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Body builders in muscle show in Toronto.

Men participate in the Mr. Ontario body builder show in Toronto, Canada. Crowd watches and judges discuss as participant body builders show off their muscles. Ken Togara of Toronto wins one of the awards. A young boy imitates the men and attempts to flex muscles. The 'Mr Ontario' title goes to 23 year old Jerry Richards of New Brunswick. Richards holds the trophy.

Date: 1957, May 16
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040129
The owner Willie F. Morrissey gets the winning trophy as his horse wins the King Plate event in Toronto, Canada.

Race horse,Bunty Lawless, with Jockey, Jack Bailey aboard, wins the famous King Plate event in Toronto, Canada. The Governor of Canada arrives in a horse cart to watch the race. Men take pictures. The race starts. Spectators in the stands watch the race. Bunty Lawless wins the race. The Governor gives the trophy to Willie F. Morrissey, the owner of Bunty Lawless.

Date: 1938, May 25
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033911
Canadian veterans learn trades at the Toronto Rehabilitation Training Center in Canada.

Toronto Rehabilitation Training Center in Canada. Canada's ex-servicemen learn profitable trades after World War 2. Veterans are taught carpentry, using hammer and nails. A veteran learning brick laying has his work checked using a level. Veterans being taught machining operate lathes. One veteran in a wheel chair does not have legs. Barber classes for Canadian veterans. A student barber practices shaving using a straight razor on a balloon. The balloon explodes, covering his face with foam.

Date: 1945, March 15
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053385
Construction of the Alaska Highway that connects the lower 48 United States to Alaska via Canada.

Construction of the the Alaska Highway aka Alaska-Canadian Highway aka ALCAN Highway, in 1942. Montage showing momentary views of American highways seen from underneath, highlighting their structural supports and the like. A man traveling in snow by means of a dogsled. Vehicles bumping along on rough road in a wilderness, passing a piece of heavy road-building machinery in operation. A sign posted on June 15, 1942, soliciting workers for construction of the ALCAN highway. The sign reads "This is No Picnic." Steam locomotive pulling railroad train into station at Whitehorse, Yukon territory, Canada. Men in parkas sorting through boxes of supplies at the rail depot. A caterpillar tractor clearing trees along the planned roadway path. Canvas covered trucks driving across snow-covered landscape. Narrator mentions start of World War 2, as related scenes are shown, including: A formation of military aircraft in flight; Bomb exploding in Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; and wreckage of the USS Arizona after the attack. Scene shifts to workmen in parkas carrying tools, as they walk past tents in snowy site. Surveyors struggling through snow and underbrush to perform their work. A truck driving across a temporary bridge. A bulldozer clearing underbrush. A convoy of trucks driving along a snowy road. Men attempting to free a vehicle trapped in a snow bank. Vehicles moving along parts of the highway covered by water from melting ice. A Jeep driving past a tent displaying a sign pointing to Tokyo. Gathering of construction workers in completion ceremony at Soldier's Summit on 21 November, 1942.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023509
Boxers fight matches at White Hope Boxing Tournament sponsored and refereed by famous boxer Jack Dempsey at Toronto in Canada.

Boxers participate in the White Hope Boxing Tournament sponsored and refereed by famous boxer Jack Dempsey in Toronto, Canada. The boxers exchange punches during various bouts. Excited spectators watch the matches. In the preliminary rounds, fourteen knock out recorded, as young hopefuls hit the deck.

Date: 1951, December 10
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056309
Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburg visit Toronto and Niagara Falls while on their tour of Canada.

Princess Elizabeth and Duke Philip on a royal visit to Toronto, Canada. At the International Exhibition Fairgrounds, a girl bows in front of the royal couple. Princess Elizabeth with a bouquet in her hands. Duke Philip stands near her. Police help a girl who has fainted. The royal couple wave at the people from an open car. At Niagara Falls, the Princess and Duke sign a register and don raincoats to have a view of the Niagara Falls.

Date: 1951, October 14
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050619