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Mass production of huge defence guns is already in progress in the U
Mass production of huge defence guns is already in progress in the U

Mass production of huge defence guns is already in progress in the U

Date6/25/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mass production of huge defence guns is already in progress in the U.S. The great size of these guns may be judged by comparison with man standing in background.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0019368F
and other types of guns that soon will send out a hot tune for the Axis from early three years to pounce on Hitler's hordes waiting across the English(...)
and other types of guns that soon will send out a hot tune for the Axis from early three years to pounce on Hitler's hordes waiting across the English(...)
6/15/1942
Too bad Hitler's not here, lament these eight war-working grandmothers as they train Sten guns on the photographer's assistant. There are some seventy(...)
Too bad Hitler's not here, lament these eight war-working grandmothers as they train Sten guns on the photographer's assistant. There are some seventy(...)
6/5/1943
Big 3.7-Inch anti-aircraft guns, built at Peterboro, are dependent on fuses from the General Engineering Co
Big 3.7-Inch anti-aircraft guns, built at Peterboro, are dependent on fuses from the General Engineering Co
30 June 1944
Machines, Material, Money Call For Workers: There is a factory in Toronto producing Bren guns at the rate of 97,500 a year
Machines, Material, Money Call For Workers: There is a factory in Toronto producing Bren guns at the rate of 97,500 a year
4/24/1941
Field guns
Field guns
9/4/1941
Many more guns, still on the assembly line, will follow the first six turned out for service yesterday
Many more guns, still on the assembly line, will follow the first six turned out for service yesterday
7/2/1941
Former R.A.F. Flying Officer Hogan inspects the finished results of the trophy collection. Made from German guns captured in the first world war these(...)
Former R.A.F. Flying Officer Hogan inspects the finished results of the trophy collection. Made from German guns captured in the first world war these(...)
3/15/1941
Defence Department officials recently announced the award of a $1,900,000 contract to this Peterboro company for anti-aircraft searchlights chiefly for west coast defences
Defence Department officials recently announced the award of a $1,900,000 contract to this Peterboro company for anti-aircraft searchlights chiefly for west coast defences
6/22/1941
Down in Quebec women are playing a big role in a gun plant and here Isobel MacKenzie inspects six-pounder gun parts
Down in Quebec women are playing a big role in a gun plant and here Isobel MacKenzie inspects six-pounder gun parts
6/18/1942
Shop talk is a new marriage to the girls who are training at Peterboro to become gun and gun-carriage inspectors
Shop talk is a new marriage to the girls who are training at Peterboro to become gun and gun-carriage inspectors
3/7/1942
Mrs. Charlotte Hussey is a comparative newcomer to the plant, but already is working an intricate drill. She has a daughter overseas with the R.C.A.F. (W.D.)
Mrs. Charlotte Hussey is a comparative newcomer to the plant, but already is working an intricate drill. She has a daughter overseas with the R.C.A.F. (W.D.)
9/1/1943
Yolanda Dubois applis preserving shellac to the labels on the cases of tracer bullets in the Defence Industries Ltd
Yolanda Dubois applis preserving shellac to the labels on the cases of tracer bullets in the Defence Industries Ltd
1/1/1943