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The cannon at Fort York is fired by red-coated Upper Canada militiamen shooting a smoky blank and creating a boom that makes some persons hold their e(...)

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The cannon at Fort York is fired by red-coated Upper Canada militiamen shooting a smoky blank and creating a boom that makes some persons hold their e(...)

Date5/22/1972

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Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: The cannon at Fort York is fired by red-coated Upper Canada militiamen shooting a smoky blank and creating a boom that makes some persons hold their ears. More than 5;000 persons visited the reconstructed fort near Canadian National Exhibition grounds yesterday and saw pioneer crafts; films; military activities.

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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_0112619F

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