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It was the peoples' day with the King and Queen in Toronto when their majesties came for a sec unofficial visit
It was the peoples' day with the King and Queen in Toronto when their majesties came for a sec unofficial visit

It was the peoples' day with the King and Queen in Toronto when their majesties came for a sec unofficial visit

Date6/7/1939
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Original Toronto Star caption: It was the peoples' day with the King and Queen in Toronto when their majesties came for a sec unofficial visit. Crowds swarmed over the railway embankment downtown when the Union station was c to them; and here west-end crowds stood right on the tracks to halt the royal train. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0122521F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
In a familiar pose the King and Queen are seen here on their west country visit, inspecting a Beaufort aircraft at Bristol. Their majesties celebrate their 17th wedding anniversary on April 26
In a familiar pose the King and Queen are seen here on their west country visit, inspecting a Beaufort aircraft at Bristol. Their majesties celebrate their 17th wedding anniversary on April 26
3/16/1940
Edmonton regiment was lined up when their majesties came along
Edmonton regiment was lined up when their majesties came along
7/13/1940
Car for king's visit painted color he chooses, Built at Windsor for use by their majesties during their visit to Canada this beautiful, custom-built C(...)
Car for king's visit painted color he chooses, Built at Windsor for use by their majesties during their visit to Canada this beautiful, custom-built C(...)
5/1/1939
Will meet their majesties. During the rest period in the late afternoon of their majesties' visit to Toronto next Monday, Mrs. Albert Matthews, right,(...)
Will meet their majesties. During the rest period in the late afternoon of their majesties' visit to Toronto next Monday, Mrs. Albert Matthews, right,(...)
2/1/1938
Officer commanding the R.C.A.F. Thunderbird squadron, Wing Com. C. W. Burgess, Port Credit, is greeted by the King during the recent visit of Their Majesties to units of the R.C.A.F. overseas
Officer commanding the R.C.A.F. Thunderbird squadron, Wing Com. C. W. Burgess, Port Credit, is greeted by the King during the recent visit of Their Majesties to units of the R.C.A.F. overseas
10/7/1944
Prime Minister King is seen bidding good-by to the King and Queen on the steps of the House of Commons at Ottawa after their majesties had been enthro(...)
Prime Minister King is seen bidding good-by to the King and Queen on the steps of the House of Commons at Ottawa after their majesties had been enthro(...)
6/10/1939
Ottawa Society, eager as any other group of Canadians to get a close-up of the King and Queen, press forward as their majesties emerge from Rideau Hal(...)
Ottawa Society, eager as any other group of Canadians to get a close-up of the King and Queen, press forward as their majesties emerge from Rideau Hal(...)
6/3/1939
It was an informal visit, their majesties seeing some of the soldiers at exercise in shirt sleeves
It was an informal visit, their majesties seeing some of the soldiers at exercise in shirt sleeves
7/13/1940
In the lower picture, their majesties are seen driving through a line-up of war veterans on their visit to Quebec
In the lower picture, their majesties are seen driving through a line-up of war veterans on their visit to Quebec
6/3/1939
At lower right their majesties are shown during their visit to Guelph
At lower right their majesties are shown during their visit to Guelph
6/17/1939
Prime minister Mackenzie King, trans-Canada companion to their majesties, has left them to themselves for a time
Prime minister Mackenzie King, trans-Canada companion to their majesties, has left them to themselves for a time
6/5/1939
A Princely visit: Amid tight security unusual for an unofficial royal visit, Prince Philip is escorted through Royal York Hotel by manager Hans Grubmayr
A Princely visit: Amid tight security unusual for an unofficial royal visit, Prince Philip is escorted through Royal York Hotel by manager Hans Grubmayr
10/25/1979