A Trip Around Canada (1925)

Good God, three months of 8-10 hour shifts delivering mail, no weekends or Holidays off! But at last, at last the flood slows a little-

(Pulls dust cover off Time Machine, hits random destination on 'Whirlwind Tour' Mode)

Oh, at last...clean, fresh air! I'll need a jacket though...

Once again, I have no idea who to thank for this lovely melange of images-the variety of scenes, repetition of the same camera angles and the lack of variation in film quality lead me to believe that this was the work of a single individual, likely on extended Holiday with a decent 28mm camera and portable tripod...

And oh, the places this cameraperson has been! The resulting footage, just under 6 minutes in total, gives us an amazing Speed-tour of the Canadian Provinces circa 1925. We get lightning-fast glimpses of Windsor Street Station in Montreal, then off on the Trans-Canada Limited with stops at Quebec and its historic Chateau Frontenac, Glimpses of Ottawa and downtown Toronto, the scenic Lake Superior region, Kenora, Winnipeg, lovely Saskatoon, Calgary, bustling Edmonton, The Rocky Mountains Park and its palatial resorts, a brief sojourn through Selkirk Ridge...Vancouver with its resorts and bays, tantalizing glimpses of countryside! Touring, Commerce, Riding, Bathing, Fishing, all activities flashing by in a melange of images-Tres Magnifique!

This all-too-brief feature somehow survived over a century in an unknown location until located and restored by the media fan known as Colorful History, who ran a full aspect-ratio and speed correction through AI, along with a lovely effects soundtrack and glorious color! I toast Colorful History with a mug of Sarsaparilla as I enjoy my tiny vacation before a Power Nap and more work work work...Colorized, Soundtrack.

(P.S.-sorry it's been so long, the local Post really is a madhouse...i'll try to publish as I am able...)