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Monument? Geodesic dome, like that of Ontario Place Cinesphere, probably will recall Buckminster Fuller's name and reputation to future generations
Monument? Geodesic dome, like that of Ontario Place Cinesphere, probably will recall Buckminster Fuller's name and reputation to future generations

Monument? Geodesic dome, like that of Ontario Place Cinesphere, probably will recall Buckminster Fuller's name and reputation to future generations

Date11/23/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Monument? Geodesic dome, like that of Ontario Place Cinesphere, probably will recall Buckminster Fuller's name and reputation to future generations.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112152F
The geodesic dome designed by Buckminster Fuller
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Sepia toned photograph of crowds of people standing in front of a huge Beaux Arts biding with a ...
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