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Standing room only for these two after yesterday's official subway opening
Standing room only for these two after yesterday's official subway opening

Standing room only for these two after yesterday's official subway opening

Date2/26/1966
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Original Toronto Star caption: Standing room only for these two after yesterday's official subway opening. Rt. Rev. F. H. Wilkinson; Bishop of Toronro; and Premier Robarts have a nose-to-nose chat
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0115653F
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