The Canadian American Norman Oil Line (Canol) Project to build a pipeline and road from Norman Wells, Northwest Territories to Whitehorse, Yukon during World War 2. A tugboat pushing barges loaded with building materials along the Mackensie River in Canadian Northwest Territories. View shifts to some buildings at water's edge, with large riverboat docked behind them. Rustling leaves on a tree. Waves on water surface. Closeup of several men standing on middle deck of multi-deck river boat. One wears a clerical collar. They are watching activities below, where project workers and American soldiers are relaxing on deck as two aboriginal (or Native or First Nations) men entertain them, playing fiddle and guitar. The fiddler wears decorated moccasins. Both players tap their toes in rhythm. The guitarist's instrument is decorated with painting of "The Lone Ranger" on a his white horse,"Silver"calling out "Hi Ho Silver." A soldier with a mandolin sits down and plays with them.
Train arrives at railroad station in Quebec, Canada. Prime Minister Churchill and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King greet crowd gathered at train. Winston Churchill, accompanied by his daughter Sara, leaves the train. Churchill smokes a cigar. Automobiles as they leave railroad station. Churchill and his daughter step out of car at site of accommodations for Conference. Interior views of the Presidential Suite reserved for President Franklin Roosevelt at the Conference.
President Franklin D Roosevelt speaking from steps of Parliament, in Ottawa, Canada, during World War 2. Behind him stands Canadian Prime Minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King. Large crowd gathered. Crowd waves at the President. The sequence then shifts to a montage of World War 2 milestones shown in newspaper headlines and battle scenes such as American battleships and destroyers firing on coastal targets; .troops in an amphibious assault; U.S.marines wading ashore, after leaving landing craft. Field artillery firing. Newspaper reads 'Italy Quits'. Newspaper slowly burns. The sequence returns to Roosevelt speaking on steps of Canadian Parliament. US, British and Canadian flags side by side. View of a very large gathering of Canadians at the event.
Royal North West mountain band plays and marches in Quebec, Canada. President Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives for the conference. He along with Churchill, combined chiefs of staff poses for a photo. British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden also joins them.
A radio broadcast about the arrival of United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull and the Quebec conference between Britain, America and Canada. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Mackenzie King pose for the press and answer their queries. Roosevelt addresses a large gathering about the conference. Naval guns shell Italy prior to invasion.
The Quebec Conference in Canada during World War 2. View of the Château Frontenac (1 Rue des Carrières, Quebec, QC G1R 5J5), in Quebec City. Conference takes place inside the Château Frontenac. Present in the Quebec Conference are United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR), Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, British Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, and US General George Marshall and Colonel Lewis A. Pick. President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill seen together. Their chiefs of staff sit at a conference table and discuss important matters such as the creation of the combined British and American South East Asia Command (SEAC). Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, the appointed Supreme Allied Commander, during the meeting. Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten speaks with military officers while walking away from a transport plane in Asia. South East Asian Command insignia depicting a phoenix.
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