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Log rollers: Bob Shafer, right, and Peter White dig in their picks and move logs off to the saw
Log rollers: Bob Shafer, right, and Peter White dig in their picks and move logs off to the saw

Log rollers: Bob Shafer, right, and Peter White dig in their picks and move logs off to the saw

Date11/26/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Log rollers: Bob Shafer; right; and Peter White dig in their picks and move logs off to the saw.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106731F
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