A snowmobile is driven with the help of sled dogs in Northern Manitoba, Canada.
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Manitoba Canada Date:1949, February 3 Duration:53 sec Sound:NO SOUND
A snowmobile is demonstrated in Northern Manitoba, Canada. Men carry items and place them into the snowmobile. The door of the snowmobile is closed and it is driven on snow. The snowmobile goes on a snow covered area. A team of sled dogs in a tandem hitch pull the vehicle in the foreground. Children smile.
US Government Archive number for this historic video is: 200 UN 22-219 # 1,2,3A-C MPSA/MAG
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