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More than 80,000 mourners braved cold winds and cloudy skies over the weekend to file past the bier in the Québec legislature where the body of Québec(...)
More than 80,000 mourners braved cold winds and cloudy skies over the weekend to file past the bier in the Québec legislature where the body of Québec(...)

More than 80,000 mourners braved cold winds and cloudy skies over the weekend to file past the bier in the Québec legislature where the body of Québec(...)

Date9/29/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: More than 80,000 mourners braved cold winds and cloudy skies over the weekend to file past the bier in the Quebec legislature where the body of Quebec Premier Daniel Johnson lay in state. Line was a mile long at times.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0057961F
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      Griffin, Doug
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      Funeral procession for Québec Premier Daniel Johnson winds slowly through a gray drizzle today for solemn funeral mass at the Basilique de Québec. Aft(...)
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