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Prize cattle sale is a celebration

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Prize cattle sale is a celebration

Date11/6/1969

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Barkley, Harold (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Prize cattle sale is a celebration. Toronto's new $2;150;000 stockyard building on Keele St. was officially opened yesterday with a sale of prize cattle. The new structure is all offices so that sales still take place in the old building next door. Under auctioneer Bruce Woodrow's hammer; Canada Packers bought grand champion Herefords for $36.50 a hundredweight.

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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115080F

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