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Sharing shelter from the rain, striking postal workers Bob Johnson (left) and Art Langley picket the main postal building today while officials were b(...)

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Sharing shelter from the rain, striking postal workers Bob Johnson (left) and Art Langley picket the main postal building today while officials were b(...)

Date1/19/1973

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Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Sharing shelter from the rain; striking postal workers Bob Johnson (left) and Art Langley picket the main postal building today while officials were busy sealing letter boxes in Toronto. One million pieces of mail are piled up.

Subject

Strikes and lockouts

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017190F

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