Archive Record
Metadata
Item ID# |
A2020.018.006 |
Title |
Meet of the wheelmen tour [Sauble Beach to Southampton penny farthing tour], part 2 |
Object Name |
Recording, Video |
Dates of Creation |
[before August 2020] |
Creator |
Northern Spy Productions |
Other Creators |
Landry, Bonnie Kirkland |
Description |
This video recording is the second of two tapes documenting several bicyclists riding penny-farthing bicycles between from Sauble Beach area to Southampton, Ontario, during the group's annual ride to the Meet of the Wheelmen. Includes the group's stop at the Bruce County Museum where they provide penny-farthing demonstrations and displays in front of the Museum on Victoria Street, Southampton, Ontario. 00:00 [no title] Cyclists continue in a circle. 00:31 They dismount. Applause. 00:51 Woman in period dress on the tricycle. 01:04 Log house positioned on South Side/front of Museum - also showing the 1970s Krug Wing Museum addition. 01:30 Background, sign, "Stewart house". 02:02 Interview with Prof. Glen Norcliffe by videographer Bonnie Landry: "What are you doing today?". Norcliffe: "We're on our annual ride to the Meet of the Wheelmen". Markdale, Wiarton, Oliphant, Southampton, Petrolia, Komoka, St. Thomas, Tilsonburg, Port Dover. Last day, 100 miles to Buffalo. Eight days and 500 miles on the road. 03:00 Norcliffe describe his bicycle, bought at a bike shop in London, Ont., an 1886 Victor. 03:55 He has acquired 30 bikes in ten years; is restoring bikes. 04:55 He is mounting an exhibition of 20 bicycles, 6-8 tricycles 06:08 Importance of bicycles in transportation. 07:02 Closeup of Prof. Glen Norcliffe, in front of cabin. All parts made by hand. [end of interview] 07:30 Front cover of his book The Bicycle in Canada. 08:15 End of video. |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
1 videocassette (8 min. 15 sec.) : Colour, Sound ; 6.35 mm (MiniDV) [Videocassette was digitized in December 2020: 1 video recording ; mov (3.71 GB) 1 video recording ; mp4 (756 MB)] |
Restrictions on Use |
Copyright has been transferred to the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre, with the the stipulation that no interviews may be used online or for exhibit or display purposes without the consent of interviewee or their family. Interviews are for archival and research purposes only. Permission will need to be sought from Professor Glen Norcliffe prior to reproduction for use. |
Places |
Southampton |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Bruce County Museum Bicycles & tricycles Events |
Related Units of Description |
Tape 1 related to this recording, see: A2020.018.005 |
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