| Summary: | One of six silent film reels documenting life in Newfoundland, focusing on sea birds and general scenes from around the province. 0:00) Great Britain’s Oldest Colony, Photographed for Fish & Wildlife service by H.S. Peters -- (0:38) People with horse towing logs -- (0:47) Man walking up lane -- (1:13) Young boy dragging a sled -- (1:47) Beach -- (1:58) Man holding a dead ptarmigan and showing it to another man -- (2:11) Shows 1-183 Newfoundland 1946 license plate -- (2:19) View of Cabot Tower from below -- (2:32) Entering through The Narrows, views of houses, docks, and the city -- (3:15) Large boat -- (3:30) Large boats docked in the harbour -- (4:30) Roads/train track with snow -- (4:35) Man snowshoeing -- (4:50) Train -- (5:02) Man up to his waist in snow -- (5:18) Tractor machinery pulling things -- (5:20) Goats -- (5:52) Black horse pulling 2 men in sled -- (6:50) Men sawing and chopping wood -- (7:48) Iced over pond -- (7:59) Horse pulling another person -- (8:24) Horse pulling two people -- (8:39) On a boat around sea ice -- (9:06) Man in uniform. Cataloguer's set title; reel titles from original. Contents notes provided by donor.
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