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These buses bend their way through Traffic, Nimble articulated buses like this AM General model, shown negotiating the intersection of Bay and Queen(...)
These buses bend their way through Traffic, Nimble articulated buses like this AM General model, shown negotiating the intersection of Bay and Queen(...)

These buses bend their way through Traffic, Nimble articulated buses like this AM General model, shown negotiating the intersection of Bay and Queen(...)

Date9/26/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: These buses bend their way through Traffic; Nimble articulated buses like this AM General model; shown negotiating the intersection of Bay and Queen Sts.; may soon be introduced to the Toronto area as part of an Ontario government-backed demonstration project.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009827F
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