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Guard hurls tear gas bomb through door into reformatory compound

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Guard hurls tear gas bomb through door into reformatory compound

Date7/7/1952

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Ontario Reformatory (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Guard hurls tear gas bomb through door into reformatory compound

Subject

Correctional institutions

Medium

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-125-GO-242

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Guelph

Province or state:Ontario

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