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Rescued from sabotaged train, youngster clings with his arms around shoulders of Etobicoke fireman James Grant, as he is carried to safety from scene (...)
Rescued from sabotaged train, youngster clings with his arms around shoulders of Etobicoke fireman James Grant, as he is carried to safety from scene (...)

Rescued from sabotaged train, youngster clings with his arms around shoulders of Etobicoke fireman James Grant, as he is carried to safety from scene (...)

Date4/20/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rescued from sabotaged train; youngster clings with his arms around shoulders of Etobicoke fireman James Grant; as he is carried to safety from scene of derailment in which two people died. The wreck; near Woodbine Racetrack; has been blamed on saboteurs.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0001091F
Rescued from sabotaged train, a shocked youngster huddles in arms of Etobicoke fireman James Grant as he is carried from the scene of the derailment i(...)
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Stretcher party prepares to move an injured passenger from one of the damaged cars
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