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Dominion Day Parade Float Mock-Up Of An Armoured Car Towing An Artillery Piece

Two sequential black and white photographs showing front and rear views of a parade float consisting of a mock-up of an armoured military vehicle towing a gun carriage.

Source: Ladysmith Archives

Date: 1918

During the First World War, patriotism was stoked by military presence in concerts and parades. This float, a mock-up of an armoured car towing a real artillery piece and manned by 6 soldiers, is pictured passing along First Avenue, downtown Ladysmith.