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# History The film, "Someone At Home", made in 1925, suggests the high accident and mortality rate among lineman was due to their carelessness. This film and twenty others are available on themovingpast.com free of charge. Donations appreciated. Someone at Home 1925 (14:24) — lnkd.in/gWAkf3DY

The Moving Past | A Collection of Archival Films

Explore Canadian archival films (1918-1929) and the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau's role in shaping cultural history. Discover how these films influenced public perceptions and complement other primar...

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@themovingpast.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#History lawcha.org/2026/01/31/c...

Canada’s Early Industrial Films are Useful to Labor and Social Historians | LAWCHA

The Moving Past, a website and project that features century-old archival films on a wide array of Canadian subjects, has a few new films that will be of

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@themovingpast.bsky.social · 4mo ago

#History lawcha.org/2025/01/30/t...

The Moving Past: Seeing Labor History in Archival Films | LAWCHA

Labor historians in the United States and Canada often rely on familiar sources, union and company records, newspapers and oral interviews, to name a few.

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@themovingpast.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#history www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UsK...

The Moving Past Films Trailer

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@themovingpast.bsky.social · 5mo ago

#history lawcha.org/2026/01/31/c...

Canada’s Early Industrial Films are Useful to Labor and Social Historians | LAWCHA

The Moving Past, a website and project that features century-old archival films on a wide array of Canadian subjects, has a few new films that will be of

lawcha.org

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#History lawcha.org/2026/01/31/c...

Canada’s Early Industrial Films are Useful to Labor and Social Historians | LAWCHA

The Moving Past, a website and project that features century-old archival films on a wide array of Canadian subjects, has a few new films that will be of

lawcha.org

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#History lawcha.org/2026/01/31/c...

Canada’s Early Industrial Films are Useful to Labor and Social Historians | LAWCHA

The Moving Past, a website and project that features century-old archival films on a wide array of Canadian subjects, has a few new films that will be of

lawcha.org

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 7mo ago

lawcha.org/2026/01/31/c...

Canada’s Early Industrial Films are Useful to Labor and Social Historians | LAWCHA

The Moving Past, a website and project that features century-old archival films on a wide array of Canadian subjects, has a few new films that will be of

lawcha.org

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 9mo ago

# History Three more early films have been posted, all from British Columbia. Visit and enjoy! The Moving Past, www.themovingpast.com Archival films made between 1918 and 1930, about life, work and technology from a century ago. Access is free, donations are appreciated. Thank you, David

The Moving Past | A Collection of Archival Films

Explore Canadian archival films (1918-1929) and the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau's role in shaping cultural history. Discover how these films influenced public perceptions and complement other primar...

themovingpast.com

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 10mo ago

#history The Moving Past, my archival film project, has added three films to its collection! Three more coming in a few weeks. The Moving Past, www.themovingpast.com. Watch the trailer for a brief look, The Moving Past Films Trailer, lnkd.in/gegVbAep

The Moving Past | A Collection of Archival Films

Explore Canadian archival films (1918-1929) and the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau's role in shaping cultural history. Discover how these films influenced public perceptions and complement other primar...

themovingpast.com

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 10mo ago

#history The Moving Past, my archival film project, has added three films to its collection! Three more coming in a few weeks. The Moving Past, www.themovingpast.com. Watch the trailer for a brief look, The Moving Past Films Trailer, lnkd.in/gegVbAep

The Moving Past | A Collection of Archival Films

Explore Canadian archival films (1918-1929) and the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau's role in shaping cultural history. Discover how these films influenced public perceptions and complement other primar...

themovingpast.com

@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

#History A story of interest from Canada's broadcaster www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The forgotten Canadian film bureaus that cranked out morality tales about being a good worker | CBC News

Unclean habits and unsafe behaviours are the primary targets of a collection of 1920s government-sponsored films currently being digitized by a Toronto historian.

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@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

@filmupdate.bsky.social Members might find these government-sponsored archival films, made a century ago, of interest. The Moving Past www.themovingpast.com streams 15 films about work, technology and culture, designed to influence audiences in the 1920s. More films will be added in Fall 2025.

The Moving Past | A Collection of Archival Films

Explore Canadian archival films (1918-1929) and the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau's role in shaping cultural history. Discover how these films influenced public perceptions and complement other primar...

themovingpast.com

@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

@filmupdate.bsky.social Members might find these government-sponsored archival films, made a century ago, of interest. The Moving Past www.themovingpast.com streams 15 films about work, technology and culture, designed to influence audiences in the 1920s. More films will be added in Fall 2025.

The Moving Past | A Collection of Archival Films

Explore Canadian archival films (1918-1929) and the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau's role in shaping cultural history. Discover how these films influenced public perceptions and complement other primar...

themovingpast.com

@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

#History A story from Canada's broadcaster www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The forgotten Canadian film bureaus that cranked out morality tales about being a good worker | CBC News

Unclean habits and unsafe behaviours are the primary targets of a collection of 1920s government-sponsored films currently being digitized by a Toronto historian.

cbc.ca

@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

#History A story from Canada's broadcaster www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The forgotten Canadian film bureaus that cranked out morality tales about being a good worker | CBC News

Unclean habits and unsafe behaviours are the primary targets of a collection of 1920s government-sponsored films currently being digitized by a Toronto historian.

cbc.ca

@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

#History A story of interest from Canada's broadcaster www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The forgotten Canadian film bureaus that cranked out morality tales about being a good worker | CBC News

Unclean habits and unsafe behaviours are the primary targets of a collection of 1920s government-sponsored films currently being digitized by a Toronto historian.

cbc.ca

@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

# History www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The forgotten Canadian film bureaus that cranked out morality tales about being a good worker | CBC News

Unclean habits and unsafe behaviours are the primary targets of a collection of 1920s government-sponsored films currently being digitized by a Toronto historian.

cbc.ca

@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

# History www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

The forgotten Canadian film bureaus that cranked out morality tales about being a good worker | CBC News

Unclean habits and unsafe behaviours are the primary targets of a collection of 1920s government-sponsored films currently being digitized by a Toronto historian.

cbc.ca

@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

#History This short trailer introduces The Moving Past, a film website that streams 15 archival films, made a century ago by the first two government-sponsored motion picture bureaus in the world. Visit the website and enjoy this rare window to the past. youtu.be/8UsKHktTSLQ?...

The Moving Past Films Trailer

YouTube video by The Moving Past Films

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@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

# History This short trailer introduces The Moving Past, a film website, that features a collection of 15 archival films, made a century ago by the first two government-sponsored motion picture bureaus in the world. Visit the website. Enjoy this rare window to the past. youtu.be/8UsKHktTSLQ?...

The Moving Past Films Trailer

YouTube video by The Moving Past Films

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@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

#history youtu.be/8UsKHktTSLQ?...

The Moving Past Films Trailer

YouTube video by The Moving Past Films

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@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

#history youtu.be/8UsKHktTSLQ?...

The Moving Past Films Trailer

YouTube video by The Moving Past Films

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@themovingpast.bsky.social · last yr.

#history The Moving Past, www.themovingpast.com, streams 15 archival films. Canada was the first country in the world to have a government-sponsored motion picture bureau. By 1918 it had two; one for Ontario, another with a national mandate. The films are windows to century-old workplaces & ideas.

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 2y ago

@hallierubenhold.bsky.social Inviting you to visit The Moving Past, (www.themovingpast.com) a collection of archival films made between 1918 and 1929, about work, industry, education and daily life. Canada was the first country in the world to have a government sponsored motion picture bureau.

The Moving Past | A Collection of Archival Films

Explore Canadian archival films (1918-1929) and the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau's role in shaping cultural history. Discover how these films influenced public perceptions and complement other primar...

themovingpast.com

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 2y ago

The Moving Past (www.themovingpast.com) features 15 100-year-old films that bring you inside workplaces to watch autoworkers, stonemasons, fishers, miners and fruit farmers. Among the government-made archival films there are also stories that reveal much about daily life, values and expectations.

The Moving Past | A Collection of Archival Films

Explore Canadian archival films (1918-1929) and the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau's role in shaping cultural history. Discover how these films influenced public perceptions and complement other primar...

themovingpast.com

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 2y ago

Women sewing in the upholstery department at Durant Motors in 1922. www.themovingpast.com/all-films/v/...

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 2y ago

#History "Someone At Home", (1925), an instructional film, claims an industrial accident, occurred "because the lineman wasn't careful". This and 14 other government-sponsored films can be seen on The Moving Past, www.themovingpast.com, a collection of archival films made between 1918 and 1929.

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 2y ago

#History "Someone At Home", (1925), an instructional film, claims an industrial accident, occurred "because the lineman wasn't careful". This and 14 other government-sponsored films can be seen on The Moving Past, www.themovingpast.com, a collection of archival films made between 1918 and 1929.

@themovingpast.bsky.social · 2y ago

#History themovingpast.com presents insights into the world from a century ago. Enjoy 15 streaming films, about work, industry and daily life, made by governments in Canada. The first government-sponsored films in the world at that time.

The Moving Past | A Collection of Archival Films

Explore Canadian archival films (1918-1929) and the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau's role in shaping cultural history. Discover how these films influenced public perceptions and complement other primar...

themovingpast.com