Bursting among rioting prisoners at the Ontario reformatory, Guelph, tear gas bombs help quell violence

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Bursting among rioting prisoners at the Ontario reformatory, Guelph, tear gas bombs help quell violence

Date7/7/1952

Names

Ontario Reformatory (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Bursting among rioting prisoners at the Ontario reformatory, Guelph, tear gas bombs help quell violence

Subject

Correctional institutions

Reformatories

Medium

Undefined

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-125-GO-230

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Guelph

Province or state:Ontario

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