Visit of Governor General Roland Michener, September 18, 1968

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Creator

Brian Winter, Photographer

Media Type

Image

Item Type

Negatives

Description

A black and white photograph of Governor General Roland Michener leaving the Memorial Park bandshell after addressing the crowd.

Notes

Governor General Roland Michener (April 19, 1900–August 6, 1991) came to Oshawa on September 18, 1968 to present the Companion of the Order of Canada to 97 year old philanthropist Colonel R.S. McLaughlin (September 8, 1871– January 6, 1972) at a civic luncheon held at the Genosha Hotel. Before his luncheon the Governor General spoke to a crowd of school children at the Memorial Park bandshell on Simcoe Street South in Oshawa.

Date of Original

18 September 1968

Dimensions

Width: 2 in
Height: 2 in

Subject(s)

Politics & government
Rites & ceremonies

Personal Name(s)

Michener, The Right Honourable Roland ; Winter, Brian ; McLaughlin, Colonel R.S.

Local identifier

A2013_004_247

Collection

Whitby Online Historic Photographs Collection

Geographic Coverage

Oshawa

Ontario, Canada

Latitude: 43.8942521405665 Longitude: -78.8632063506317

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