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History of the border between Canada and the United States

From the film, "Struggle for a Border. Canada and the American Revolution 1763-1783." Features commentary and narration of J. Frank Willis. Shows struggle for borders and territory between French-Canadians, British, Indians under Pontiac, and American colonists surrounding timeframe of American Revolution. Sketches of famous Indian Pontiac with French officers and with British soldiers. Sketches of battle scenes between the Indians and British troops. Diagram shows the borderline between United States and Canada with the five great lakes which are occupied by Native American Indian Territory. Sketches of British battalions battling native indians led by Pontiac. Sketches of occupation of various former French-Canadian cities under leadership of British General James Murray.

Location: Canada
Date: 1969
Duration: 7 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023006
View of banks, church, public park, Belle Isle, busy streets and Bob-Lo steamship SS Columbia leaving dock in Detroit, Michigan

In Detroit Financial District, people in front of First State Bank Building at 751 Griswold at Lafayette in Detroit, Michigan. (The building was designed by Albert Kahn and Corrado Parducci, and later housed the Olde Discount Corporation). Interior of First State Bank Building, Detroit. Street view of First National Building under construction at 660 Woodward Avenue in Detroit (for First National Bank and other tenants). Automobile traffic on streets of Detroit. People leave Sweetest Heart of Mary, Roman Catholic Church, located on Russell Street at the corner of East Canfield avenue, in a historic Polish parish. (The neighborhood at the time was predominantely Polish.) In the distance is another Polish parish and Saint Josaphat Church located on East Canfield at the corner of Hastings Street (which is now the I 75 freeway). Heavy traffic on a main boulevard. Children play in playground on swings and slides. People and pigeons in a park. Heavy traffic on a street. Large crowd on shore and others in canoes in water at Belle Isle. Crowd streams through gate at dock to board the steamship ferry "Columbia" of the Detroit, Belle Isle and Windsor Ferry Company, with sign "Bob-Lo Route" on the side. Boblo Steamship SS Columbia (designed by Frank Kirby) filled with passengers underway on the Detroit River bound for Bob-Lo Island in Ontario Canada.

Location: Detroit Michigan USA
Date: 1921
Duration: 3 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030156
A Doberman Pinscher in Vancouver gives birth to twelve pups

A Doberman Pinscher gives birth to twelve pups. A woman takes care of the pups. Six pups are male and six female. The mother feeds the litter of puppy dogs. The woman feeds one of the pups from a bottle of milk.

Location: Vancouver British Columbia Canada
Date: 1947, December 30
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041344
John Diefenbaker wins the Prime Ministerial election in Canada.

Major events of the year 1957. Prime Minister Louis Saint Laurent loses to Conservative John Diefenbaker in the elections. John Diefenbaker arrives after winning the election as photographers take pictures.

Location: Canada
Date: 1957, December 23
Duration: 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049162
A signal officer signals for British aircraft to land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier on the west coast of Canada.

British aircraft land aboard an aircraft carrier on the west coast of Canada during World War II. The British flag flutters on an aircraft carrier (which the U.S. furnished to the British Navy under the Lend-Lease Act). A British officer (or Canadian Navy officer) looks through binoculars. British aircraft in flight. A man operates a blinker to direct the aircraft. The aircraft carrier underway at sea. A signal officer signals for landing. An aircraft lands on the flight deck of the carrier. The aircraft wings are folded.

Location: Canada
Date: 1944, May 8
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058146
Sketches of American colonists battling British forces at Quebec and Montreal

Struggle for independence of America, and border between Canada and United States. Sam Adams and early colonists of the Continental Congress seek to bring Canadians into their efforts against British rule. Sketches of British ships in nearby harbors monitoring the colonists. Picture of a snake with 'Die' and 'Join' written under it. Richard Montgomery leads group to take Canada by force, heading up Lake Champlain toward Canada with 4000 men. Attack led by Benedict Arnold toward fortress of Quebec. Map shows the boundaries between Quebec and New England. Governor Sir Guy Carlton abandoning Montreal to Montgomery. Path of Montgomery and Benedict Arnold together to try to seize Quebec. Depiction of Montgomery killed in the attack, and loss by the American colonists at Quebec. With commentary and narration by J. Frank Willis.

Location: Canada
Date: 1969
Duration: 4 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023010
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