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Coal mining in mountains of Alberta, British Columbia, Canada.

Coal strip mining in Alberta, British Columbia, Canada. Canadian Rockies seen clearly in distance. A man operates a bulldozer and scrapes a layer of coal from an exposed seam. A large power shovel picks up the coal and loads it into a dump truck. The loaded truck drives down a dirt road. View from truck cab of driver at the wheel of the truck. The loaded truck proceeds downward on left side of road, far from road edge, while empty trucks keep to their own left coming up, nearer the road edge.

Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044027
Fishing boat hauls catch; visitors see marine exhibits at underwater aquarium in Oak Bay, British Columbia, Canada.

An unusual underwater aquarium at Oak Bay in British Columbia, Canada. Men working in fishing boats and hauling in huge catches of fish in nets. A man empties the contents of a net on the deck of the boat. Two men look at the fishes on the deck, looking for unusual specimens to add to a large aquarium for visitors to view. View of a baby octopus in a hand. A scuba diver dives into the water for specimens and comes up with an octopus which he puts into a container. Visitors at the aquarium look at the exhibits which include basket star fish, rat fish and a hermit crab.

Date: 1965
Duration: 1 min 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033537
Fiorello LaGuardia and officials of Permanent Joint Board of Defense (PJBD) review troops in Victoria, British Columbia.

Members of the Permanent Joint Board of Defense (PJBD), a U.S.-Canada Joint Defense Board, meeting in Victoria, British Columbia early during World War 2. Officials come out of a building. Officers review troops, together with the first chairman of the PJBD, New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia. Canadian honor guard lined up as La Guardia and Candian officers review them. Soldiers march.

Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059030
Areas of responsibility under NATO Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic. Navy views from 1950s and 1960s.

Closeup of a freighter steaming past the Statue of Liberty in New York harbor. Sailors riding on a commercial bus near the entrance to the U.S. Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia. Traffic at the road intersection. Entrance sign identifying the U.S. Navy base. Views of ships docked at the base. Flags flying outside the Headquarters of NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic (SACLANT). View of the great map room inside the headquarters. Officers from various NATO countries seated for a briefing conducted by A U.S. Navy Captain circa 1954. The most senior officers, including the first SACLANT, Admiral Lynde D. McCormick, step close to the map, where he speaks to the briefing officer. Closeup of the briefing officer moving images of aircraft over the map in the vicinity of the Portuguese Azore Islands. Closeup of straits of Gibraltar and then of Brest and Cherbourg on the coast of France; the Western approaches to the British Isles; the Norwegian coast; Iceland; Northern Labrador; the whole seaboard of Canada and the United States. View of waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Glimpse back to Admiral McCormick at the briefing map and then to a partially submerged submarine moving in water of the Atlantic. Narrator mentions subs of the 1960s. U.S. nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine launches a polaris missile. Final view of briefing map.

Date: 1962
Duration: 2 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072002
Canadian destroyers depart Esquimalt, British Columbia, for West Indies, on training tour

Well-wishers stand on a pier at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt (CFB Esquimalt) in British Columbia, to bid farewell to Canadian sailors preparing to leave on destroyers heading to the West Indies on a training tour. One sailor kisses his baby held in her mother's arms. Brief glimpse of crew members aboard a destroyer. The Royal Canadian Navy White Ensign, displayed on a destroyer. Sailors attending to their respective duties as a destroyer prepares to leave the dock. The destroyer, HMCS "Restigouche" displaying "HOO" on its hull, backing away from the dock, past another destroyer, still tied up. View of officers on the bridge and sailors lined up on deck as the ship continues backing into the harbor. View from land, as both destroyers head out to sea, past the Bickford Tower, at the entrance to the Esquimalt harbor. The destroyers underway into the setting sun

Date: 1939
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675024553
A youth walks on a trail with his dog, planning the route for the future Alaska Highway

A young man blazes the trail for the then-planned 1600 mile Alaskan Highway. He is seen arriving in Hazelton, British Columbia, Canada at conclusion of his scouting expedition to help determine the route for the future Alaska Highway. Views of the young man walking during his hike, together with his dog. He walks along a river. His dog follows him. The dog carries baggage on its back including snow shoes for the young man. The boy and his dog resting and cooking at a camp site. He is joined by three Canadian Mounted Police and they walk together to greet officials in Hazleton at the end of his journey. They meet and he shakes hands with them.

Date: 1941, May 13
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053972