Vimy Ridge Memorial, designed by Walter Allward

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Vimy Ridge Memorial, designed by Walter Allward

Date7/25/1936

Names

Allward, Walter Seymour, 1876-1955 (contributor)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Vimy Ridge Memorial: More than 6,000 tons of marble were used in the memorial in northern France to Canadians killed in World War I, designed by Walter Allward.

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Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTS-2-3-SC-SU-388

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