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Last of the whalebacks: Liberal Leader Andrew Thompson ridicules suggestions that the freighter, John Ericson, shown here in Toronto drydock
Last of the whalebacks: Liberal Leader Andrew Thompson ridicules suggestions that the freighter, John Ericson, shown here in Toronto drydock

Last of the whalebacks: Liberal Leader Andrew Thompson ridicules suggestions that the freighter, John Ericson, shown here in Toronto drydock

Date1/30/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Last of the whalebacks: Liberal Leader Andrew Thompson ridicules suggestions that the freighter; John Ericson; shown here in Toronto drydock.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014248F
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