Photographing Canada from Flying Canoes

Photographing Canada from Flying Canoes
ISBN-10
1894263421
ISBN-13
9781894263429
Category
Aerial photography
Pages
294
Language
English
Published
2001
Publisher
GeneralStore PublishingHouse
Author
S. Bernard Shaw

Description

Returning war heroes William Barker and Billy Bishop, each with a VC and many other medals, cashed in on their popularity to launch a commercial venture, Bishop-Barker Company Limited, in November 1919. Their charter allowed them to do ...

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