Cross of sacrifice, The cross of Sacrifice in Prospect cemetary, Toronto, as an eternal symbol for the men of Canada who passed over during the great (...)
Date6/28/1927
Names
McIntosh Granite Co'y, Limited
(photographer)
Toronto Star (Firm)
(publisher)
Format
Original Toronto Star caption: Cross of sacrifice; The cross of Sacrifice in Prospect cemetary; Toronto; as an eternal symbol for the men of Canada who passed over during the great war; will be raised in replica in Arlington cemetery; Washington; in memory of American born men of the C. E. F. who also marched westward in the great adventure. The cross is of granite; bearing on its face a crusader's sword in bronze; and rising above a solid granite pedestal block. The monument weighs 90;000 lbs; all told; and the base is the shape of an octagon. It was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield; an eminent British sculptor for the graves of the empire's million dead who died in the great war.
Subject
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:Prospect Cemetery
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:St. Clair Avenue West
Neighbourhood:Earlscourt
Province or state:Ontario
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Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019203F
1917, 1919
Between 1914 and 1918