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An 8-hose salute greets new freighter, With eight hoses spraying water high in the air, a Toronto fireboat gives a welcoming salute in Toronto Harbor today to a new lake freighter
An 8-hose salute greets new freighter, With eight hoses spraying water high in the air, a Toronto fireboat gives a welcoming salute in Toronto Harbor today to a new lake freighter

An 8-hose salute greets new freighter, With eight hoses spraying water high in the air, a Toronto fireboat gives a welcoming salute in Toronto Harbor today to a new lake freighter

Date9/3/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: An 8-hose salute greets new freighter; With eight hoses spraying water high in the air; a Toronto fireboat gives a welcoming salute in Toronto Harbor today to a new lake freighter.
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112338F
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Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Fire Department - Fireboat
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