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Home of the whopper
Home of the whopper

Home of the whopper

Date6/28/1991
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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.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0119429F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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