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The Book of Remembrance

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Date:

1955

Reference:

Box number: 67

Item no. (creator):

74757

Type of material:

Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

4948586

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National Film Board of Canada fonds

Photographs from the pre-1962 numeric classification system

The Book of Remembrance
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Date(s):

1955

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Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

1 photograph : b&w negative.

Language of material:

English

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Photograph taken in Ottawa, Ontario. NFB Photo Story: Canada Honors War Dead.

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Photographer: Lund, Chris, 1923-1983

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Title based on the following caption from the NFB Photo Story: In the quiet of House of Commons Memorial Chapel located in the lower portion of the Peace Tower, daily ritual of turning over a page of the Book of Remembrance is carried out. On the Chapel walls, stone plaques carry details of the service, sacrifice and achievements of Canadians killed in the First Great War. The six-hundred-and-one page Book of Remembrance lies within a flag-lined casket, is richly illuminated with the names of over 65,000 Canadian servicemen who died in 1914-18 conflict.

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Government

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1971-271 NPC
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Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA 1971-271] 67

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Credit: Library and Archives Canada/National Film Board fonds/e011176109; Copyright: Expired; Restrictions on Use: Nil

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