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He's on the right track. The Tour Tram, a 50-year-old Witt streetcar that circles the downtown everyday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. except rush hours, is (...)

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He's on the right track. The Tour Tram, a 50-year-old Witt streetcar that circles the downtown everyday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. except rush hours, is (...)

Date5/19/1974

Names

Beaty, Keith (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Toronto Transit Commission (subject)

Format

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Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: He's on the right track. The Tour Tram; a 50-year-old Witt streetcar that circles the downtown everyday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. except rush hours; is photographed by Larry Partridge. Guide Ingrid Febel and motorman George Pszczolowski pose for him.

Subject

Cable cars (Streetcars)

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115631F

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