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A photograph of a group of about twelve protestors standing on a sidewalk in front of a gate. T ...
Unexpected visitors
A photograph of a group of about twelve protestors standing on a sidewalk in front of a gate. The date is open and there is another sidewalk leading towards a door. The door is open and the photograph appears to have been taken from the doorway. The protestors are all adults except for two children, and they are wearing fall or light winter jackets and holding picket signs reading "COLEMAN BARAINS IN BAD FAITH," "CP MURDERS HISTORY," "REBUILD OUR STATION," etc..

Unexpected visitors

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Caption: Unexpected visitors: CP Rail vice-president D'Alton Coleman opened the door of his Ontario St. home yesterday to find 17 pickets outside protesting the destruction of the old Toronto West railroad station last month. They charged CP had no right to demolish the 71 year-old landmark.
Subject
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Cabbagetown
Province or state:Ontario
DimensionsImage size: 34.3 cm x 22.2 cm (13 1/2 in. x 8 3/4 in.)
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTS-1-S-116-Bull