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Old soldiers will hardly recognize the trenches which pit Vimy Ridge
Old soldiers will hardly recognize the trenches which pit Vimy Ridge

Old soldiers will hardly recognize the trenches which pit Vimy Ridge

Date7/25/1936
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Original Toronto Star caption: Old soldiers will hardly recognize the trenches which pit Vimy Ridge. Neat cement bags now line the sides Title derived from a clipping on the verso of the image. A second clipping on the verso records: Front line trenches still preserved. Place names in the news today as German repeats her offensive against France are familiar to thousands of Canadians who fought there in the last war. At Vimy Ridge, where Canadian troops won undying fame in the captpre [sic] of the ''impregnable positions, these Canadian front line trenches are preserved today as they were in 1917. Every Toronto batallion had its share in the Vimy Ridge victory.''
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0019197F
      Trench-wrecker--Squatting toad-like in its casemate at Vimy, this grim dispatcher of death lobbed its projectiles across no-man's-land to blow trenches flat
      Trench-wrecker--Squatting toad-like in its casemate at Vimy, this grim dispatcher of death lobbed its projectiles across no-man's-land to blow trenches flat
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/15/1936
      In the Trenches
      In the Trenches
      Loek, Dick
      8/9/1991
      Dawn deep in middle trenches [Incomplete]
      Dawn deep in middle trenches [Incomplete]
      Boyd, John
      2/18/1916
      In the Trenches
      In the Trenches
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      3/31/1982
      A smokescreen keeps the young volunteer reservists in the trenches from seeing the approach of the 'enemy' in attacks that are as realistic as possible
      A smokescreen keeps the young volunteer reservists in the trenches from seeing the approach of the 'enemy' in attacks that are as realistic as possible
      Canada. Canadian Army
      8/24/1984
      Shot, shell and shrapnel : Tommy in the trenches
      Shot, shell and shrapnel : Tommy in the trenches
      Logan, Otto
      approximately 1918
      Vivid memories are stirred by these World War I steel helmets, on the left a Canadian tin hat and on the right a German sniper's helmet. L. W. Currell, a businessman and retired lieutenant-colonel, displayed the helmets at a talk on the battle of Vimy Ridge in which Canadian troops distinguished themselves. Currell, a 19-year-old private at the time, told of the battle in Erindale Untied Church last night.
      Vivid memories are stirred by these World War I steel helmets, on the left a Canadian tin hat and on the right a German sniper's helmet. L. W. Currell, a businessman and retired lieutenant-colonel, displayed the helmets at a talk on the battle of Vimy Ridge in which Canadian troops distinguished themselves. Currell, a 19-year-old private at the time, told of the battle in Erindale Untied Church last night.
      Calleja, Frank
      11/1/1977
      Vimy Ridge Memorial. An aerial view showing early arrivals at the Vimy Memorial, which the King will unveil this afternoon
      Vimy Ridge Memorial. An aerial view showing early arrivals at the Vimy Memorial, which the King will unveil this afternoon
      International Graphic Press, Inc.
      7/26/1936
      Here, until April 9, 1917, the German front-line twisted its sinuous way across the brow of Vimy Ridge
      Here, until April 9, 1917, the German front-line twisted its sinuous way across the brow of Vimy Ridge
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/10/1935
      Canadian Great War memorial Vimy Ridge France
      Canadian Great War memorial Vimy Ridge France
      Allward, Walter Seymour, 1876-1955
      1936 circa
      Concrete statue of cross with engraving of sword on upper portion of shaft. Statue stands on a …
      Mimico War Memorial, Vimy Ridge Parkette, Lake Shore Boulevard West, northwest corner of Queens Avenue, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      n.d.
      Vimy Ridge Memorial, designed by Walter Allward
      Vimy Ridge Memorial, designed by Walter Allward
      Allward, Walter Seymour, 1876-1955
      7/25/1936