Moving Image

Farewell to Canada, Camp Little Norway, Toronto, Canada, circa 1945

Dublin Core

Title
Farewell to Canada, Camp Little Norway, Toronto, Canada, circa 1945
Identifier
2022013_01
Date
circa 1945
Description
Footage includes wings ceremony, camp covered in snow, men preparing to leave camp. Film available online here.
Funding for digitization provided to NAHA by the Sons of Norway Foundation.
Extent
00:10:22
Format
Independent films
Rights
In Copyright
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Spatial Coverage
Toronto, Canada
Table Of Contents
00:00:01 Opens with sign on the wall reading “Farewell to Canada” above flags. Man saluting in front of sign.
00:00:41 Soldiers standing under garland arch reading “Little Norway”. Soldiers do drills with rifles next to arch.
00:01:13 Planes flying in formation.
00:02:32 Plane landing in the snow using skis. Plane doing loops in the sky. Another plane landing in the snow, man running across the field.
00:03:10 People walking around the arch and camp.
00:03:44 Soldiers and volunteers standing at attention next to planes for ceremony.
00:04:05 Men walking around camp covered in snow.
00:04:35 Men walking down row of soldiers at attention at ceremony. Women standing at attention. Men receiving their wings at the ceremony. Commander giving speech. Norwegian flag waving.
00:08:05 Soldiers packing in suitcases, looking through belongings.
00:09:10 Norwegian flag being lowered.
00:09:31 Building with “R.N.A.F. Training Camp” sign on the outside. Sign is removed and carried away. Men walk in and out of the entryway.
00:10:21 Black screen.
00:10:22 Film ends.
Bibliographic Citation
[Indicate the cited item here]. Campbell Norsgaard Collection. Norwegian-American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
Has Format
MP4

Citation

Norsgaard, Campbell, “Farewell to Canada, Camp Little Norway, Toronto, Canada, circa 1945,” Digital Collections, accessed October 16, 2026, https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/15996.