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Getting ready: Sam Viera uses steam to blast away dirt on the field at Exhibition Stadium yesterday as the crew makes preparatios for the Jays home opener next Monday against the Yankees
Getting ready: Sam Viera uses steam to blast away dirt on the field at Exhibition Stadium yesterday as the crew makes preparatios for the Jays home opener next Monday against the Yankees

Getting ready: Sam Viera uses steam to blast away dirt on the field at Exhibition Stadium yesterday as the crew makes preparatios for the Jays home opener next Monday against the Yankees

Date4/4/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Getting ready: Sam Viera uses steam to blast away dirt on the field at Exhibition Stadium yesterday as the crew makes preparatios for the Jays home opener next Monday against the Yankees.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0098004F
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