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Hard work clearing land for the Vancouver Island community keeps everyone busy
Hard work clearing land for the Vancouver Island community keeps everyone busy

Hard work clearing land for the Vancouver Island community keeps everyone busy

Date6/2/1947
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hard work clearing land for the Vancouver Island community keeps everyone busy. Hundreds of roots of huge trees like this one had to be pulled up. Here are Michael Verigin; Kuzina Nazareff; Dora Berinoff and Polly Samarodin
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0005464F
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