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Shells, too, in untold numbers, are proceeding from Canada's factories to the war Zones
Shells, too, in untold numbers, are proceeding from Canada's factories to the war Zones

Shells, too, in untold numbers, are proceeding from Canada's factories to the war Zones

Date1/1/1940
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Original Toronto Star caption: Shells; too; in untold numbers; are proceeding from Canada's factories to the war Zones. Eileen Dilworth here holds shell casing. Rt. Hon. Arthur B. Purvis; killed in a ferry plane crash in England; was to have been a conference speaker.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019340F
Tools For Britain are rolling out in ever-increasing numbers from Canada's factories, and 24 United States newspapermen saw them roll yesterday at Gen(...)
Tools For Britain are rolling out in ever-increasing numbers from Canada's factories, and 24 United States newspapermen saw them roll yesterday at Gen(...)
6/27/1941
War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
War worker Jane Cox holds a carton of finished paper components for shells, ready to be shipped to a shell Plant
3/16/1944
These Big Shells being painted by John Havryluk for rust protection, are a small drop in the vast flood of Made-in-Canada munitions pouring, says Hon. C. D. Howe, into all war theatres
These Big Shells being painted by John Havryluk for rust protection, are a small drop in the vast flood of Made-in-Canada munitions pouring, says Hon. C. D. Howe, into all war theatres
6/6/1942
Thousands of men make thousands of the tools of war in Welland's factories
Thousands of men make thousands of the tools of war in Welland's factories
7/3/1941
Women learn to fill the shells for their soldiers, Wives, mothers and grandmothers of active service men are wartime schoolgirls at classes in shell-f(...)
Women learn to fill the shells for their soldiers, Wives, mothers and grandmothers of active service men are wartime schoolgirls at classes in shell-f(...)
4/7/1943
Canada self-sufficient in vital war materials, is being rapidly whipped into Canadian shell factory where projectiles of all sizes are being manufactu(...)
Canada self-sufficient in vital war materials, is being rapidly whipped into Canadian shell factory where projectiles of all sizes are being manufactu(...)
7/13/1940
These Tubes of waste paper, held by Joyce Winn, are vital components of anti-aircraft shells
These Tubes of waste paper, held by Joyce Winn, are vital components of anti-aircraft shells
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Painting shells so as to make them rust-proof is the operation being performed by Mrs
Painting shells so as to make them rust-proof is the operation being performed by Mrs
1/2/1943
Adly projectiles. At the Right shells which have passed the inspection line are painted and will be shipped when dry. The copper band near the base of(...)
Adly projectiles. At the Right shells which have passed the inspection line are painted and will be shipped when dry. The copper band near the base of(...)
7/6/1940
525,000 Heavy shells, 25,000,000 cartridges
525,000 Heavy shells, 25,000,000 cartridges
6/12/1945
Every day more and more tanks are rumbling off production lines from factories throughout the United States
Every day more and more tanks are rumbling off production lines from factories throughout the United States
4/11/1942
Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith, Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off (...)
Mrs. V. Coole presents shell to col. Smith, Ajax. Sept. 11- Several thousand shell-fillers from the Ajax plant saw the 25 millionth shell to roll off (...)
9/14/1944