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Workmen busy on construction of shacks in one of the camps along North Bay-Mattawa section of trans-Canada highway, to where some of Toronto jobless have gone
Workmen busy on construction of shacks in one of the camps along North Bay-Mattawa section of trans-Canada highway, to where some of Toronto jobless have gone

Workmen busy on construction of shacks in one of the camps along North Bay-Mattawa section of trans-Canada highway, to where some of Toronto jobless have gone

Date10/2/1931
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Original Toronto Star caption: Workmen busy on construction of shacks in one of the camps along North Bay-Mattawa section of trans-Canada highway; to where some of Toronto jobless have gone.
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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_0018486F
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