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Sports: Crowd at unknown athletic event in Timmins. Donor: P. Voutilainen.

Sports: Gymnastic Team, Finnish Grand Festival, 1940's.

Sports: Reipas Gymnastic Club, Port Arthur, 1950-65.

Sports (Nahjus): Nahjus members performing gymnastic Adajeo routine for display at Big Finn Hall, late 1940's. Toivo Viitanen (bottom), Erkki Moilanen (middle), John Kawalchuk (top). Donor: Nahjus.

Sports (Nahjus): Nahjus member Erkki Moilanen, late 1940's doing routine on still rings. Moilanen came from Finland after WWII. Part of Nahjus from 1947-1955 as gymnast and coach. Trapeeze performer with circuses in Europe during the 1930's.

Sports (Nahjus): Nahjus member Erkki Moilanen performing back layyout dismount from flying ring display at Big Finn Hall, late 1940's.

Sports (Nahjus): Nahjus member Leo Sheare doing a one hand lever balance on parallel bars, late 1940's. Donor: Nahjus.

Sports (Nahjus): Nahjus member, Art (last name unknown). Balancing on chair on beer bottles at Big Finn Hall during display, late 1940's.

Sports (Nahjus): Nahjus member, Leo Sheare on rings during display at Big Finn Hall, late 1940s.

Sports (Nahjus): Nahjus gymnasts performing handstand, 1948. Left to right: John Kawalchuk, Leo Sheare, Arne Harja, Ted Lake, Toivo Viitanen. Donor: Nahjus.