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Watching the fire which left the seating section in blackened ruins, was Elwood Hughes, general manager of the C

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Watching the fire which left the seating section in blackened ruins, was Elwood Hughes, general manager of the C

Date4/15/1946

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Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.) (subject)

Powley, Gordon W. (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Watching the fire which left the seating section in blackened ruins; was Elwood Hughes; general manager of the C.N.E. He said thousands of dollars worth of electric cables; stored under the grandstand for use in a new football field on Exhibition grounds; were completely destroyed

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112020F

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