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Some of your last year's newspapers or magazines might have been used in making this shell protector case
Some of your last year's newspapers or magazines might have been used in making this shell protector case

Some of your last year's newspapers or magazines might have been used in making this shell protector case

Date3/13/1944
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Original Toronto Star caption: Some of your last year's newspapers or magazines might have been used in making this shell protector case. Your waste paper is badly needed for war. The next drive starts on March 15. Have your waster paper ready.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018988F
Adly projectiles. At the Right shells which have passed the inspection line are painted and will be shipped when dry. The copper band near the base of(...)
Adly projectiles. At the Right shells which have passed the inspection line are painted and will be shipped when dry. The copper band near the base of(...)
7/6/1940
Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith, Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off (...)
Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith, Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off (...)
9/14/1944
Women learn to fill the shells for their soldiers, Wives, mothers and grandmothers of active service men are wartime schoolgirls at classes in shell-f(...)
Women learn to fill the shells for their soldiers, Wives, mothers and grandmothers of active service men are wartime schoolgirls at classes in shell-f(...)
4/7/1943
War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
3/16/1944
Women Are Warriors might well be the title of this picture story, illustrating the part women play in the work of a small Ontario munitions town. Abov(...)
Women Are Warriors might well be the title of this picture story, illustrating the part women play in the work of a small Ontario munitions town. Abov(...)
10/8/1942
Canada self-sufficient in vital war materials, is being rapidly whipped into Canadian shell factory where projectiles of all sizes are being manufactu(...)
Canada self-sufficient in vital war materials, is being rapidly whipped into Canadian shell factory where projectiles of all sizes are being manufactu(...)
7/13/1940
These Big Shells being painted by John Havryluk for rust protection, are a small drop in the vast flood of Made-in-Canada munitions pouring, says Hon. C. D. Howe, into all war theatres
These Big Shells being painted by John Havryluk for rust protection, are a small drop in the vast flood of Made-in-Canada munitions pouring, says Hon. C. D. Howe, into all war theatres
6/6/1942
Shells, too, in untold numbers, are proceeding from Canada's factories to the war Zones
Shells, too, in untold numbers, are proceeding from Canada's factories to the war Zones
1/1/1940
525,000 Heavy shells, 25,000,000 cartridges
525,000 Heavy shells, 25,000,000 cartridges
6/12/1945
Father and daughter work side by side at adjoining machines in the shell plant
Father and daughter work side by side at adjoining machines in the shell plant
1/2/1943
These Tubes of waste paper, held by Joyce Winn, are vital components of anti-aircraft shells
These Tubes of waste paper, held by Joyce Winn, are vital components of anti-aircraft shells
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Painting shells so as to make them rust-proof is the operation being performed by Mrs
Painting shells so as to make them rust-proof is the operation being performed by Mrs
1/2/1943