St. Lawrence Seaway Opens (1959)

Unused / unissued material - St. Lawrence Seaway, Canada. American voiceovered newsreel material. The waterway across North America - the St. Lawrence Seaway - is opened to ship traffic. AV From helicopter of ships of the new seaway and of the canal locks. GV Crowd on side of one of the locks. GV Lock showing sluice gates. GV Lock. SV Control Tower of one of the locks. CU Man in control tower pressing button to open lock. GV Ship’s bows as it goes through lock. GV Crowd on side as ship passes through. AV From helicopter, ship passing through lock. (.) Old record suggests material dates from around 27/04/1959. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies