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Home of the whopper

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Home of the whopper

Date6/28/1991

Names

Power, John (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Home of the whopper: Ernie Semple of tiny Carrying Place; Ont.; shows off his 30-pound chinook salmon caught off the Queen Charlotte Islands in B.C. Semple was dipping his line as the Great Salmon Hunt's Skipper of the Year.

Subject

Public relations

Newspaper publishing

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_0119429F

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Province or state:Ontario

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