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Airport sets up metal detector, Air Canada stewardess Shirley Paproski, of Winnipeg, passes through electronic gate, consisting of two poles connected(...)
Airport sets up metal detector, Air Canada stewardess Shirley Paproski, of Winnipeg, passes through electronic gate, consisting of two poles connected(...)

Airport sets up metal detector, Air Canada stewardess Shirley Paproski, of Winnipeg, passes through electronic gate, consisting of two poles connected(...)

Date11/10/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Airport sets up metal detector; Air Canada stewardess Shirley Paproski; of Winnipeg; passes through electronic gate; consisting of two poles connected to sensitive meter; that will signal any metal she is carrying.
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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_0120302F
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