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On his way down, maintenance company man Dave MacDonald paints 150-foot-high flagpole at Queen's Park yesterday, a chore done every six years
On his way down, maintenance company man Dave MacDonald paints 150-foot-high flagpole at Queen's Park yesterday, a chore done every six years

On his way down, maintenance company man Dave MacDonald paints 150-foot-high flagpole at Queen's Park yesterday, a chore done every six years

Date6/7/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: On his way down; maintenance company man Dave MacDonald paints 150-foot-high flagpole at Queen's Park yesterday; a chore done every six years.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007085F
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