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One of the rescued

Date9/2/1980

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Wilkes, Jim (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: One of the rescued: Ambulance men carry 39-year-old Gordon Kirby of Sheppard Ave. W. from the construction site where he was trapped for almost an hour when three houses were demolished.

Subject

Building failures

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000236F

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