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A maxi-ride for some mini-people, Dondi, a 13-year-old Indian elephant, serves as a unique, non-mechanical ride for youngsters visiting the Children's(...)
A maxi-ride for some mini-people, Dondi, a 13-year-old Indian elephant, serves as a unique, non-mechanical ride for youngsters visiting the Children's(...)

A maxi-ride for some mini-people, Dondi, a 13-year-old Indian elephant, serves as a unique, non-mechanical ride for youngsters visiting the Children's(...)

Date8/27/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: A maxi-ride for some mini-people; Dondi; a 13-year-old Indian elephant; serves as a unique; non-mechanical ride for youngsters visiting the Children's Village at the west end of the Canadian National Exhibition grounds. Despite persistent rain; CNE general manager Bill Stockwell says attendance is still higher than for the same period last year.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111935F
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