Four men standing on guard

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Creator

Ruddy, Marjorie Georgina, 1908-1980, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Negatives

Description

Four unidentified men standing in front of a fence. Nearby sign says "Keep to Right". Photograph was taken at the D.I.L. munitions plant in Ajax.

Second from left: Charles Astrop

Notes

The Defence Industries Limited (D.I.L) munitions plant operated in Ajax from 1941 to 1945, employing over 9,000 staff and producing over 40 million shells for the Second World War. Information courtesy of the Town of Ajax.

Dimensions

Width: 3 in
Height: 5 in

Subject(s)

Group portraits

Personal Name(s)

Ruddy, Marjorie Georgina

Corporate Name(s)

Defence Industries Limited (DIL)

Local identifier

A2013_040_1164

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection

Language of Item

English

Geographic Coverage

Ajax

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.8504604335552 Longitude: -79.0206705845642

Copyright Statement

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