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A 48,000-acre forest fire burning behind them, Star staff writer Alan Mettrick (front) and Natural Resources Department cameraman Ralph Campeau cross (...)
A 48,000-acre forest fire burning behind them, Star staff writer Alan Mettrick (front) and Natural Resources Department cameraman Ralph Campeau cross (...)

A 48,000-acre forest fire burning behind them, Star staff writer Alan Mettrick (front) and Natural Resources Department cameraman Ralph Campeau cross (...)

Date7/7/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: A 48;000-acre forest fire burning behind them; Star staff writer Alan Mettrick (front) and Natural Resources Department cameraman Ralph Campeau cross Eagle Lake in Dryden area of northwestern Ontario yesterday. The fire is burning out of control and 1;700 have been evacuated from Vermillion Bay. Throughout northwestern Ontario; 65 fires are burning on 160;000 acres.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006915F
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