| Canada Restores French Fortress | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1712 |
| Catalog #: | 362213 | |
| Clip Number: | 362213-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 036-055-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:38:22 - 00:40:06 | |
| Location: | Ft. Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada | |
| Year Shot: | 1963 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CONSTRUCTION: Restoration & Repair LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: Canada, Nova Scotia SCIENCE: Archaeology, Underwater | |
| Description: | In the 18th Century when France ruled in the New World, Cape Breton Island played a key role in coastal defenses. Fort Louisburg was a mighty citadel that changed hands many times between the English and the French as they fought for control of Quebec and Eastern Canada. Now the Fort is being restored and frogmen are recovering artifacts from beneath the waters near the redoubt where many ships were sunk. The Canadians hope to have the restoration completed in time for Canada’s Centennial Year in 1967. Ft. Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada The shore line of Ft. Louisbourg, sitting in the Atlantic Ocean. CUS - Scuba diver on a small boat looking back at Fort Louisbourg that was built by the French in 1750. CUS - Two scuba divers flipping backwards into the ocean. MS - Underwater shot of fish, divers and rusted cannons and cannon balls. CUS - Divers climbing back on to the boat. MS - An opening of a tunnel leading back to Fort Louisbourg. MS - Divers making their way through the tunnel. MCUS - Divers knee deep in water inside the tunnel picking up stuff. MSOH - Two people measuring an old anchor. MS - Over head view of the ruins of Fort Louisbourg. | |
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