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Leading The procession from the House of Commons to the Senate chamber as Canada's parliament opened is the acting Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. B(...)
Leading The procession from the House of Commons to the Senate chamber as Canada's parliament opened is the acting Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. B(...)

Leading The procession from the House of Commons to the Senate chamber as Canada's parliament opened is the acting Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. B(...)

Date1/31/1947
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  • Leading The procession from the House of Commons to the Senate chamber as Canada's parliament opened is the acting Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. B(...)
  • Leading The procession from the House of Commons to the Senate chamber as Canada's parliament opened is the acting Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. Bonner LaRose; followed by the mace-bearer. Members are on way to hear throne speech
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Original Toronto Star caption: Leading The procession from the House of Commons to the Senate chamber as Canada's parliament opened is the acting Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod. Bonner LaRose; followed by the mace-bearer. Members are on way to hear throne speech
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107487F
Gentleman usher I Black Rod
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Speakers Chair House of Commons
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Ink Stand. Calendar and Seal Press. House of Commons Ottawa
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Hundreds of spectators lined the corridor yesterday outside the public galleries of the House of Commons in hope of witnessing the rare spectacle of a(...)
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Place cards are distributed in the senate for the opening of Parliament
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