April 8, A plastic cocoon of more than 26,000 square of polythene sheeting towers 100 feet in the air, protecting the dome of the almost-completed McLaughlin Planetarium

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April 8, A plastic cocoon of more than 26,000 square of polythene sheeting towers 100 feet in the air, protecting the dome of the almost-completed McLaughlin Planetarium

Date4/25/1968

Names

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: April 8; A plastic cocoon of more than 26;000 square of polythene sheeting towers 100 feet in the air; protecting the dome of the almost-completed McLaughlin Planetarium.

Subject

Planetarium

Architecture

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110518F

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