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Campaign signs set up on boulevards and other public property, illegal under a new Scarborough bylaw, are picked up by the works department and piled (...)
Campaign signs set up on boulevards and other public property, illegal under a new Scarborough bylaw, are picked up by the works department and piled (...)

Campaign signs set up on boulevards and other public property, illegal under a new Scarborough bylaw, are picked up by the works department and piled (...)

Date11/26/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Campaign signs set up on boulevards and other public property; illegal under a new Scarborough bylaw; are picked up by the works department and piled in the works yard. Controller Gus Harris reclaims one of his to use again.
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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_0005791F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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