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Vandals broke into the inuseum buildings at Old Fort York last night and stole old muskets, swords, and smashed doors, windows and a plate glass showc(...)
Vandals broke into the inuseum buildings at Old Fort York last night and stole old muskets, swords, and smashed doors, windows and a plate glass showc(...)

Vandals broke into the inuseum buildings at Old Fort York last night and stole old muskets, swords, and smashed doors, windows and a plate glass showc(...)

Date6/20/1942
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Original Toronto Star caption: Vandals broke into the inuseum buildings at Old Fort York last night and stole old muskets; swords; and smashed doors; windows and a plate glass showcase. A year and a half ago; a similar attack on the old fort was marked by a German flag found the next morning hoisted on the flag pole. The main damage in the latest raid was in the old north barracks where two large showcases contain life-size plaster figures in the unithieves tried to gain entrance through two of the old windows. They [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112624F