2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay
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- 2009-12-18
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Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. The relay travelled through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.
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2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. The relay travelled through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.
2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay - Torch Bearer
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Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. Steven Gonsalves carries the Olympic torch through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.
2010 Vancouver Olympic Torch Relay - Travelling through Town
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Photograph from the 2010 Vancouver Olympic torch relay. Onlookers can be seen waving as Steven Gonsalves carries the Olympic torch through Bradford on December 18th, 2009.
Crowds Welcome Olympic Flame to Bradford
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Newspaper article about the Olympic torch travelling through Bradford on December 18th, 2009, as part of celebrations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
"The Olympic Torch Relay passed through Bradford last Friday and Crowds lined Holland Street to catch a glimpse of the flame..."
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A photograph printed in the Yesterday newspaper section of the Bradford Witness. It shows Canada's national team in 1907. Bradford members on the team included V. Graham (top row, second from left), Dr. Lewis H. Campbell (top row, third from left) and Fred Coombs (front row, seated)."
The newspaper caption reads (note that the year and Dr. Campbell's first name are incorrect, see above for clarification): "Canada's recent Lacrosse world championship victory in England could mark a revival of our truly national sport. In Bradford Lacrosse was widely played early this century with the area producing several world-class competitors. This photo, submitted by Thomas Pratt of Islington, shows Canada's national team of 1915. Bradford members on the team include V. Graham, second from left, top row, Dr. Lou Campbell, third from left top row, and Fred Coombs, seated in front."
My Canada: When Lacrosse was King in Bradford
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An article about the history and popularity of the game of lacrosse in Bradford, written by Luanne Campbell Edwards.
"At this time in June, 110 years ago, there was only one topic being discussed in every household in Bradford: the Bradford players on the Canadian Lacrosse Associations' All Star Team, then playing across Canada on their way to Vancouver, as part of an around-the-world trip promoting the national game. At that time in Canada's history, that game was lacrosse - not hockey..."
Luanne Campbell Edwards