Loading baggage aboard the ship SS Queen, for Klondike number 6, at dock in Seattle, Washington. Numerous prospective gold miners rushed by ship, like this, to the Yukon territory, Canada, in 1897. (Filmed by Edison Company, August 6, 1897)
Newly appointed Chinese Ambassador to Canada visits Toronto, Canada during World War II. Chinese people parade along the streets of Toronto in honor of the new Chinese Ambassador. Chinese people attend Chinese ceremonies and watch a traditional Chinese dance.
The operations of the Canada-US Ferry Command. The U.S. bombers arrive in Canada. Men disembark from the aircraft. Rows of aircraft lined up on the airfield. The airplanes in flight.
Famous actor Charlie Chaplin dramatizes four bonds for Canadian audiences, in a short feature called, "Some Bonds I Have Known." It was originally created in 1917 for the Canadian Government and re-released in 1942 as an incentive for Canadians to purchase War Savings Certificates in World War II. The presentation includes four skits with Chaplin describing the bonds of friendship, love, marriage and most importantly the Victory Bond. It concludes with a view of a War Savings Certificate and an appeal to viewers to buy them to "win this one."
Religious faithful gather at Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (10018 Ave Royale, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Quebec G0A 3C0, Canada), a national Catholic shrine in Quebec, Canada. The exteriors of the shrine. People gathered outside the shrine to celebrate the annual novena to the blessed Mother of Mary. Exterior view of the original former shrine building. Pilgrims in the religious procession, led by Jean-Marie-Rodrigue Cardinal Villeneuve, Archbishop of Quebec. People kneel at stations of the cross and pray for loved ones and those away fighting in World War II. People outside the shrine. Two women in wheelchairs. People pray in the shrine. A statue of the Virgin Mary inside the shrine. View of many crutches and assistive devices that were left at the shrine by those who received miracle cures from afflictions.
Canada hails the 3rd year of Empire Air Training. A flag and insignia of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Officers seated in chairs. Cadets enroll themselves. Air force cadets from all parts of the British Empire. An officer surrounded by cadets looks into a paper. The cadets stand in front of an aircraft. An aircraft is moved out of a hangar. Airmen walk on a airfield. An airman gets in a cockpit. The aircraft taxis and takes off. Other aircraft parked on the field. The aircraft in flight. Aerial view of a training center. Graduates stand in a formation. A close up of the graduates. A close up of a badge on a uniform which reads 'R.N.Z.A.F. New Zealand'. A graduate student marches forward and shakes hand with an officer. The officer talks to a graduate cadet. The cadets march. Canadian trained airmen on a deck wave.
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