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Nerve centre of the TTC system is the control room on Bathurst St

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Nerve centre of the TTC system is the control room on Bathurst St

Date8/1/1975

Names

Barkley, Harold (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Toronto Transit Commission (subject)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Nerve centre of the TTC system is the control room on Bathurst St. Monitoring the bank of instruments are; from left; dispatchers Russell Pickering; Al King; John Lancaster and Frank Whelen. Mostly the work is routine but emergencies occur several times a week.

Subject

Communication systems

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115555F

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