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Great Lakes Navigation, peaceful since last summer's strike, threatens to become stormy again with barring of some union representatives from ships. S(...)
Great Lakes Navigation, peaceful since last summer's strike, threatens to become stormy again with barring of some union representatives from ships. S(...)

Great Lakes Navigation, peaceful since last summer's strike, threatens to become stormy again with barring of some union representatives from ships. S(...)

Date7/5/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: Great Lakes Navigation; peaceful since last summer's strike; threatens to become stormy again with barring of some union representatives from ships. Shown here is the C.S.L.'s Noronic being pelted by strikers during last year's tie-up
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017421F
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