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Wheeling Over The Ice, The ice is 15 inches thick in Hamilton harbor, usually enough to keep the harbor police on shore
Wheeling Over The Ice, The ice is 15 inches thick in Hamilton harbor, usually enough to keep the harbor police on shore

Wheeling Over The Ice, The ice is 15 inches thick in Hamilton harbor, usually enough to keep the harbor police on shore

Date2/1/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Wheeling Over The Ice; The ice is 15 inches thick in Hamilton harbor; usually enough to keep the harbor police on shore.
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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_0009719F
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