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Construction of the Alaska Highway that connects the lower 48 United States to Alaska via Canada.

Construction of the the Alaska Highway aka Alaska-Canadian Highway aka ALCAN Highway, in 1942. Montage showing momentary views of American highways seen from underneath, highlighting their structural supports and the like. A man traveling in snow by means of a dogsled. Vehicles bumping along on rough road in a wilderness, passing a piece of heavy road-building machinery in operation. A sign posted on June 15, 1942, soliciting workers for construction of the ALCAN highway. The sign reads "This is No Picnic." Steam locomotive pulling railroad train into station at Whitehorse, Yukon territory, Canada. Men in parkas sorting through boxes of supplies at the rail depot. A caterpillar tractor clearing trees along the planned roadway path. Canvas covered trucks driving across snow-covered landscape. Narrator mentions start of World War 2, as related scenes are shown, including: A formation of military aircraft in flight; Bomb exploding in Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor; and wreckage of the USS Arizona after the attack. Scene shifts to workmen in parkas carrying tools, as they walk past tents in snowy site. Surveyors struggling through snow and underbrush to perform their work. A truck driving across a temporary bridge. A bulldozer clearing underbrush. A convoy of trucks driving along a snowy road. Men attempting to free a vehicle trapped in a snow bank. Vehicles moving along parts of the highway covered by water from melting ice. A Jeep driving past a tent displaying a sign pointing to Tokyo. Gathering of construction workers in completion ceremony at Soldier's Summit on 21 November, 1942.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023509
Dedication Ceremony of the Alcan (Alaska Canadian) Highway in Yukon, Canada.

Dedication Ceremony of the Alcan (Alaska Canadian) Highway. Shot of trucks waiting for official opening. Crowd at ceremony. Scene of American flag. Canadian mounted police at dedication ceremony. North West mounted at attention. In front of American and Canadian flags and sign "Soldier's Summit". Mounted police at attention. A girl at ceremony. Canadian and American holding respective flags. Inspector William Grennon, RCMP. Ribbon cutting ceremony. Audience applauding. Brigadier General O' Connor clapping. Sign on U.S. Army truck "First Convoy White Horse to Fairbanks November 20, 1942". Truck convoy on open highway. (World War II period).

Date: 1942, November 21
Duration: 2 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675034713
Chinese people parade in Toronto, Canada during World War II in honor of China's new Ambassador to Canada.

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.

Date: 1942
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075237
The U.S. bombers being ferried to Canada.

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.

Date: 1942
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061760
Charlie Chaplin in "Some Bonds I Have Known," promoting War Savings Certificates (WW2)

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."

Date: 1942
Duration: 5 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031117
Pilgrims walk in a religious procession and pray at Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré in Quebec, Canada

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.

Date: 1942, July
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675067927
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