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Ottawa or bust is the motto of the motor cavalcade of striking workers of five C
Ottawa or bust is the motto of the motor cavalcade of striking workers of five C

Ottawa or bust is the motto of the motor cavalcade of striking workers of five C

Date7/31/1946
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ottawa or bust is the motto of the motor cavalcade of striking workers of five C.C.L;-C.I.O. unions who left Toronto today to place their case before the parliamentary industrial relations committee. Joining the caravan was this Hamilton motorcade seen passing the picket line at the strike-bound Stelco plant
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0016163F
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