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U.S. schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud gets beaten by Canadian schooner Bluenose in a race in Halifax, Canada.

Canadian schooner Bluenose defeats American schooner Gertrude L. Thebaud in a race in Halifax, Canada. The schooners underway during the sailing boat race. Schooners at full sail racing on the water.

Date: 1931, October 22
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075523
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt with sons on fishing trip on Schooner Sewanna, in Nova Scotia

U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt on a fishing trip in Nova Scotia.President Roosevelt and his sons on the chartered schooner, Sewanna, underway. President Roosevelt waves from the helm. His sons and other crew members can be seen moving about the boat. Sea birds line up wing-to-wing, on peak of a roof.

Date: 1936, July
Duration: 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074546
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt aboard the presidential yacht USS Potomac AG-25 in Nova Scotia

U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt in Nova Scotia. Presidential motorcade arrives at pier, where it is met by several Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers, who walk alongside as U.S. Secret Service agents step from the Presidential and accompanying car. President Franklin Roosevelt seated aboard the presidential yacht USS Potomac AG-25. He motions to a Naval Officer to sit with him. They converse as other guests settle themselves on the yacht. View, from the water, of the USS Potomac at the pier. Spectators gather on shore as the USS Potomac slowly makes its way out from the pier.

Date: 1936, July
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074547
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt sailing with his sons on Schooner Sewanna, in Nova Scotia

U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt sailing the chartered schooner, Sewanna, in waters of Nova Scotia, with his sons. They set sails and begin to move through the water, with President Roosevelt at the helm. The Presidential yacht, Potomac, can be seen in the background. The crew raises an American flag, as the Sewanna proceeds.

Date: 1936, July
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074548
The miners work on various machines while mining salt from Malagash salt mine in Nova Scotia, Canada (WW2)

Salt mining operations in a Nova Scotia mine in Canada during World War II. The Canadian miners work on clips and mountains in Malagash salt mine to extract salt. A miner wearing a miner's helmet work. Miners dig salt with shovels. Miners work on various machines. Water being sprayed on the salt walls. Miners on boat. Hand of person showing a salt rock. The salt being packed in sacks for war. A miner sits and eats his lunch. He picks up a pinch of salt from his side and puts it in the food.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067081
Roof of Gold Mine collapses, trapping three men 150 feet down and men reached by drilling a bore hole in Nova Scotia.

Disaster of Moose River Gold Mines in Nova Scotia. Collapsed Moose River Gold Mines and pile of debris. Rescue miners inspect the site. The men reach by drilling a bore hole on the sixth day to bring food, water and a telephone. Survivors of the disaster. On April 12, 1936 the roof of the mine collapses, trapping three men 150 feet down for 11 days. Rotted timbers split. The rubble traps the cable. Plane in flight. People and relatives of victims at the surface, express grief, sadness, and mourning. Rescuers on surface. Survivors are carried out on litters. Large crowd gather.

Date: 1936, April 22
Duration: 4 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071677