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Scrapbook
Thistle Curling Club. Tobacco Fund Letters and Cards from our Boys Overseas
Date
1939-1944
Dimensions1 textual record ; 38 x 26 cm
Object NumberP148/E1.1
CreditGift of The Montreal Thistle Curling Club
This document was digitized thanks to the generous support of Mark W. Gallop
Scope and Content
This
scrapbook illustrates Canada's war effort during the Second World War and the
civil and military involvement of Canadian citizens. It contains cards and
letters sent to the Montreal Thistle Curling Club by soldiers on the European
front between 1939 and 1944.
According
to the correspondence, the Montreal club would send packs of cigarettes to
Canadians serving in the armed forces. In return, the soldiers would write
cards -- provided by the Macdonald Tobacco Company -- to express their
gratitude and acknowledge receipt of the packages.
Notes
Source
of title proper:
Based on the title of the document.
Language: The document is in English.
Last update: August 30, 2017
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This project is made possible thanks to the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation and Canadian Heritage.
