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Estimates vary, but there were no fewer than 50,000 people present at the unveiling of Canada's commemorative monument at Vimy, the vast majority of them being French citizens wanting to express their gratitude. This aerial view shows part of the crowd at the unveiling of the Vimy Memorial in 1936.

Black and white photograph. Aerial view of the monument and crowd surrounding it. The iconic Mother Canada sculpture is covered by dark cloth. — (National Film Board of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, MIKAN No. 4930589.)

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