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Pancho Villa

Mexican revolutionary leader Pancho Villa was gunned down on this date in 1923. Source.

Melissa Hayden

Melissa Hayden, principal dancer of the New York City Ballet from 1955 to 1973, was born on this date in 1923 in Toronto. Source.

John Venn Window

John Venn, inventor of the Venn diagram, died on this date in 1923. This window at Cambridge commemorates him. Source.

TTC Bus, 1923

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Notre Dame de Backlot

A replica Notre Dame de Paris was created by Universal Studios for the 1923 extravaganza The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The upper part of the cathedral is actually a miniature suspended in front of the camera. Source.

Parking, 1923

Autos parked outside the 1923 Toronto Auto Show. Source.

Margit Nordin

Margit Nordin became the first woman to race in the Vasaloppet on March 4, 1923. Source.

Miss Winnipeg 1923

Source. Photo by L. B. Foote (1873-1957).

The Fair Isle Jumper

The Fair Isle Jumper by Stanley Cursiter, 1923. Source.

The Mountain-Climbing Mundays

The mountain-climbing Munday family (left to right: Edith, Phyllis, Don) in about 1923.