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Baby twister, seen from Queen Elizabeth overpass and highway 27
Baby twister, seen from Queen Elizabeth overpass and highway 27

Baby twister, seen from Queen Elizabeth overpass and highway 27

Date8/21/1958
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Original Toronto Star caption: Baby twister; seen from Queen Elizabeth overpass and highway 27. A twister sweeping south-east across Central Peel county late yesterday afternoon touched down briefly on the farm of Douglas Dunton at Ralph Dunton; 27; who was in his father's barn at the time. He farms on a neighbouring property. It picked up a rail fence as if being a gigantic vaccum hanging on hydro wires when cross over Highway 10 south of our place. [Incomplete]
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015936F
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