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A jam-packed ferry leaves the Toronto docks for the Islands where an estimated 23,000 took refuge from the heat yesterday
A jam-packed ferry leaves the Toronto docks for the Islands where an estimated 23,000 took refuge from the heat yesterday

A jam-packed ferry leaves the Toronto docks for the Islands where an estimated 23,000 took refuge from the heat yesterday

Date7/17/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: A jam-packed ferry leaves the Toronto docks for the Islands where an estimated 23;000 took refuge from the heat yesterday.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0112287F
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Mayflower (Ship)
1925
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Salmon, James V. (James Victor)
1953-12
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Brigdens Limited
1929
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Bluebell (Ship)
1951-10