Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Gallery

 This is a mobile mine, a weapon developed by the Germans during the Second World War, called Goliath.


Here we have the staff car of Field Marshal Harold Alexander, who served in North Africa and Italy, and after the war would be a governor-general in Canada.


Walking through the Lebreton Gallery is a photographer's dream.


These two large plaques once stood in the flagship store of the Eatons retail chain, commemorating  company workers who died in both of the world wars. After that chain came to an end, the plaques came here.


The Voodoo fighter overhead dominates this space.


Here we have what looks like a tank, but isn't. This is a self propelled Howitzer.


The two tanks in the foreground are Leopards, contemporary era tanks of the Canadian military and other NATO forces. I've been in a Leopard before.


Multiple tanks from multiple nations.


I headed to the ramp out and out of the gallery for my departure. Several large works of art hang here. This is The Taking Of Vimy Ridge, Easter Monday 1917, by Richard Jack, depicting the Canadian victory at that place. We'll conclude this series tomorrow.

22 comments:

  1. ...things keep getting bigger and more deadly.

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  2. So many lives, time and money spent on killing devices!

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  3. Those tanks are impressive. Take care, have a wonderful day!

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  4. The tank and artillery pieces are great to see, but I really like the 1940 Ford staff car with its custom body.

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  5. So many different kinds of tanks.

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  6. Funny , I don't remember a Governor general Mackenzie.

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  7. Lots of necessary 'war' inventions ~ neat photos ~ thanks,

    Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
    clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
    aka (A Creative Harbor)

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  8. The military industrial complex is working overtime again right now.

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  9. I'm thinking in reality it probably did look like a huge goliath, bet it was scary seeing that.

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    1. Goliath is ironic. The ting is the size of a sheepdog.

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  10. So historical. We do have to understand the past!

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