Windows Wallpapers
Download the following graphics sized for your own Windows desktop by clicking the link for the desired size and saving the downloaded target to your computer. All pictures are offered in "jpg" format for active desktops.
- York Redoubt Artillery - Halifax, NS
- Victorian Gun Cypher - 10-inch Rifled Muzzle Loader
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
- Crimea - The Roll Call
- C.E.F. Distinguishing Patches
- LAV III - greyscale image
- LAV III - colour image
| York Redoubt Artillery - Halifax, NS | |
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800 pixels wide - JPG - (140 Kb) 1024 pixels wide - JPG - (226 Kb) 1152 pixels wide - JPG - (295 Kb) |
| Victorian Gun Cypher- 10-inch Rifled Muzzle Loader | |
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800 pixels wide - JPG - (140 Kb) 1024 pixels wide - JPG - (226 Kb) 1152 pixels wide - JPG - (295 Kb) |
| Tomb of the Unknown Soldier- Ottawa, ON | |
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800 pixels wide - JPG - (130 Kb) 1024 pixels wide - JPG - (190 Kb) 1152 pixels wide - JPG - (240 Kb) |
| Crimea - The Roll Call | |
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800 pixels wide - JPG - (60 Kb) 1024 pixels wide - JPG - (75 Kb) 1152 pixels wide - JPG - (80 Kb) |
| C.E.F. Distinguishing Patches | |
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800 pixels wide - JPG - (56 Kb) 1024 pixels wide - JPG - (83 Kb) 1152 pixels wide - JPG - (110 Kb) |
| LAV III - Colour image | |
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800 x 600 pixels - JPG - (35 Kb) 1024 x 768 pixels - JPG - (50 Kb) 1152 x 864 pixels - JPG - (65 Kb) |
| LAV III Grey-scale image | |
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800 x 600 pixels - JPG - (35 Kb) 1024 x 768 pixels - JPG - (50 Kb) 1152 x 864 pixels - JPG - (63 Kb) |
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