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| HMS York at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 10 Aug 1938 | Canadian Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Percy Nelles inspecting a Japanese shell recovered from the Estevan Point lighthouse shelling attack of 20 Jun 1942 by Japanese submarine I-26. | CMP Field Artillery Tractor with gun in tow after suffering a mishap on an icy snow covered road, British Columbia, Canada, circa 1943 | Internment camp for Japanese-Canadians, British Columbia, Canada, Jun 1945 |
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| Victory celebration in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sep 1945 |
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