Comrades in arms

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Comrades in arms

Date8/5/1985

Names

Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Comrades in arms: Sixty-nine-year-old Murray Wilks, a veteran of the Royal Canadian Artillery, stands behind a Queen's York Ranger at city hall yesterday for Simcoe Day celebrations. Earlier in the afternoon, celebrations included performances by members of the National Band of the Canadian National Reserve and the Royal Canadian Regiment Band from Nova Scotia.

Subject

Remembrance Day (Canada)

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028550F

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