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November 20, 1939 (Creation)
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1 photograph : b&w acetate negative ; 10 x 13 cm
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One image of Lieutenant George Cleland holding a seagull by its wings while standing in the Sudbury Fire Station's garage at 40 Elgin Street in Sudbury, Ontario. The front end of a fire truck and the garage doors can be seen in the background.
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Item has been digitized. Prints of image may be requested. Email archives@greatersudbury.ca for more information.
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The seagull entered the fire hall on the night of November 19, 1939 and the firefighters were "suspicious that the night shift at the police station next door had something to do with it... The bird was released at the city dump" on November 20, 1939.
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To learn more about George Cleland, see "Mr. and Mrs. John Cleland Received a Letter From Their Son George Who Left Sudbury with 227th But is Now Training at Shorncliffe," Sudbury Star, June 23, 1917, p. 8, "Back from France; Four Sudbury Boys had Enlisted with Canadian Expeditionary Force," Sudbury Star, August 21, 1918, p. 8 & "City Deputy Fire Chief Dies; 32 Years With Department," Sudbury Star, April 26, 1960, p. 3.
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See "Firemen Have a Visitor," Sudbury Star, November 21, 1939, p. 6.