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Disgrunted travellers hung up at Toronto International Airport by the Air Canad shutdown try to make the best of things
Disgrunted travellers hung up at Toronto International Airport by the Air Canad shutdown try to make the best of things

Disgrunted travellers hung up at Toronto International Airport by the Air Canad shutdown try to make the best of things

Date8/29/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: Disgrunted travellers hung up at Toronto International Airport by the Air Canad shutdown try to make the best of things. Maaike Spencley (in glasses) has been waiting two days for a flight to her Calgery home following a holiday on east cost.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016001F
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