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Dorothy Robinson watches from the window as waves hit her lakeshore home at Bay Ridges yesterday
Dorothy Robinson watches from the window as waves hit her lakeshore home at Bay Ridges yesterday

Dorothy Robinson watches from the window as waves hit her lakeshore home at Bay Ridges yesterday

Date4/9/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dorothy Robinson watches from the window as waves hit her lakeshore home at Bay Ridges yesterday. Almost all the sandbags that protected her home washed away in the storm. [Incomplete]
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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_0007205F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Bay Ridges
Province or state:Ontario
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