FISHING THE GRAND BANKS

Year Published: 1927

Creator: Eastman Classroom Films

Description: This silent, tinted film is one of the Eastman Classroom Films series, released in the late 1920s and early 1930s by Kodak. The main title is missing, but it is believed to be titled "Fishing the Grand Banks". This footage in the film predates 1927, as it features the schooner Columbia which was lost in that year. Columbia was originally launched in 1923, and was designed by William Starling Burgess. Built for speed and seaworthiness, she participated in the International Fishermen’s Trophy, coming close to defeating the famous Canadian schooner Bluenose. Columbia was known for her racing prowess but met a tragic end in 1927, sinking near Sable Island during a hurricane, with all 22 crew members tragically lost. The film starts at 0:00 with shots of fishing boats being built and then shows the fishing vessel Columbia being readied for a trip. Starting at 1:50, it follows the Columbia as it sails from Gloucester to the Grand Banks, and returns with over 300,000 pounds of fish. Starting at 6:50, the film shows the path that fish take to market. First they are packed in ice and the cod, at 7:45, is shown being salted. At 10:00, men and women in a fish processing center or canning factory are shown deboning and processing fish. At 11:00, the fish are canned and placed in boxes. At 11:41, the Columbia once again sets out to sea -- but is lost. At 13:14, annual memorial service is held in Gloucester for lost fishermen. "They That Go Down to the Sea in Ships 1623-1923" reads the inscription on the famous monument. This is the Gloucester Fisherman's Memorial (also known as: "Man at the Wheel" statue or "Fishermen's Memorial Cenotaph") near the entrance of Stacy Esplanade in Gloucester, Massachusetts, erected in 1925. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

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