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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
Young Canadians learn farm work to help win war, Canada (WW2)

Young Canadians in World War II learn farm work. People gather on a farm in Toronto, Canada. Man holds a hen. Men standing around a pig farm. A boy milking a cow. People talking amongst themselves. Girls pose.

Date: 1940, September 9
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046157
Australian rowing champion Evans Paddon during a sculls title race in Toronto, Ontario,Canada

Australian rowing champion Evans Paddon arrives for Sculls title race in Toronto, Ontario. Evans Paddon shakes hand with a man. He holds the boat and gets in the water. He is seated in the boat for the race and holds scull. He starts rowing the boat. A man helps him. Men stand near a monument memorializing Edward Hanlan, a renowned oarsman.

Date: 1938, July 18
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033922
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
Princess Margaret visits Canada

Princess Margaret's month-long stay in Canada. Her wardrobe made fashion news as it was studded with gems. A huge crowd gathered to greet her. She greets people at Toronto City Hall (100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N2, Canada). Princess Margaret greets Native Mohawk Indians near Niagara Falls. She officially opens the new International Style city hall in Ottawa (now known as the John G. Diefenbaker Building, 111 Sussex Drive Ottawa, ON K1N 5A1, Canada).

Date: 1958, August 4
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023639