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Vimy Ridge Memorial, designed by Walter Allward
Vimy Ridge Memorial, designed by Walter Allward

Vimy Ridge Memorial, designed by Walter Allward

Date7/25/1936
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Original Toronto Star caption: Vimy Ridge Memorial: More than 6,000 tons of marble were used in the memorial in northern France to Canadians killed in World War I, designed by Walter Allward.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTS-2-3-SC-SU-388
Vimy Ridge Memorial. An aerial view showing early arrivals at the Vimy Memorial, which the King will unveil this afternoon
Vimy Ridge Memorial. An aerial view showing early arrivals at the Vimy Memorial, which the King will unveil this afternoon
International Graphic Press, Inc.
7/26/1936
Here, until April 9, 1917, the German front-line twisted its sinuous way across the brow of Vimy Ridge
Here, until April 9, 1917, the German front-line twisted its sinuous way across the brow of Vimy Ridge
Toronto Star (Firm)
11/10/1935
Old soldiers will hardly recognize the trenches which pit Vimy Ridge
Old soldiers will hardly recognize the trenches which pit Vimy Ridge
Toronto Star (Firm)
7/25/1936
Trench-wrecker--Squatting toad-like in its casemate at Vimy, this grim dispatcher of death lobbed its projectiles across no-man's-land to blow trenches flat
Trench-wrecker--Squatting toad-like in its casemate at Vimy, this grim dispatcher of death lobbed its projectiles across no-man's-land to blow trenches flat
Toronto Star (Firm)
7/15/1936
Sailors reviewed before memorial--With the huge pylons of Canada's great memorial at Vimy towering in the background
Sailors reviewed before memorial--With the huge pylons of Canada's great memorial at Vimy towering in the background
Toronto Star (Firm)
8/5/1936
Visitors leaving the famous Grange tunnel at Vimy Ridge
Visitors leaving the famous Grange tunnel at Vimy Ridge
Toronto Star (Firm)
7/25/1936
Impregnable, but captured--Here, until April 9, 1917, the German front-line twisted its sinuous way across the brow of Vimy Ridge
Impregnable, but captured--Here, until April 9, 1917, the German front-line twisted its sinuous way across the brow of Vimy Ridge
Central News Illustrations Service (London)
11/10/1935
The Vimy pilgrimage, July, 1936 : experiences, impressions and some random jottings
The Vimy pilgrimage, July, 1936 : experiences, impressions and some random jottings
Morden, Herb
1936
Good Housekeeping--This, mes enfants, is what a well-tended front-line apartment should look like
Good Housekeeping--This, mes enfants, is what a well-tended front-line apartment should look like
Unknown
1936--07-15
Salute to valour
Salute to valour
Canadian Government Motion Pictures Bureau
1937
Guide book of the pilgrimage to Vimy and the battlefields: July-August, 1936 : sponsored and organized by the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League
Guide book of the pilgrimage to Vimy and the battlefields: July-August, 1936 : sponsored and organized by the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League
Hundevad, John
1936
Unveiling of memorial tablets by General His Excellency, Sir Julian Hedworth George, Baron Byng of Vimy and dedication of Memorial Hall
Unveiling of memorial tablets by General His Excellency, Sir Julian Hedworth George, Baron Byng of Vimy and dedication of Memorial Hall
George, Julius Hedworth, Governor-General of Canada
1921