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Lowering away. A 5,000-pound cast metal light dome is lowered into place atop the Centre Island lighthouse built in 1808 and now being restored as a historic landmark
Lowering away. A 5,000-pound cast metal light dome is lowered into place atop the Centre Island lighthouse built in 1808 and now being restored as a historic landmark

Lowering away. A 5,000-pound cast metal light dome is lowered into place atop the Centre Island lighthouse built in 1808 and now being restored as a historic landmark

Date17 May 1962
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Original Toronto Star caption: Lowering away. A 5;000-pound cast metal light dome is lowered into place atop the Centre Island lighthouse built in 1808 and now being restored as a historic landmark.
Also known as Gibraltar Lighthouse. 
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0113863F
Country:Canada
Building, monument or park:Centre Island
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Toronto Islands
Province or state:Ontario