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Image shows unloading in progress from a cargo ship.
Getting ready for hard winter ahead
Image shows unloading in progress from a cargo ship.

Getting ready for hard winter ahead

Date8/2/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Getting ready for hard winter ahead. In case you are beginning to feel too comfortable with the summer weather; here is a typical Toronto harbor scene these days. The 600-foot lake freighter Nordale; of Hamilton; is shown unloading about 10;-000 tons of road salt at the clock of the Iroquois Salt Co.; at the turning basin; just off Cherry St. More than 100;000 tons of salt - the curse of every motorist - are used on Metro roads each year. The height of the salt piles is a sure sign of a hard winter ahead.
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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_0112740F
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