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Official programme... Wrigley Marathon at the Canadian National Exhibition

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Official programme... Wrigley Marathon at the Canadian National Exhibition

Date1928

Names

Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.). Wrigley Marathon (publisher)

Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.). Wrigley Marathon (author)

Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.). Wrigley Marathon (subject)

Format

Book

Subject

Long distance swimming

Medium

Undefined

Dimensions254Pages

Language

CollectionBaldwin Collection of Canadiana

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession Number37131055485221D

Dewey Number797.21097 C123

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Province or state:Ontario

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No rest for the conqueror. Swimming across all five Great Lakes was just the beginning of Vicki Keith's efforts to help raise the $2.5 million needed (...)

No rest for the conqueror. Swimming across all five Great Lakes was just the beginning of Vicki Keith's efforts to help raise the $2.5 million needed (...)

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