April 19, Shedding the plastic coating, dome of new multi-million dollar planetarium can be seen beneath timber framework

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April 19, Shedding the plastic coating, dome of new multi-million dollar planetarium can be seen beneath timber framework

Date4/25/1968

Names

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: April 19; Shedding the plastic coating; dome of new multi-million dollar planetarium can be seen beneath timber framework.

Subject

Planetarium

Architecture

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110516F

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