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Piled-up freight dwarfs lone man at CN Toronto depot, Businessmen are using all types of vehicles to get goods to trains
Piled-up freight dwarfs lone man at CN Toronto depot, Businessmen are using all types of vehicles to get goods to trains

Piled-up freight dwarfs lone man at CN Toronto depot, Businessmen are using all types of vehicles to get goods to trains

Date4/22/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Piled-up freight dwarfs lone man at CN Toronto depot; Businessmen are using all types of vehicles to get goods to trains.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0016731F
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