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A man in uniform stands, with bowed head, in front of the cenotaph at Old City hall, which read ...
Brief silence: At 11 a.m. yesterday veterans and soldiers at the old city hall cenotaph observed a minute's silence to recall the fighters who died in the two world wars and the Korean conflict
A man in uniform stands, with bowed head, in front of the cenotaph at Old City hall, which reads "To our glorious dead". Wreaths of flowers have been laid on the ground.

Brief silence: At 11 a.m. yesterday veterans and soldiers at the old city hall cenotaph observed a minute's silence to recall the fighters who died in the two world wars and the Korean conflict

Date11 November 1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Brief silence: At 11 a.m. yesterday veterans and soldiers at the old city hall cenotaph observed a minute's silence to recall the fighters who died in the two world wars and the Korean conflict.
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:City Hall
City, town or township:Toronto
East-west street:Queen Street West
Neighbourhood:Downtown
North-south street:Bay Street
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001526F
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