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The old and the new. A 150-year-old log cabine owned by the Sentinel Rover crew of Port Credit contrasts with apartment building being built. Cabin was moved from Peterborough
The old and the new. A 150-year-old log cabine owned by the Sentinel Rover crew of Port Credit contrasts with apartment building being built. Cabin was moved from Peterborough

The old and the new. A 150-year-old log cabine owned by the Sentinel Rover crew of Port Credit contrasts with apartment building being built. Cabin was moved from Peterborough

Date3/27/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: The old and the new. A 150-year-old log cabine owned by the Sentinel Rover crew of Port Credit contrasts with apartment building being built. Cabin was moved from Peterborough.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107699F
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