Refine Your Search

Toronto Ontario Canada 1938 stock footage and images

- Showing 7 to 12 of 1637 results
A 15-mile Swimming Championship held at the 7th National Canadian Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A 15-mile Swimming Championship held at the 7th National Canadian Exhibition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Tired contestants pulled in midway on life boats. George Samuel Blagden of Memphis, Tennessee wins the vent. He comes out of the water and smiles at the camera.

Date: 1932, September 1
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029788
People greet King George and Queen Elizabeth as they arrive for the King's Plate turf classic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The King's Plate turf classic held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. People gather in a large number on the ground. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom arrive to watch the championship. Dignitaries arrive in a royal carriage. A large crowd greets them. The King and the Queen seated in the grandstands. The race starts. Jockeys riding their horses on the race track. People watching the race. The winner is awarded by dignitaries. The King and the Queen seated in the royal carriage. After the event they leave the area.

Date: 1939, May 29
Duration: 1 min 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076154
Margret Ravior wins a marathon swim championship held by the Canadian National Exposition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

A marathon swim championship held by the Canadian National Exposition in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Participants jump into water to start the championship. Margret Ravior of Philadelphia wins the world's 10 mile swimming classic for the third time. Spectators cheer during the competition. Mrs. Evelyn Armstong of Detroit wins the second place. May Looney of Warren is third and Dorothy Nalevaiko of Glen Cove comes in the fourth position. Margret Ravior seated after the championship.

Date: 1932, August 29
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063635
Canadian National Exhibition parade at Exhibition Place in Toronto.

Large crowd gather at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Onatrio. Dignitaries wearing hats arrive. John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir shakes hand with a dignitary while others watch. John Buchan address the gathering and poses in front of camera. Parade of military units from Canada and United States. A senior army official in salute position during parade. American flag is going to be unfurl. People wanders in the fair.

Date: 1938, August
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034108
People wait at Toronto's Union Station and board a new ski railroad train to Limberlost Lodge.

Inauguration of a ski train to Limberlost Lodge in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada. The train arrives at the station. People crowd on the railroad platform. They board train to Limberlost Lodge in Huntsville, Ontario. A woman reads a newspaper. Another woman looks in the paper. Lodge owner Gordon Hill shakes hands with guests. People ski. Gordon's daughter Christie goes Skijoring, holding a rope which is tied to a horse. People on a horse drawn sleigh returning to the Lodge from the ski hill.

Date: 1941, February 11
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033965
Marvin Nelson wins Ontario Marathon Swim in Toronto, Canada

Men at start point of Ontario Marathon Swim race ready for swim. They dive in water and swim towards the finishing point. Boats at a distance rest in water. A life-boat lies near a participant as he swims. A man at the finishing point looks at his watch to record the time. Marvin Nelson arrives first at the finishing point. Marvin is wrapped in a towel. He smiles

Date: 1930, September 28
Duration: 1 min 31 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023926