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More than 80,000 mourners braved cold winds and cloudy skies over the weekend to file past the bier in the Québec legislature where the body of Québec(...)
More than 80,000 mourners braved cold winds and cloudy skies over the weekend to file past the bier in the Québec legislature where the body of Québec(...)

More than 80,000 mourners braved cold winds and cloudy skies over the weekend to file past the bier in the Québec legislature where the body of Québec(...)

Date9/29/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: More than 80,000 mourners braved cold winds and cloudy skies over the weekend to file past the bier in the Quebec legislature where the body of Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson lay in state. Line was a mile long at times.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0057961F
Funeral procession for Québec Premier Daniel Johnson winds slowly through a gray drizzle today for solemn funeral mass at the Basilique de Québec. Aft(...)
Funeral procession for Québec Premier Daniel Johnson winds slowly through a gray drizzle today for solemn funeral mass at the Basilique de Québec. Aft(...)
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Borne from the Basilica in Québec by an honor guard of Québec Provincial Police, the casket of Québec Premier Daniel Johnson yesterday began journey t(...)
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