April 9 is Vimy Ridge Day. Six months after that battle, in October 1917, this photograph captured recuperating veterans gathered on the southwest corner of Yonge and College Street, referred to as Shrapnel Corners. (7/96)

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April 9 is Vimy Ridge Day. Six months after that battle, in October 1917, this photograph captured recuperating veterans gathered on the southwest corner of Yonge and College Street, referred to as Shrapnel Corners.
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