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This sewage plant will be mothballed when it's completed, another monument to the mandarins
This sewage plant will be mothballed when it's completed, another monument to the mandarins

This sewage plant will be mothballed when it's completed, another monument to the mandarins

Date3/3/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: This sewage plant will be mothballed when it's completed, another monument to the mandarins
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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_0002385F
Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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