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Quints will christen liberty ships with water from Niagara
Quints will christen liberty ships with water from Niagara

Quints will christen liberty ships with water from Niagara

Date5/3/1943
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Original Toronto Star caption: Quints will christen liberty ships with water from Niagara. Five champagne bottles are filled with Niagara river water by the mayors of the two cities on opposite side of the Niagara gorge. The bottles will be sent to Superior, Wisconsin, where they will be used by the Dionne quints May 9, to christen five liberty ships named for them. Here are Mayor Stephen A. Lamb, of Niagara Falls, N.Y., left, and Mayor G. R. Inglis, Niagara Falls, Ont. Looking on are: Aircraftman Louis Bedry, R.C.A.F., Strome, Alta., James Nichols, U.S.N., Tacoma, Olive Stell, Niagara Falls, N.Y,, Cpl. Kenneth Hopper, U.S. army air corps, Tacoma.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0044020F
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario