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A Sailing vessel, especially if it is, as here, a square-rigged wind-jammer, will always be preferred to steam craft by lovers of the picturesque. The(...)
A Sailing vessel, especially if it is, as here, a square-rigged wind-jammer, will always be preferred to steam craft by lovers of the picturesque. The(...)

A Sailing vessel, especially if it is, as here, a square-rigged wind-jammer, will always be preferred to steam craft by lovers of the picturesque. The(...)

Date2/22/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Sailing vessel; especially if it is; as here; a square-rigged wind-jammer; will always be preferred to steam craft by lovers of the picturesque. The glow of the setting sun adds to the romance of the subject.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014429F
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Ships - Sailing - Old - miscellaneous
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