Maple Leaf Mushroom Farm in North York, Neighbors wake up at night with fertilizer smell

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Maple Leaf Mushroom Farm in North York, Neighbors wake up at night with fertilizer smell

Date5/1/1970

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Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Maple Leaf Mushroom Farm in North York; Neighbors wake up at night with fertilizer smell

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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_0010344F

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