Mercer - 100 girls riot, protest treatment

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Mercer - 100 girls riot, protest treatment

Date7/13/1948

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Mercer - 100 girls riot; protest treatment

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113816F

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