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It's just three minutes after sunrise, but already Ward's Island work crews are arriving by ferry
It's just three minutes after sunrise, but already Ward's Island work crews are arriving by ferry

It's just three minutes after sunrise, but already Ward's Island work crews are arriving by ferry

Date1/7/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: It's just three minutes after sunrise; but already Ward's Island work crews are arriving by ferry. Meanwhile; iselanders wait to hop aboard; bound for that gorgeous skyline.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108831F
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