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Halifax Veterans packed every inch of space on the docks alongside the great white Empress of Britain last evening
Halifax Veterans packed every inch of space on the docks alongside the great white Empress of Britain last evening

Halifax Veterans packed every inch of space on the docks alongside the great white Empress of Britain last evening

Date6/16/1939
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Original Toronto Star caption: Halifax Veterans packed every inch of space on the docks alongside the great white Empress of Britain last evening. This group had preferred positions at the very point where the Queen stepped from Canadian soil to the gang-plank.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0122547F
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