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Toronto police have endorsed the modern method of discouraging tire thefts by branding the tires
Toronto police have endorsed the modern method of discouraging tire thefts by branding the tires

Toronto police have endorsed the modern method of discouraging tire thefts by branding the tires

Date6/20/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Toronto police have endorsed the modern method of discouraging tire thefts by branding the tires. They feel it will assist them gratly as tires become more scarce. The process of branding the owner's initials on the sidewall of a tire is being watched by Inspector E. Dunn; RIGHT. Of the Toronto police.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114214F
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