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Canada mourning her dead

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Canada mourning her dead

Date1936 circa

Names

Allward, Walter Seymour, 1876-1955. Canadian War Memorial, Vimy Ridge, France (subject)

Plasse, Georges, 1878-1948 (author)

Unknown (publisher)

Alternate Title

Drawings by Georges Plasse of Walter Allward's Canadian Great War Memorial at Vimy Ridge, France

Notes

Canada mourning her dead

Subject

GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Reprographic copies

Dimensions26.7 cm x 22 cm

Language

English

CollectionSpecial Collections in the Arts

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Object Number16048300497870D_P4

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