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Bullets of light, not lead, stream from the muzzle of this tank gun in battle practice at Camp Borden
Bullets of light, not lead, stream from the muzzle of this tank gun in battle practice at Camp Borden

Bullets of light, not lead, stream from the muzzle of this tank gun in battle practice at Camp Borden

Date4/25/1941
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bullets of light; not lead; stream from the muzzle of this tank gun in battle practice at Camp Borden. Visible as far as 2;000 yards; the powerful light beam checks the accuracy of the tank commander's fire order and the gunner's marksmanship.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002109F
Ready . . aim . . fire. Soldiers at Camp Borden are being shot with light rays these days, A newly invented ray gun, with which Sgt. E. A. Williams he(...)
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Camp borden experts tune them of, send them Roaring away for dutt
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Image shows oil storage tanks by the lake.
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192-?
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