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Bogged down - This huge modern tank is rendered temporarily helpless by a trap made by detonation of explosives buried inside a pipe underground. Trap(...)

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Bogged down - This huge modern tank is rendered temporarily helpless by a trap made by detonation of explosives buried inside a pipe underground. Trap(...)

Date8/15/1941

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Canada. Canadian Army (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Bogged down - This huge modern tank is rendered temporarily helpless by a trap made by detonation of explosives buried inside a pipe underground. Trap is the work of sappers of 1st Field Squadron; R.C.E.; at Camp Borden; some untenanted parts of which they demolished

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0002115F

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