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Ready for action

Date10/12/1970

Names

Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Ready for action: Soldiers check out a ferret scout car and stand guard during the 1970 October Crisis. Reaction extended well beyond Quebec.

Subject

Kidnapping

Crime

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120326F

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