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Image shows two tankers on the lake.
Settling in for a cold winter. These two Canadian long tankers, moored at Toronto Harbor's Pier 53, won't be going anywhere for the rest of the long, (...)
Image shows two tankers on the lake.

Settling in for a cold winter. These two Canadian long tankers, moored at Toronto Harbor's Pier 53, won't be going anywhere for the rest of the long, (...)

Date12/22/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Settling in for a cold winter. These two Canadian long tankers; moored at Toronto Harbor's Pier 53; won't be going anywhere for the rest of the long; cold winter as this year's shipping season winds down. The 1976 overseas shipping season came to a close last week as the last two ocean-going ships in the Port of Toronto raced to get out of the St. Lawrence Seaway system before being trapped by the freeze-up. The Port of Toronto handleld a total of 772;821 tons of overseas cargo up to Dec. 4 this year.
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Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Harbour
Province or state:Ontario
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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_0112739F
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