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A cargo of wine for Metro, Largest container ship to enter the Great Lakes, the 502-foot Manchester Concept is shown unloading cargo in Toronto harbor(...)
A cargo of wine for Metro, Largest container ship to enter the Great Lakes, the 502-foot Manchester Concept is shown unloading cargo in Toronto harbor(...)

A cargo of wine for Metro, Largest container ship to enter the Great Lakes, the 502-foot Manchester Concept is shown unloading cargo in Toronto harbor(...)

Date5/31/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: A cargo of wine for Metro; Largest container ship to enter the Great Lakes; the 502-foot Manchester Concept is shown unloading cargo in Toronto harbor. The ship was diverted here because of Montreal longshormen's strike. Much of cargo was wine and brandy.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014267F
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