For Sale: Patricia Ferguson of Ritchie's auction house holds a bracelet Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop had made for his wife in 1942

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For Sale: Patricia Ferguson of Ritchie's auction house holds a bracelet Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop had made for his wife in 1942

Date6/10/1991

Names

Bishop, William Avery, 1894-1956 (subject)

Canada. Royal Canadian Air Force (subject)

Loek, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

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Original Toronto Star caption: For Sale: Patricia Ferguson of Ritchie's auction house holds a bracelet Canadian flying ace Billy Bishop had made for his wife in 1942.

Subject

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0032897F

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