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Pulling the switch to start the diesel electric generator in the Robt
Pulling the switch to start the diesel electric generator in the Robt

Pulling the switch to start the diesel electric generator in the Robt

Date11/26/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pulling the switch to start the diesel electric generator in the Robt. Simpson Company's mail order building is Mayor Hiram McCallum who said the city would put a line into the building to accept power offered by the company. Robert Saunders, Ontario Hydro chairman, right, told E. G. Burton, left, and C. L. Burton, second from right, he would accept the company offer to operate a new 660-kilowatt generator every day for 24 hours.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0035386F