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Doomed dollars
Doomed dollars

Doomed dollars

Date8/31/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Doomed dollars: The Bank of Canada used to burn old bills that were too scruffy to be recirculated. Today; the millions are shredded into specks of paper by this machine; under the watchful eye of Ross Tousaw; Toronto agent and banking operations adviser for the central bank.
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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_0009696F
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approximately 1838
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1900
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