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New pole for a new flag, A derrick raises the new 136-foot pole which will fly Canada's Maple Leaf flag into position to the west of the main Queen's Park entrance today
New pole for a new flag, A derrick raises the new 136-foot pole which will fly Canada's Maple Leaf flag into position to the west of the main Queen's Park entrance today

New pole for a new flag, A derrick raises the new 136-foot pole which will fly Canada's Maple Leaf flag into position to the west of the main Queen's Park entrance today

Date5/14/1965
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Original Toronto Star caption: New pole for a new flag; A derrick raises the new 136-foot pole which will fly Canada's Maple Leaf flag into position to the west of the main Queen's Park entrance today.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0110397F
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