Canadian National Exhibition Opens (1954)

Toronto, Canada. A.V. Exhibition. A.V. Huge car park. A.V. of small boats in lake, MS. Duchess of Kent and Princess Alexandra with officials LS. The giant wheel. Various shots of the fairground entertainment (including the Roto-Jet and the Round-up). Various shots of people walking through littered streets. A.V. Huge crowds in fair. (F.G.) 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 more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.