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GUN SHIELDS FOR H.M.C.S. Oakville are being prepared for presentation. Two will go to the corvette and one will be hung in the Oakville council chambe(...)

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GUN SHIELDS FOR H.M.C.S. Oakville are being prepared for presentation. Two will go to the corvette and one will be hung in the Oakville council chambe(...)

Date12/30/1943

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

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Original Toronto Star caption: GUN SHIELDS FOR H.M.C.S. Oakville are being prepared for presentation. Two will go to the corvette and one will be hung in the Oakville council chambers. Holding a shield; not yet painted; are Mayor Murray F. Deans; Chief Constable David Kerr; and Ross Gibson; chairman of the corvette committee.

Subject

Corvettes (Warships)

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010354F

Country:Canada

Province or state:Ontario

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