Canadian Museum of History
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The Canadian Museum of History is a national museum on anthropology, Canadian history, cultural studies, and ethnology in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The purpose of the museum is to promote the heritage
The museum from across the Ottawa River
Vitrines filled with items for a temporary exhibition at the National Museum of Canada in 1912
A plaque inside the museum commemorating the opening of the new building by the governor general of Canada in June 1989
Signage outside the museum bearing its new name in 2016.
Terry Fox
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Terrance Stanley Fox was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, having had one leg amputated due to cancer, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and aware
Canadian Museum of History
…of a human face found in Canada; James Wolfe's coat; and handcuffs worn by Louis Riel prior to his execution; Maurice Richard's hockey jersey; Terry Fox's T-shirt; Tommy Douglas's hat; the table on which the proclamation of the Constitution Act, 1982 was signed by Queen Elizabeth II in 1982; Randy…
Terry Fox in Toronto during his Marathon of Hope cross-country run (July 1980)
Fox's favourite prosthetic leg used during his Marathon of Hope, on display at the Canadian Museum of History
Fox on the SFU track, 1979
The van used in the Marathon of Hope on display at the Royal British Columbia Museum