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Title: Up the Line in '53
Date(s): 1953
Description: Film providing a detailed update on the construction of a railroad in the Ungava Peninsula of Quebec, Canada. Highlights all work done in 1953 as the railroad track goes "up the line." 220 miles of track were laid and the railroad reached mile 328. The railroad, heading from Seven Islands to Burnt Creek, will transport iron ore from Ungava down to the Great Lakes and beyond.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC103
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Iron Horse Goes North
Date(s): 1953
Contributor(s): Iron Ore Company of Canada (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Film highlighting the construction of a railroad in the Ungava Peninsula of Québec, Canada. The railroad, heading from Seven Islands to Burnt Creek, would transport iron ore from Ungava down to the Great Lakes and beyond.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC101
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Ore in '54
Date(s): 1954
Contributor(s): Iron Ore Company of Canada (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company)
Description: Film detailing development projects that allow iron ore to be transported from the remote mines of Knob Lake, Canada, to locations like Montreal, Cleveland, Philadelphia, and beyond. Highlights the construction of the Menihek Hydroelectric Generating Station, the town of Burnt Creek (now Schefferville), and the Quebec North Shore and Labrador Railway, which links Knob Lake to the southern town of Sept Îles. Work on these projects took place from 1950 to 1954.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC219
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: The Iron Horse Goes North production script
Date(s): 1953
Contributor(s): Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), M.A. Hanna Company (Sponsor), Welchans, Robert (Author), Iron Ore Company of Canada (Sponsor)
Description: A narration script for a film production highlighting the construction of a railroad in the Ungava Peninsula of Québec, Canada. The railroad, heading from Seven Islands to Burnt Creek, would transport iron ore from Ungava down to the Great Lakes and beyond.
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films
Hagley ID: AVD_2019227_08_29
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films

Title: Iron Ore from the North
Date(s): 1955
Contributor(s): Iron Ore Company of Canada (Sponsor), Cinecraft, Inc. (Production company), Storycraft, Inc. (Cleveland, Ohio) (Screenwriter)
Description: Film explaining the process of transporting iron ore from the remote region of northern Québec to the Great Lakes and beyond. Applauds human industrial technology, such as railroads and dams, that allows harsh wildernesses to be settled and "tamed."
Collection ID: Cinecraft Productions films (Accession 2019.227)
Hagley ID: FILM_2019227_FC367
Collection: Cinecraft Productions Films