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Hit by streetcar at Toronto-Dominion Centre site on King St

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Hit by streetcar at Toronto-Dominion Centre site on King St

Date1/24/1967

Names

Roworth, Eddy (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Hit by streetcar at Toronto-Dominion Centre site on King St. W.; guard Victor Capas is given first aid by project nurse Bonnie Thomas. Sgt. Raymond Martin of Security Investigation Services kneels at left. Capas was taken to Toronto General Hospital with head injuries. Witnesses say he was stopping traffic to let a car drive off building site when braked streetcar hit both him and the auto.

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Street-railroads

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001082F

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