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Watchers on the Canadian side of the river saw the sag in the bridge floor when they looked along this up-river side
Watchers on the Canadian side of the river saw the sag in the bridge floor when they looked along this up-river side

Watchers on the Canadian side of the river saw the sag in the bridge floor when they looked along this up-river side

Date1/27/1933
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Original Toronto Star caption: Watchers on the Canadian side of the river saw the sag in the bridge floor when they looked along this up-river side. The rail split to a 6-inch crack in the centre.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106864F
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