmington meet with the standard gauge Maine Central 02:35 Snow scenes with steam engines 05:39 Mainline trains between Farmingting and Phillips, making a connection with the Kingfield Branch train 09:00 Scenes at Strong, dismantling of track 12:41 Phillips scenes 14:09 In May 1935 the remaining portions of the railroad were sold for scrap. On May 30 the last trains operated. 14:30 Numbers 18 and 23 coming out of engine house. #23 was a Baldwin 2-6-2 built in 1913. It was the largest 2 foot gauge engine in the United States. #18 was built by MEC in 1916 and also 2-6-2. Probably the last operating SR&RL engine. 18:49 junction at South Strong We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference." This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com