The Canol Project in Canada during World War II. A barge loaded with supplies approaches a harbor for a landing. A speed boat passes by barges. A camp site area with workers and tents at the harbor. African American U.S. Army soldiers of the 388th General Services Regiment roll steel pipes on two parallel pipes on the ground. They move the pipes with sticks in hand. A worker rolls a drum. Tents in the background. Soldiers stand in a line for food. A barge departs from the harbor.
The Canol Project (Canadian oil) in Canada during World War II. A seaplane on water surface next to a barge. Troops and workers cross a water stream through a wooden platform. Men load baggage on the seaplane. The seaplane taxis and takes off from the water surface. Seagulls in the water. A ferry docks next to a barge in the harbor.
Spruce trees being cut in Canada to get lumber for use in bomber aircraft during World War II. Narrator indicates the Spruce is ideal because it is the strongest lightweight wood. Lumberjack men cut the trees. Axes and large two-man saws used to fell the trees. Views of giant trees leaning and then crashing to the forest floor after being cut. Forests being cleared. Canadian women helping with wartime production work in a lumber mill receiving and guiding giant logs onto conveyor belt systems for processing at the saw mill. Cut spruce lumber being loaded on flat railroad cars for transport. Wooden planks attached to a crane hoist being loaded for transport.
A severe blizzard hits Eastern Canada. A car moves through heavy snow. Workers clear a road with shovels. A giant plow removes snow to clear the area. The workers move on a snow covered road as they return to work in war materiel factories during World War II.
Allied leaders meet in Quebec, Canada during World War II. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Canadian Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill seated in chairs as they discuss. U.S. Army General George C. Marshall and U.S. Navy Admiral Ernest King and other Allied officers stand behind the leaders. An aircraft taxis and Chinese Foreign Secretary T.V. Soong gets off the aircraft. Prime Minister Mackenzie receives Soong at the airport. Prime Minister Churchill smokes a cigar and President Roosevelt smiles. Allied military officers confer around a table. General George C. Marshal and others confer.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives for Quebec conference in Canada. Canadian Prime Minister MacKenzie King receives him and they arrive at home of Governor General Cambridge. President Roosevelt's room. Combined Chiefs of Staff including General George Marshal at a meeting.