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Beached on historic Siwash Rock where she was towed after six explosions ripped her hull and shook downtown Vancouver yesterday noon, the freighter Gr(...)
Beached on historic Siwash Rock where she was towed after six explosions ripped her hull and shook downtown Vancouver yesterday noon, the freighter Gr(...)

Beached on historic Siwash Rock where she was towed after six explosions ripped her hull and shook downtown Vancouver yesterday noon, the freighter Gr(...)

Date3/7/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: Beached on historic Siwash Rock where she was towed after six explosions ripped her hull and shook downtown Vancouver yesterday noon; the freighter Greenhill Park stil burns furiously. A fireboat pours a steady stream of water into the hull.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0014224F
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Toronto Star (Firm)
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Fear the canadian freighter Novadoc has gone down with her crew is held by the U
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