Firemen pay last respects to one of their own, Draped in the Canadian flag and banked with flowers, the coffin of Toronto Fire Capt. Jack Leslie Armst(...)

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Firemen pay last respects to one of their own, Draped in the Canadian flag and banked with flowers, the coffin of Toronto Fire Capt. Jack Leslie Armst(...)

Date3/10/1974

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Lennon, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Firemen pay last respects to one of their own; Draped in the Canadian flag and banked with flowers; the coffin of Toronto Fire Capt. Jack Leslie Armstrong is carried on amper from the funeral Saturday at the Giffen-Mack chapel on Danforth Ave. Toronto Mayor David Crombie and Toronto fire chiefs lead the pumper through an honor guard of more than 1;000 firemen.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112383F

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