Film Library Shares its Historic BC Clips

With files from Sherman Grinberg Film Library

The Sherman Grinberg Film Library, located in Los Angeles, is the home of historic newsreels created from 1897 to 1957 by Paramount and American Pathe. While the films have been stored in film vaults since the early 1960s, there are now over 49,000 historic film clips available on the company website for teachers, students, and researchers to watch and download for no cost. More footage is added daily. Currently there are 120 clips specifically about “British Columbia” on the website that can be found by entering town names or by browsing. The Grinberg Team recently contacted the British Columbia Historical Federation about finding ways to share its footage of places and events in British Columbia, or other footage with organization members. “I have been a Media Archivist for almost 30…

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British Columbia History (Digital) - 1 Issue, 55.4 Winter 2022

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