Souvenir of Nazi terrorism is this yard-long fragment of a robomb brought back to Canada by an army officer

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Souvenir of Nazi terrorism is this yard-long fragment of a robomb brought back to Canada by an army officer

Date7/17/1944

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Souvenir of Nazi terrorism is this yard-long fragment of a robomb brought back to Canada by an army officer. This particular bomb struck an English hospital and killed 17 people.

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Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0019222F

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