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Mopping up
Mopping up

Mopping up

Date5/10/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mopping up: Coast guard crews position booms around the tanker Eastern Shell yesterday in Georgian Bay; trying to contain as much as 160;000 litres (35;000 gallons) of spilled gasoline and diesel fuel.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014194F
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Sad memories
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