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Newspaper coverage of World War II containing mention of William Lyon Mackenzie King : “Free peoples of world mourn passing of Franklin D. Roosevelt, friend of humanity,” The Evening Citizen, Friday, April 13, 1945.

This issue of the Evening Citizen for April 13, 1945 contains several mentions of William Lyon Mackenzie King, as well as on p. 13 a press photo of Roosevelt, King and Churchill taken at a press conference in Quebec.

King, William Lyon Mackenzie

Newspaper coverage of World War II containing mention of William Lyon Mackenzie King : “Invasion!” The Ottawa Citizen, Tuesday, June 6, 1944.

One section of The Ottawa Citizen, June 6, 1944 concerning the D-Day allied landings in France. “Gov’t lights quickly go on: officialdom here in dark on reported landings,” The Ottawa Citizen, Tuesday, June 6, 1944, p. 8. This short story reports on early morning lights going on at government buildings as “service chiefs and public relations officers, hearing German invasion reports, hurried to their offices.” The final paragraph reads: “A servant at Laurier House, home of Prime Minister Mackenzie king, said Mr. King had retired. She declined to awaken him.”

King, William Lyon Mackenzie

Newspaper coverage of World War II containing mention of William Lyon Mackenzie King : “It’s all over in Europe! Nazi surrender complete,” The Evening Citizen, Monday, May 7, 1945.

This issue of the Evening Citizen for May 7, 1945 contains mentions of William Lyon Mackenzie King: “Not an hour for exultation, says Premier King,” p. 11; “Mr. King visits freed Canadians travelling home,” p. 15. Mr. King and Louis St. Laurent who were in California for the United Nations Security Conference, paid an unexpected visit to 52 Canadians who had been interned for three years in Japanese prison camps in the Philippines.

King, William Lyon Mackenzie

Westminster Abbey : The order of service in memory of the Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King, O.M., sometime Prime Minister of Canada, on Friday, July 28th, 1950 at 12.30 p.m.

Leaflet containing the order of service in memory of William Lyon Mackenzie King held July 28, 1950 at Westminster Abbey, these two copies owned by Arthur King, nephew of William Lyon Mackenzie King, and his wife Kathleen King. Includes clipping about the service and the peal of bells.

King, William Lyon Mackenzie

William Lyon Mackenzie King : group portrait with Arthur and Kathleen King.

One informal group portrait taken outdoors, location and occasion unidentified. William Lyon Mackenzie King is standing third from the right; to his right are his nephew Arthur King and Arthur’s wife Kathleen King. Three females and two males are unidentified. The location appears to be a wooded area, with tents.

King, William Lyon Mackenzie

William Lyon Mackenzie King standing on the steps of Laurier House, Ottawa, 1938.

One sepia portrait of William Lyon Mackenzie King standing on the steps to Laurier House, Ottawa. This photograph is pasted on a mount that is printed as a Christmas greeting: “With the Season’s Greetings, W.L. Mackenzie King, Laurier House, Ottawa, Christmas 1938. This photograph was found in a red photograph holder produced as a souvenir of the “Normandie Roof” on top of the Mount Royal Hotel, Montreal, Quebec and probably meant to hold a photograph of the three people who have autographed and dated the back cover “Dec. 26/46”: “Best Wishes [illegible] Happy New Year! A.M. King Best of the Season- Walter.”

King, William Lyon Mackenzie

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