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Small Vials, Great Danger, Police today are combing Queen-Strachan area for vials of dangerous radium powder

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Small Vials, Great Danger, Police today are combing Queen-Strachan area for vials of dangerous radium powder

Date6/6/1961

Names

Teskey, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Small Vials, Great Danger, Police today are combing Queen-Strachan area for vials of dangerous radium powder. Children broke into this lead-lined box in warehouse, strewed poisonous contents around. Police appeal to any person seeing one to call at once.

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Environmental health

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026712F

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