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Raising the roof: Workers need seven days to assemble the world's largest bigtop near Dufferin Gates
Raising the roof: Workers need seven days to assemble the world's largest bigtop near Dufferin Gates

Raising the roof: Workers need seven days to assemble the world's largest bigtop near Dufferin Gates

Date8/9/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Raising the roof: Workers need seven days to assemble the world's largest bigtop near Dufferin Gates.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004770F
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