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Leading the parade, Maurice Clarke, 35, dressed as King Billy, starts off from Queen's Park today with 4,000 Orangemen, their wives and friends in the(...)
Leading the parade, Maurice Clarke, 35, dressed as King Billy, starts off from Queen's Park today with 4,000 Orangemen, their wives and friends in the(...)

Leading the parade, Maurice Clarke, 35, dressed as King Billy, starts off from Queen's Park today with 4,000 Orangemen, their wives and friends in the(...)

Date7/8/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Leading the parade; Maurice Clarke; 35; dressed as King Billy; starts off from Queen's Park today with 4;000 Orangemen; their wives and friends in the city's 151st parade to mark the 282nd anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne.
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Dimensions15 x 9 cm (5 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010685F
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