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Troops parading, civilian and men on horses observing. In foreground, two parked cars with people watching troops march by.
One of a series of photographs by Toronto photographer Alex McLean.
Labeled ‘REVIEW, CAMP BORDEN, ONT. 14’
Photographer label on photo ‘PHOTO BY ALEX J. MCLEAN’.
Base on photographic 'AZO' paper used, dates to 1904-1918.
Unused.
UL corner clipped. Crease LR corner. Paper toned on back, light staining.
(Red text is an electronic watermark that is not physically part of the photo for sale)
Alex J. McLean had a studio at 435 Spadina Ave. Toronto, Ontario
At the height of the First World War, the Borden Military Camp opened at a location on a glacial moraine west of Barrie in 1916 to train units for the Canadian Expeditionary Force. It was named for Sir Frederick William Borden, former Minister of Militia. In May 1916, the Barrie and Collingwood companies of the 157th Battalion (Simcoe Foresters), CEF, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel D. H. MacLaren, began construction of the camp. Camp Borden was selected in 1917 for a military aerodrome, becoming the first flying station of the Royal Flying Corps Canada.
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