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AIDS Memorial in Toronto, ca. 1988. Starting in the mid-1980s, Michael Lynch and other AIDS activists had been making temporary memorials for the city’s annual Pride events. In the mid-1990s, a permanent AIDS Memorial was installed at Barbara Hall Park (then Cawthra Park). Copyright Daniel Ladell.

Type of Material: Photograph

Publication Date: c. 1988

Three panels of an AIDS memorial, labelled ‘1981.’ On each panel, there are a number of rectangular plaques arranged horizontally. Each plaque includes a person’s name and the date of death; some also include dates of birth. The memorial is light grey with accents in pastel pink, blue, green, and cream.

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