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It's wall-to-wall bicycles at the lost-and-found bureau of the Metro Toronto Police Force but Norman Butler doesn't find his own among the 200 stored (...)
It's wall-to-wall bicycles at the lost-and-found bureau of the Metro Toronto Police Force but Norman Butler doesn't find his own among the 200 stored (...)

It's wall-to-wall bicycles at the lost-and-found bureau of the Metro Toronto Police Force but Norman Butler doesn't find his own among the 200 stored (...)

Date6/17/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: It's wall-to-wall bicycles at the lost-and-found bureau of the Metro Toronto Police Force but Norman Butler doesn't find his own among the 200 stored there; waiting to be claimed by their owners. At the height of the summer season; about 600 bikes recovered by polie will cover two floors at the bureau.
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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_0114258F
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