Frozen gold of the Klondike

Canada, 1981

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A lively historical look at gold mining in the Klondike from gold-rush days to the present using archival stills and footage.

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Credits

producer/director

Christina L McCaughey

production company

Film Factory

ONF | NFB

Duration

00:17:20:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

311509

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mineral industries

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Miners

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Mines and mineral resources

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic Coast (Canada)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Arctic regions

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mining towns

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Mines and mineral resources

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mining districts - Social aspects

History → Canada - History

Places → Arctic Coast (Canada)

Places → Arctic regions

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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