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Old memories

Date11/4/1991

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Wilkes, Jim (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Old memories: World War I veteran Bill Creech, 95, recalls war as something he had to do -my duty. But it's a stupid way to settle things.

Subject

Remembrance Day (Canada)

Veterans

World War, 1914-1918

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028504F

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