Arctic Exhibition (1946)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Arctic Circle. Footage in confused order. Canadian expedition is sent to the Arctic Circle to obtain information about life in that climate. Foreign observers accompany the mission. Snowmobiles, sledges etc. Husky dogs pull sledge. Air force personnel have Comanche / Mohican Indian style hair cuts. Line of foreign observers. Foreign observer in peaked cap is Lieutenant Colonel P. I. Domashev. Foreign observers learn how to build an igloo. Various close up shots of Eskimos - Inuit people. Plane with skis being fuelled up. Air views of Arctic village. (Operation Musk Ox) Possibly connected with 46/15 - MD. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes m
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