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Olympic torch is carried in ceremony opening the Games
Olympic torch is carried in ceremony opening the Games

Olympic torch is carried in ceremony opening the Games

Date7/18/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Olympic torch is carried in ceremony opening the Games. Reader below praises Montreal Mayor Drapeau for making it possible.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0096720F
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