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Package probed

Date11/5/1987

Names

Lennon, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Package probed: Constable David Fitzgerald (left) and Bill May of the Atomic Energy Control Board check a container for radiation after it fell off a truck on Redpath Ave. yesterday.

Subject

Radiation

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0012551F

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