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Rubbish floating in the Don River

Date1/18/1963

Names

James, Norman (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Rubbish floating in the Don River. No one will predict swimming ever will be possible.How not to treat a river- the filth-choked Don. But even this horrible example is yielding to treatment.

Subject

Pollution

GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

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Language

No linguistic content

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Object NumberTS-2-125-GO-021

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