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It will always be 12 O'Clock, Dennis McTernan of the Metro property department, peering out of a hole below the old city hall clock, isn't looking for(...)
It will always be 12 O'Clock, Dennis McTernan of the Metro property department, peering out of a hole below the old city hall clock, isn't looking for(...)

It will always be 12 O'Clock, Dennis McTernan of the Metro property department, peering out of a hole below the old city hall clock, isn't looking for(...)

Date4/25/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: It will always be 12 O'Clock; Dennis McTernan of the Metro property department; peering out of a hole below the old city hall clock; isn't looking for the time; he knows that for about two months it will always be 12 o'clock on that dial.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111425F
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