Canada's First World War Photographers

Canada's Great War by Craig Baird / Curiouscast

Jan 16, 202552:58Society & Culture

During the last half of the war, three men captured the history of the First World War, with a bit of embellishment to capture what was happening in France. Support: patreon.com/canadaehx Merch: Donate: buymeacoffee.com/...

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