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Stark blackness surrounds a weary firefighter in burned-out bush near Savant Lake, 120 miles northeast of Dryden
Stark blackness surrounds a weary firefighter in burned-out bush near Savant Lake, 120 miles northeast of Dryden

Stark blackness surrounds a weary firefighter in burned-out bush near Savant Lake, 120 miles northeast of Dryden

Date6/15/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Stark blackness surrounds a weary firefighter in burned-out bush near Savant Lake; 120 miles northeast of Dryden. About 700 square miles of forest have been lost in Ontario's north so far this season.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006918F
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