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Owner of a private car, after presenting proper identification, was assisted out of the thickest of the barricade in front of the Ford plant's main gate by good-natured pickets
Owner of a private car, after presenting proper identification, was assisted out of the thickest of the barricade in front of the Ford plant's main gate by good-natured pickets

Owner of a private car, after presenting proper identification, was assisted out of the thickest of the barricade in front of the Ford plant's main gate by good-natured pickets

Date11/8/1945
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Original Toronto Star caption: Owner of a private car; after presenting proper identification; was assisted out of the thickest of the barricade in front of the Ford plant's main gate by good-natured pickets.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016209F
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