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Metro policemen hustle striking letter carriers out of a truck's path as the vehicle enters the Eastern Ave
Metro policemen hustle striking letter carriers out of a truck's path as the vehicle enters the Eastern Ave

Metro policemen hustle striking letter carriers out of a truck's path as the vehicle enters the Eastern Ave

Date6/19/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: Metro policemen hustle striking letter carriers out of a truck's path as the vehicle enters the Eastern Ave. sorting plant today
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017282F
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