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Toronto harbor isn't pretty by any means, and ship traffic has declined sharply in recent years, and the debts pile up
Toronto harbor isn't pretty by any means, and ship traffic has declined sharply in recent years, and the debts pile up

Toronto harbor isn't pretty by any means, and ship traffic has declined sharply in recent years, and the debts pile up

Date1/17/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Toronto harbor isn't pretty by any means; and ship traffic has declined sharply in recent years; and the debts pile up. But it's still a fine place for a kid to go to look at the ships docking and dream of adventure. It's precious because it's so plain and unadorned.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014466F
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