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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1945
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2010.0063.002

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Paris Leave Map
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 2
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Paper; steel staples.

Dimensions

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

Length: 14.0 cm
Width: 10.8 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: Leconte
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
Period: WWII (1939-1945); Mr. McBride was in Paris after 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: Guide to sites of interest, with maps, for service personnel on leave.
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Printed text on the front cover reads: "PARIS/LEAVE MAP/[drawing]/CANADIAN FORCES/HOSPITALITY AND INFORMATION BUREAU/31, avenue de l'Opéra, PARIS/BRANCH BUREAUX/Hotel Palais d'Orsay-Savoy-Hotel, 3, boul. des Capucines/Canadian Officers Club/OPERATED BY/CANADIAN KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WAR SERVICES/ON BEHALF OF:/CANADIAN LEGION WAR SERVICES INC./CANADIAN Y.M.C.A. OVERSEAS/SALVATION ARMY CANADIAN WAR SERVICES".
Missing: N/A
Finish: Pale green cover with black drawing; black & red printed lettering.
Decoration: Drawing of the Eiffel Tower on the front cover.

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Unknown Manufacturer, Map, circa 1945, Artifact no. 2010.0063, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2010.0063.002/

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