Getting ready for the opening of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Friday

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Getting ready for the opening of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Friday

Date11/4/1972

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Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Getting ready for the opening of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair Friday. Reid Dykun of Grandview; Man.; dries his freshly shampooed steer with a vacuum cleaner. Officials expect about 300;000 visitors to the 50th anniversary edition of the fair; and at least 80 per cent of them will be city people. The horse show is world famous; but the emphasis is still on farm products.

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