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OBJECT TYPE: Subway
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0060.001

MANUFACTURER: Imprimeur Tournon
MODEL: Paris by The Subway
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 11.4 cm
Width: 9.2 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Aviation
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Tournon
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); Mr. McBride was on leave in Paris following its liberation by Allied forces in Dec. 1944.
Canada: Collectively, this collection provides a window into some of the more personal aspects of wartime service life for the average Airman, including how he spent his leave.
Function: Map of the Paris subway system for use by Allied service personnel on leave.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Letterig on the cover (when folded) reads: "PARIS/BY THE SUBWAY/With Heartiest greetings from/AU BON MARCHE Department Stores".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Colour map; black & red printed text on white background; red & blue flag designs.
Decoration: Paris coat-of-arms; French, American & British flags.

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Imprimeur Tournon, Map, circa 1945, Artifact no. 2010.0060, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0060.001/

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