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One wrong move could have been fatal to Marion Niewada, who was working on a scaffold that stuck 400 feet up the Simpson Tower at Queen and Bay Sts
One wrong move could have been fatal to Marion Niewada, who was working on a scaffold that stuck 400 feet up the Simpson Tower at Queen and Bay Sts

One wrong move could have been fatal to Marion Niewada, who was working on a scaffold that stuck 400 feet up the Simpson Tower at Queen and Bay Sts

Date12/29/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: One wrong move could have been fatal to Marion Niewada; who was working on a scaffold that stuck 400 feet up the Simpson Tower at Queen and Bay Sts.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000996F
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