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Traffic havoc

Date7/16/1991

Names

Power, Peter (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Traffic havoc: Onlookers; above; Jam police lines south of Bloor and Yonge Sts. yesterday and pedestrians; below; hurry from the scene; right; of a bungled bank robbery at a Royal Bank branch.

Subject

Crime

Bank robberies

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0120548F

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Province or state:Ontario

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