A Navy destroyer docked alongside a road, surrounded by floes of ice.

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Destroyer Haida Lake Ontario, en route to Ontario Place

Date21 February 1985

Names

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Haida surrounded by ice, Swirls of ice, snow and frigid Lake Ontario water surround the destroyer Haida at its permanent resting place alongside Lake Shore Rd. at Ontario Place. The ship, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, is open to visitors in the summertime.

Subject

World War, 1939-1945

Korean War, 1950-1953

Country:Canada

Building, monument or park:Ontario Place (Toronto, Ont.)

City, town or township:Toronto

East-west street:Lakeshore Road

Neighbourhood:Exhibition

Province or state:Ontario

Medium

Black-and-white photographs

Language

No linguistic content

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010371F

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