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New elevated train sheds for boarding trains nearing completion old level is in foreground
New elevated train sheds for boarding trains nearing completion old level is in foreground

New elevated train sheds for boarding trains nearing completion old level is in foreground

Date12/10/1929
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Original Toronto Star caption: New elevated train sheds for boarding trains nearing completion old level is in foreground
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0114615F
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3/4/1974
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Colour postcard depicting an illustration of a railway yard with caption, "G.T.R. and C.P.R. St ...
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