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Muskets at the ready, members of the Governor General's Horse Guard charge during battle drill at Fort York's Victoria Day Festival yesterday. About 5(...)
Muskets at the ready, members of the Governor General's Horse Guard charge during battle drill at Fort York's Victoria Day Festival yesterday. About 5(...)

Muskets at the ready, members of the Governor General's Horse Guard charge during battle drill at Fort York's Victoria Day Festival yesterday. About 5(...)

Date5/19/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Muskets at the ready; members of the Governor General's Horse Guard charge during battle drill at Fort York's Victoria Day Festival yesterday. About 5;000 visitors took journey into the past by participating in festival; which featued soap making and other pioneer crafts; and highland dancing.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001983F
Firefarm fireworks: Troops of the musket-bearing King's Royal Regiment of New York fire their guns in salute during this year's Victoria Day parade in Metro
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After performing military manoeuvres of the early 19th century, the Fort York Guard fired their muskets at the enemy yesterday in Nathan Phillips Squa(...)
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Shouting orders loud and clear, Sergeant Tom Arnold commands platoon of Governor-General's Horse Guard in battle drill at Fort York
Shouting orders loud and clear, Sergeant Tom Arnold commands platoon of Governor-General's Horse Guard in battle drill at Fort York
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Troops of the musket-bearing King's Royal Regiment of New York, in historical costumes, above, fire their guns in salute, while members of a youth gro(...)
Troops of the musket-bearing King's Royal Regiment of New York, in historical costumes, above, fire their guns in salute, while members of a youth gro(...)
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Faye MacGlauchian, a trooper with the Governor-General's Horse Guards, finds adjusting her hat a little tricky at the Simcoe Day fun yesterday at Todmorden Mills
Faye MacGlauchian, a trooper with the Governor-General's Horse Guards, finds adjusting her hat a little tricky at the Simcoe Day fun yesterday at Todmorden Mills
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Pioneers demonstrated their marksmanship with 18th-century muskets at the York celebration in Coronation Park on Eglinton Ave. W. From the left, Jim B(...)
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Salutes and boos, Bruce Cox, 67, salutes yesterday at Queen's Park during Victoria Day ceremonies
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Little Drummer: Dressed in period costume, Keiko Twist, 7, seems lost in thought yesterday during festivities at Fort York
Little Drummer: Dressed in period costume, Keiko Twist, 7, seems lost in thought yesterday during festivities at Fort York
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Rearing Horse ridden by a member of the Governor-General's Horse Guards draws gasp from Princes Margriet during ceremonies marking Warriors' Day today(...)
Rearing Horse ridden by a member of the Governor-General's Horse Guards draws gasp from Princes Margriet during ceremonies marking Warriors' Day today(...)
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Sparkling Effort: Elyse McKeown, 3, left, and Kyle Glasson, 4, trace dazzling designs in the air with sparklers during last night's Victoria Day celebrations at Woodbine beach
Sparkling Effort: Elyse McKeown, 3, left, and Kyle Glasson, 4, trace dazzling designs in the air with sparklers during last night's Victoria Day celebrations at Woodbine beach
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Dominion Day celebrations took place yesterday at Nathan Phillips Square as members of the guard at Fort York fired a cannon to celebrate Canada's 106(...)
Dominion Day celebrations took place yesterday at Nathan Phillips Square as members of the guard at Fort York fired a cannon to celebrate Canada's 106(...)
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Inspectintg the troops: Governor-General Ray Hnatyshyn shares a smile with a member of the Governor-General's Horse Guard as he inspects the regiment at the University of Toronto yesterday
Inspectintg the troops: Governor-General Ray Hnatyshyn shares a smile with a member of the Governor-General's Horse Guard as he inspects the regiment at the University of Toronto yesterday
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