ENGLAND - 1944 - Famous Canadian boxers participate in exhibition matches to entertain Canadian troops stationed in England.
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USA - 1940s - Women serve in all branches of the military during WWII and work in defense plants on the homefront.
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UNITED STATES - 1943 - Boxer Barney Ross spars with a fellow Marine in a gym. His sparring partner asks him how he got promoted as a sergeant in the Marines.
1933 - Babe Didrikson trains in a gym by punching a speed bag, sparring with her coach, and running on a treadmill.
BRITISH COLUMBIA - 1920s - Lumberjacks cut the tops of trees off to be used as spars, and steel cables are used to transport logs to skidways.
1944 - Servicewomen of the different military branches show off their uniforms while touring New York City.
1957 - Men race to climb 100-foot spars in a competition in Albany, Oregon.