Into the driver's seat of one of the big army trucks being built by General Motors at Oshawa clambered the Earl of Athlone when he inspected the busy factory recently

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Into the driver's seat of one of the big army trucks being built by General Motors at Oshawa clambered the Earl of Athlone when he inspected the busy factory recently

Date3/5/1941

Names

Alice, Princess of Great Britain, 1883- (subject)

Athlone, Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st earl of, 1874-1957 (subject)

Gaulle, Charles de, 1890-1970 (subject)

James, Norman (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Into the driver's seat of one of the big army trucks being built by General Motors at Oshawa clambered the Earl of Athlone when he inspected the busy factory recently

Subject

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object NumberTSPA_0029916F

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