WLHP Original Source Videos
About
These unedited videos recorded from the early 1980s to the mid 1990s, were shot for WLHP productions.
BC Forest Museum, Lake Cowichan
c. late 1980s
20:10
Location: Cowichan, Vancouver Island; Cowichan Tribes. Traditional territory of the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) First Nations. Part of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group. In Stage 5 (Final Agreement negotiation) of the Treaty Process. (2023)
Copyright Sara Diamond
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BC Forest Museum, Lake Cowichan 438B
c. late 1980s
20:17
Location: Cowichan, Vancouver Island; Cowichan Tribes. Traditional territory of the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) First Nations. Part of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group. In Stage 5 (Final Agreement negotiation) of the Treaty Process. (2023)
Copyright Sara Diamond
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Lake Cowichan – Exteriors Pt. 3 of 3 – 2nd Gen. – NON TC – 459B
c.late 1980s
19:47
Location: Cowichan, Vancouver Island; Cowichan Tribes. Traditional territory of the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) First Nations. Part of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group. In Stage 5 (Final Agreement negotiation) of the Treaty Process. (2023)
Copyright Sara Diamond
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Youbou Mill – 544b
c.late 1980s
18:05
Location: Cowichan, Vancouver Island; Cowichan Tribes. Traditional territory of the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) First Nations. Part of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group. In Stage 5 (Final Agreement negotiation) of the Treaty Process. (2023)
Copyright Sara Diamond
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Youbou Mill – 544B
c.late 1980s
20:37
Location: Cowichan, Vancouver Island; Cowichan Tribes. Traditional territory of the Quw’utsun (Cowichan) First Nations. Part of the Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group. In Stage 5 (Final Agreement negotiation) of the Treaty Process. (2023)
Copyright Sara Diamond
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DRAMA 18 FTB COVER CENOTAPH
c. Early 1980s
23:59
Location: Downtown Vancouver; Unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. Hastings Street and Cambie Street.
00:00-11:38 Victory Square Cenotaph and The Dominion Building, corner of Hastings and Cambie Streets.
11:39-19:41 Fraser Valley rural shots
19:50-end Snowscape in woods.
Copyright Sara Diamond
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FTBT EXT #1 PIER/MARINE VIEW DECK
c.late 1980s
22:09
Location: Vancouver and North Vancouver; Unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Exterior footage of Ballantyne Pier and Burrard Dry Docks, wharf, and railyard.
Copyright Sara Diamond
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Compilation Tape III Oxford House; Tape II Ballantyne Pier and Burrard Dry Docks.
c. mid-1980s
01:57:21
Location: Vancouver and North Vancouver; Unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
00:00-21:55 Exterior documentation of a Craftsman bungalow, c1930, on Vancouver’s Oxford Street.
22:00-37:00 Exterior footage of Ballantyne Pier and Burrard Dry Docks.
37:05-end Footage of the Marine Building, actors for Diamond’s productions in costume and on location around Vancouver.
Copyright Sara Diamond
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FTBT 1930S #2 PIER, DRY DOCK
c. 1990s
14:44
Location: Vancouver and North Vancouver; Unceded territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Exterior Ballantyne Pier and Burrard Dry Docks; waterfront.
Copyright Sara Diamond
SD_WLHP_301_02
Other Sources
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Women’s Labour History Project Compilations
These videos of compiled archival images from the 1930s were used for research and as source recordings for final projects. Diamond’s fonds also have similar tapes of 1940s and 1950s imagery. To view, please contact the archive.
FTBT STILLS #21 DEPRESSION, LABOUR, POLITICS, WORK
Silent
c. 1930s
Stills compiled for use in Fit To Be Tied.
FTBT STILLS #19 WWII, MAYDAY 1930S, DEPRESSION, UNEMPLOYED
Silent
c. 1930s-1940s
Stills compiled for use in Fit To Be Tied.
FTBT STILLS #23 DEPRESSION
Silent
c. 1930s
Stills compiled for use in Fit To Be Tied
FTBT STILLS #20 DEPRESSION LAB MOVEMENT
Silent
c. 1930s
Stills compiled for use in Fit To Be Tied.
On To Ottawa Project Stills
Silent
c. 1930s
Stills compiled for Women’s Labour History Project use.
On To Ottawa Project Stills
Silent
c. 1930s
Stills compiled for use in Fit To Be Tied.
Archival Media Footage
The Diamond fonds hold over 70 videos of media sourced from archives from across the country. Diamond received permissions to excerpt from these materials for inclusion in the Women’s Labour History Project’s original productions. This footage pulled from settler productions that included documentation of women, First Nations, and immigrant labour. WLHP staff also created detailed footage logs.
Twenty-five videos of archival footage related to British Columbia have been digitzed and can be accessed on request. For research purposes only.
Footage with British Columbia content from other sources PDF
Footage Logs
Diamond and other staff of the WLHP logged the archival footage. To view the logs, link here. This is an incomplete list. More will be added as they are scanned.
Access
Researchers interested in accessing these materials need to contact the archivist. No permissions are available for 3rd party use. Some materials have been restricted.