Picture trouble only temporary

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Picture trouble only temporary

Date5/22/1974

Names

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Picture trouble only temporary. One more panel to go and picture will be coming in clearly. It's television detective Barnaby Jones (actor Buddy Ebsen) on a 52-ft. by 19-ft. billboard at Bathurst St. and Baycrest Rd.; erected by Claude Neon Ltd. Guiding crane below is Gerald Hrabets while Manny McIntyre waits behind sign to fit section into place.

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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_0003803F

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