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People bring their shaggy dogs at the National Competition of the Canadian Poodle Association in Canada.
Shaggy dogs from all over Canada at the National Competition of the Canadian Poodle Association in Canada. Women hold dogs and prepare them for the competition. Beauty treatment to the dogs. Judges watch the dogs to decide the winner. The best dog is awarded.
World War II RAF fighter pilot ace, Douglas Bader, is welcomed at airport in Canada.
Douglas Bader, who commanded 242 Canadian Squadron during the Battle of Britain, in World War 2, is accompanied by a woman, as he arrives at an airport in Canada. They descend steps from Trans Canada airliner. Officials at the airport welcome him. He converses with the officials before driving away in a car. (Note: Douglas Bader was Leader of an all-Canadian RAF Squadron in World War II, despite having lost both legs in a plane crash before the war. He was captured by the Germans after parachuting from his aircraft. Replacement aluminum legs were airdropped for him, with German permission, while he was in captivity.) .
Scenes outside Royal Commission investigating Soviet spy activity in Canada
Royal Commission in Canada. People accused of acting as Soviet spies in Canada. Two men stand outside a building. The men talk and laugh. Cars parked on roadside in a street. Cameramen take photographs of men and women. A man and a woman laugh and walk along a path. A huge crowd stands behind a wooden fence. A man smokes a cigar. Officer stands in the background. Men stand near a car.
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.
Struggle for control of the fur trade in French-Canada during rule by Governor James Murray
Struggle for borders and territory between Canada and United States. Sketches of French-Canadian traders and merchants exchanging goods at Montreal, Canada. Picture of Governor James Murray. British merchants seeking control over the fur trade, but rejected by Governor Murray. Establishment of government in Quebec. With commentary and narration by J. Frank Willis.
Guns, trucks and submarines developed and tested in Canada, during World War II.
British and Canadian preparations for World War II. Britain converts personal properties into State properties. Men and women work in factory. A banner with the phrase 'Go to it' coined by the Britisher Morrison. Workers construct buildings in Canada. White smoke comes out of factory. Workers at gun factory. Worker checks barrel alignment of a gun. Man checks firing capacity of gun. Workers at shipyard work on submarine. Steel plates used to lessen the weight. Trucks, tractors and ambulances made in factory. Testing and standardization of truck by National Research Council. They use X-Ray for testing of parts of machinery. A Canadian Pacific railroad train moves on tracks carrying train cars loaded with weapons and war supplies. Aircraft, trucks, tanks and ships as weapons of Canada. Industrial workers work in steel factories to make these machines.
