Great Lakes Freeze Up

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1499A
Date Released
27 Feb 1958
Date submitted
24 Feb 1958
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Churchill - Better News
  2. 2London Turks Protest
  3. 3Votes for Nasser
  4. 4Bahrein Shipwreck
  5. 5South Pole News
  6. 6Great Lakes Freeze Up
  7. 7Weighty Subjects
  8. 8Queen Mother in Australia

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Great Lakes Ice. DESCRIPTION: Lake Michigan - ships on the Great Lakes have been battling with the worst freeze-up on the inland seas for many a year. Ice gave a tanker a tough trip to Minnesota, she was carrying over a million gallons of fuel. SHOTLIST: CU ice. Ice from ship. MS ice from ship. Back shot ship. CU side of ship with water lapping deck. MS ship battles through ice.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Weather; Environment
Locations
Canada
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
72915
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
50
Story extras:
Film clip

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