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Urging his party to be crusaders for the common man, John Bracken, retiring leader, is shown making his farewell speech to Progressive Conservative delegates
Urging his party to be crusaders for the common man, John Bracken, retiring leader, is shown making his farewell speech to Progressive Conservative delegates

Urging his party to be crusaders for the common man, John Bracken, retiring leader, is shown making his farewell speech to Progressive Conservative delegates

Date10/1/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Urging his party to be crusaders for the common man, John Bracken, retiring leader, is shown making his farewell speech to Progressive Conservative delegates
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0034019F
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