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Time did not destroy this engine of death, an Axis tank, whose mangled remains strew the desert sands of North Africia, silent testimony to the fall of Italy's empire
Time did not destroy this engine of death, an Axis tank, whose mangled remains strew the desert sands of North Africia, silent testimony to the fall of Italy's empire

Time did not destroy this engine of death, an Axis tank, whose mangled remains strew the desert sands of North Africia, silent testimony to the fall of Italy's empire

Date7/31/1943
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Original Toronto Star caption: Time did not destroy this engine of death; an Axis tank; whose mangled remains strew the desert sands of North Africia; silent testimony to the fall of Italy's empire.
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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_0019396F
Wrecked axis ships, pounded from the air and sea, littered Bengazi harbor when General Alexander's Eighty Army arrived close behind the retreating Ger(...)
Wrecked axis ships, pounded from the air and sea, littered Bengazi harbor when General Alexander's Eighty Army arrived close behind the retreating Ger(...)
1/30/1943
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
Wreckage of enemy army vehicles strew the ground in front of the Tel el Eisa railway station in the desert-knocked out by the deadly, accurate fire laid down by British gunners in the battle
Wreckage of enemy army vehicles strew the ground in front of the Tel el Eisa railway station in the desert-knocked out by the deadly, accurate fire laid down by British gunners in the battle
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Ancient rocks, remains of an old sea bed that has broken and tilted, thrust through the Outback sands near Alice and in some of them, dating back one (...)
Ancient rocks, remains of an old sea bed that has broken and tilted, thrust through the Outback sands near Alice and in some of them, dating back one (...)
1/28/1975
directly above are the remains of a German 88 mm
directly above are the remains of a German 88 mm
5/8/1943
Operating an electric Donkiey Engine in Canada's Ram tank factor, this girl is doing a man-sized job of hauling heavy equipment. She steers her way do(...)
Operating an electric Donkiey Engine in Canada's Ram tank factor, this girl is doing a man-sized job of hauling heavy equipment. She steers her way do(...)
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Two truckloads were found in the desert sands, Cpl
Two truckloads were found in the desert sands, Cpl
11/4/1943
Left, shirt from Axis, $65, from Cyrus K, Simpsons, Sportables and Studio 267, linen trousers by Marco Polo, $150, from Cyrus K, Sportables, Sporting Life
Left, shirt from Axis, $65, from Cyrus K, Simpsons, Sportables and Studio 267, linen trousers by Marco Polo, $150, from Cyrus K, Sportables, Sporting Life
1/18/1989
(2) A view of the interior of the dome of the Dunlap Memorial, showing the massive polar axis of the telescope
(2) A view of the interior of the dome of the Dunlap Memorial, showing the massive polar axis of the telescope
5/8/1934
Weary waif: There seems to be little hope in the eyes of this 11-year-old Avellino girl whose home was destroyed in Italy's earthquake
Weary waif: There seems to be little hope in the eyes of this 11-year-old Avellino girl whose home was destroyed in Italy's earthquake
12/5/1980
Adding the finishing touch to the Covenanter tank she helped to make, this young war worker is seen chalking up a bit of inspiration on the tank's gun and mounting
Adding the finishing touch to the Covenanter tank she helped to make, this young war worker is seen chalking up a bit of inspiration on the tank's gun and mounting
11/28/1942
Front line newspaper of the Canadian troops in Italy is the tabloid Maple Leaf, published in the II Mattino plant in Naples. The building also houses (...)
Front line newspaper of the Canadian troops in Italy is the tabloid Maple Leaf, published in the II Mattino plant in Naples. The building also houses (...)
5/30/1944