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The army on the University of Toronto campus, gas masks in foreground
The army on the University of Toronto campus, gas masks in foreground

The army on the University of Toronto campus, gas masks in foreground

Date10/4/1939
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Original Toronto Star caption: The army on the University of Toronto campus, gas masks in foreground.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star archives.
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-124-GO-075
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
A $500 Victory Bond will provide the army with money to buy complete anti-gas equipment, including essential gas masks that every soldier must have. U(...)
A $500 Victory Bond will provide the army with money to buy complete anti-gas equipment, including essential gas masks that every soldier must have. U(...)
11/4/1943
There must be no doubt concerning gas masks supplied the army
There must be no doubt concerning gas masks supplied the army
n.d.
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1942-05
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Bottom, ever-growing stores of gas masks
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