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School open

Date3/19/1990

Names

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Wilkes, Jim (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: School open: Students play outside St. Bruno's Catholic School on Melita Crescent today; but fewer than half the school's enrolment returned to classes.

Subject

Pollution

Chemicals

Schools

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010954F

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