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Rivers of foam startked Torontonians saw on city streets yesteday were the latest brain-wave of the street-cleaning department to keep the city clean.(...)
Rivers of foam startked Torontonians saw on city streets yesteday were the latest brain-wave of the street-cleaning department to keep the city clean.(...)

Rivers of foam startked Torontonians saw on city streets yesteday were the latest brain-wave of the street-cleaning department to keep the city clean.(...)

Date9/12/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rivers of foam startked Torontonians saw on city streets yesteday were the latest brain-wave of the street-cleaning department to keep the city clean. Chemicals added to the water sprayed removes dirt and grease
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115092F
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corner St. Paul and Ontario Streets, St. Catharines
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1910
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Metro chairman Paul Godfrey, shown above in City Hall council, should be a genuine servant of the people: elected, not appointed, by Torontonians at large, a reader says in the letter below
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Junior Rudolphs: Red foam noses, sold by nurses from Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, were the hit of the day with many of the children lining the streets
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Torontonians polled by The Star were unanimous in calling for more Canadian talent at CNE Grandstand shows
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