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Visitors leaving the famous Grange tunnel at Vimy Ridge

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Visitors leaving the famous Grange tunnel at Vimy Ridge

Date7/25/1936

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Visitors leaving the famous Grange tunnel at Vimy Ridge.

Subject

Vimy Memorial (France)

Anniversaries, etc.

World War, 1914-1918

Vimy Ridge, Battle of, France, 1917

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-3-SC-SU-389

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