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Lining the Canal Bank at Thorold, pickets are ready to pelt the Glenelg and her crew
Lining the Canal Bank at Thorold, pickets are ready to pelt the Glenelg and her crew

Lining the Canal Bank at Thorold, pickets are ready to pelt the Glenelg and her crew

Date4/23/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lining the Canal Bank at Thorold; pickets are ready to pelt the Glenelg and her crew. When they boarded the vessel; crew members put up a brief fight and turned on live steam in an effort to repel the boarders. Some of the men arrested required first aid treatment. After the brief fight; the Glenelg crew locked itself in until the police arrived
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017432F
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