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Many Signs like this being carried by a striking seaman protested shotgun shooting of five C
Many Signs like this being carried by a striking seaman protested shotgun shooting of five C

Many Signs like this being carried by a striking seaman protested shotgun shooting of five C

Date7/17/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Many Signs like this being carried by a striking seaman protested shotgun shooting of five C.S.U. pickets who boarded the Lethbridge. Telegram was sent to Premier King demanding government action in the strike
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017426F
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