CAMERON LIFE FILM ARCHIVE

Description: The film collection is a subsidiary of the Cameron Life Photographic Archive and contains material relating predominantly to the Solent area and the Isle of Wight from the early 1950s until the mid 1960s.
Keywords: Southampton; Transport; Liners, ocean-going ships; Docks & dockyards; Britten-Norman Company; Ferries, water transport; Hovercraft; Lifeboat services; Solent
Access: By prior appointment.
Access for outsiders: Yes, all enquiries welcome.
Facilities: Yes.
Charges: Negotiable - none for viewing.
Copyright: Copyright held on most of the material.

Video/Film: 45 cans containing in total between 10-15 hours of 16mm colour and black and white non-fiction film mostly on transport and maritime subjects (eg, Isle of Wight railways, ferries, hovercraft, lifeboats, ocean liners, Southampton docks, etc.) Comprehensive footage of the Britten-Norman Company detailing the development of the Cushioncraft and Islander aircraft projects.
Components: 16mm camera original (negative and positive). B&W prints, dupes, and sound prints. The material has yet to be transferred to videotape or digitised; it is hoped that this will be done in the near future.
Storage: All films are stored in a semi-controlled environment.

Computerised database: A detailed catalogue is available on request. It is intended to make this available online in the near future.
Documentation: There is some supplementary information.
Junking: Nothing is junked.
Printed catalogue: Available from Nicholas Emery.

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