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Moving out

Date11/11/1979

Names

Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Moving out: Ambulance men carry Hubert Would; 100; from a nursing home in Mississauga during the huge evacuation ni 1979. Medical authorities said the elderly would be sensitive to toxic gases.

Subject

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0001040F

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