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Home at last
Home at last

Home at last

Date11/16/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Home at last: Dennis Huggett and his family arrive at their Clarkson home after a week of camping out in evacuation centres following last weekend's derailment of railway tank cars carrying explosive propane and deadly chlorine. Max; the family's Siberian husky; shows how everyone feels as he strains to get in the door.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001030F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Mississauga
Neighbourhood:Clarkson (Mississauga, Ontario)
Province or state:Ontario
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