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Bomb virtually disintegrated car on Brock Ave
Bomb virtually disintegrated car on Brock Ave

Bomb virtually disintegrated car on Brock Ave

Date2/13/1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Bomb virtually disintegrated car on Brock Ave. hurling parts hundreds of feet. The driver Walter Yetman; was found mutilated beyond recognition. Sections of the car can be seen to the left and right on verandas. Bomb virtually disintegrated this car today; hurling parts hundreds of feet. The driver; Walter Yetman; was found mutilated beyond recognition. Car hood was 25 feet up in tree.
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0121923F
Hood hangs in tree high above Brock Ave
Hood hangs in tree high above Brock Ave
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Mary Yetman at the Graveside of Her Bomb Victim husband, Walter Yetman died Tuesday when blast blew his car apart
Mary Yetman at the Graveside of Her Bomb Victim husband, Walter Yetman died Tuesday when blast blew his car apart
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