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Cutting a swath through town, One of the 15,000 Shriners in colorful costumes marches down University Ave

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Cutting a swath through town, One of the 15,000 Shriners in colorful costumes marches down University Ave

Date7/4/1989

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Loek, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Cutting a swath through town; One of the 15;000 Shriners in colorful costumes marches down University Ave. in a parade that took six solid hours yesterday. But it went much quicker than predicted and traffic flowed smoothly around it. Story; more pictures; page A4.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0014669F

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