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Stirton, a Dunkirk survivor of the Royal Tank Corps, sits in the power-driven Canada's first army tank as it rolls from the assembly line of the C.P.R(...)
Stirton, a Dunkirk survivor of the Royal Tank Corps, sits in the power-driven Canada's first army tank as it rolls from the assembly line of the C.P.R(...)

Stirton, a Dunkirk survivor of the Royal Tank Corps, sits in the power-driven Canada's first army tank as it rolls from the assembly line of the C.P.R(...)

Date5/31/1941
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Original Toronto Star caption: Stirton; a Dunkirk survivor of the Royal Tank Corps; sits in the power-driven Canada's first army tank as it rolls from the assembly line of the C.P.R. Angus Experts are loud in their praises of this 25-ton machine's test performances. [Incomplete]
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0002121F
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