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Look to the North

1944 22 min
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This short film from 1944 depicts the swift development of the Canadian northwest for wartime strategy as well as post-war planning. The Alaska Highway was only one result of wartime prosperity in the northern region, and this film looks at some of the others, including air routes to Europe and Asia.

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This short film from 1944 depicts the swift development of the Canadian northwest for wartime strategy as well as post-war planning. The Alaska Highway was only one result of wartime prosperity in the northern region, and this film looks at some of the others, including air routes to Europe and Asia.
Transportation Industry and Commerce History - Canada - 1920-1945 War, Conflict and Peace - World War II Archival Films All subjects
  • director
    James Beveridge
  • producer
    James Beveridge
  • photography
    Donald Fraser
  • narrator
    Lorne Greene

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