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Blackout: Drivers and pedestrians made their way slowly and carefully along Front street wednesday night after a blackout plunged large areas of Toronto into darkness
Blackout: Drivers and pedestrians made their way slowly and carefully along Front street wednesday night after a blackout plunged large areas of Toronto into darkness

Blackout: Drivers and pedestrians made their way slowly and carefully along Front street wednesday night after a blackout plunged large areas of Toronto into darkness

Date4/29/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Blackout: Drivers and pedestrians made their way slowly and carefully along Front street wednesday night after a blackout plunged large areas of Toronto into darkness.
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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_0008824F
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