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A finance company office was robbed of $600 yesterday by two masked men armed with a label
A finance company office was robbed of $600 yesterday by two masked men armed with a label

A finance company office was robbed of $600 yesterday by two masked men armed with a label

Date3/25/1996
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Original Toronto Star caption: A finance company office was robbed of $600 yesterday by two masked men armed with a label. Stick to the outside of a jar; it read - Nitroglycerine. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0006216F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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