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Getting out of hiding. The Wickett and Craig tannery on Bayview Ave. is winding down after 107 years of operation. With its Don Valley property exprop(...)
Getting out of hiding. The Wickett and Craig tannery on Bayview Ave. is winding down after 107 years of operation. With its Don Valley property exprop(...)

Getting out of hiding. The Wickett and Craig tannery on Bayview Ave. is winding down after 107 years of operation. With its Don Valley property exprop(...)

Date5/4/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Getting out of hiding. The Wickett and Craig tannery on Bayview Ave. is winding down after 107 years of operation. With its Don Valley property expropriated; the company will move to Pennsylvania. That makes the future uncertain for 100 workers; including Fatmeh Hamad; who uses a machine to split hides into pieces.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0112941F
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n.d.
A house at 37 Madison Ave., with Credit River sandstone and Don Valley brick, is an example of Roman Revival style
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n.d.
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n.d.
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Robins Ltd. Sell corner for $400,000. Above are photographers of some of the properties which are mentioned in real estate circles in connection with (...)
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1/18/1927
West branch of the Don river runs through the property, located on Bayview Ave
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