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Moving out

Date11/11/1979

Names

Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Moving out: Ambulance men carry Hubert Would; 100; from a nursing home in Mississauga during the huge evacuation ni 1979. Medical authorities said the elderly would be sensitive to toxic gases.

Subject

Street-railroads

Railroads

Accidents

Country:Canada

Province or state:Ontario

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001040F

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