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A helping hand. Zorro Zonnekeyn gets a private lesson in handling a Brown Bess Musket from Private Malcolm Wootton at Toronto's Historic Fort York yes(...)

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A helping hand. Zorro Zonnekeyn gets a private lesson in handling a Brown Bess Musket from Private Malcolm Wootton at Toronto's Historic Fort York yes(...)

Date4/26/1992

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Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: A helping hand. Zorro Zonnekeyn gets a private lesson in handling a Brown Bess Musket from Private Malcolm Wootton at Toronto's Historic Fort York yesterday during events to commemorate the 179th anniversary of the Battle of York. Remembrance services were also held for the many soldiers who were killed in the battle; which tool place just east of the modern-day Sunnyside Pavilion.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112603F

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