The Story of the St. Lawrence Seaway

195912 min 53 secFilm: Documentary

This film describes the Seaway project from conception to completion, from the early fur trade to June, 1959, when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and President Dwight D. Eisenhower declared the Seaway open. Animated drawings show the profile of the waterway.

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Le Saint-Laurent, voie navigable

Subject categories

  • History - Canada > Economics and IndustryOntarioQuebecTransportation and Communication
  • Transportation > Historical PerspectivesPorts and Waterways

Awards

  • Blue Ribbon Award - Category: Geography and TravelItinerant - American Film and Video Festival
  • CitationScholastic Teachers Magazine Annual Film Awards
  • First PrizeInternatiional Survey of Films on International Navigation