ROYAL TOUR OF WHITEHORSE YUKON CANADA

Royal Tour Of Whitehorse Yukon Canada 1959

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Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh (Prince Philip) on Royal Tour of Canada.

Various aerial shots of Whitehorse Yukon, showing snow-capped mountains. Two shots of Duke shaking hands with VIPs. LS banner: "Whitehorse Welcomes You to the Yukon". Two shots of people walking in shopping centre of Whitehorse. CU sign in window, pan to another sign reading "Yukon John Trading Post". CU sign: "Jools - Watchz". MS sign "Whitehorse Star Publishers".

CU sign "Christ Church Cathedral" & "The Old Log Church". LS small church. CU sign "Sam McGee". LS four men standing outside cabin. Various shots wooden cabin under construction. MS group of children, train in background. CU sign on shack "Yukon Historical Society, Macbridge Museum". Travelling shot passing road sign "Alaska Whitehorse".

MS man stroking nose of stuffed stag's head. MS & CU scales with copper ore on. CU vintage photographs on wall. LS Queen entering shop and looking at pictures on the wall. CU two men talking. CU Queen Elizabeth and Duke. MS Queen being shown article. LS Queen and Duke looking at moose's head. LS Queen and Duke leaving store. LS Queen walking past crowd. LS Queen walking onto railway carriage, zoom out to show crowds in foreground. LS crowds surrounding building.

Aerial shots Whitehorse, Yukon. CUs of propellors of plane preparing for take off. Various Aerial views of mountainous scenery, Whitehorse Yukon. CUs propellor, scenery can be seen below.

MS little girl holding Union Jacks flags. Plane taxiing in. Children waving flags. Plane taxiing in, mountainous scenery in background. MS children waving flags. Plane taxiing in. Plane - "Canada Department of Transport". LS & MS Queen and Duke alighting from plane and being welcomed. LS Queen and Duke walking away from aircraft. LS Queen and Duke standing to attention. MS boy scouts cheering. MS Queen being presented with a bouquet, little girl then curtseys and walks over to the Duke and does the same. MS Duke shaking hands with VIPs. LS flag flying, pan down to crowd. LS Queen and Duke receiving VIPs. LS cars pulling away, crowd in foreground. LS river steamers in harbour. CU steamer. Harbour mountainous scenery with background (three panning shots).

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Cataloguer:: Amelia
Stock:: Black & White
Sound:: Mute
Media URN:: 80570
Sort Number:: UN 3247 A

Time in/Out:: 01:31:44:00 / 01:43:01:00
Canister:: UN 3247 A
Film ID:: 2736.19
Issue Date:: 1959

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