The Chief leaves the Hill

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The Chief leaves the Hill

Date8/19/1979

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Diefenbaker, John G., 1895-1979 (subject)

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: The Chief leaves the Hill: Mounties carry John Diefenbaker's oak casket draped with the Red Ensign and the Maple Leaf from Parliament Buildings to the state funeral at Ottawa's Christ Church Cathedral yesterday. From there it was taken to Ottawa's train station, where crowds waited to say their goodbyes before his body was placed on the funeral train that is bearing the former prime minister across Canada to his beloved Prairies, where he will be buried in Saskatoon.

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English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0043654F

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