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Clock, Etobicoke Municipal Centre, Burnamthorpe Road, southeast corner of The West Mall, Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario

Date10/21/1958

Names

McClement, Fred (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Joyce Johns times $20,000 Etobicoke clock. 85-foot timepiece "Hasn't been right since it was built"

Image published in Toronto Star, 21 October 1958, page 8, with article, "What time is it? Residents ask".

Subject

Clocks and watches

Municipal buildings

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Historical location:Etobicoke (Ont.), 1850-1954

Neighbourhood:Eatonville

Province or state:Ontario

Medium

Black-and-white photographs

Language

No linguistic content

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-125-GO-139

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