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The wind blew . . . and crunch! Buffetted by high winds and weighted down with ice, this elm, half-rotted by Dutch elm disease, crashed atop four cars(...)
The wind blew . . . and crunch! Buffetted by high winds and weighted down with ice, this elm, half-rotted by Dutch elm disease, crashed atop four cars(...)

The wind blew . . . and crunch! Buffetted by high winds and weighted down with ice, this elm, half-rotted by Dutch elm disease, crashed atop four cars(...)

Date3/20/1963
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Original Toronto Star caption: The wind blew . . . and crunch! Buffetted by high winds and weighted down with ice; this elm; half-rotted by Dutch elm disease; crashed atop four cars; a truck and a trailer behind a Rusholme Dr. home in last night's storm. Winter's farewell included March's full bag of dirty tricks - thunder; fog; lightning; snow; sleet; hail and freezing rain.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000942F
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