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Searing sounds: Noise inspector Frank Carney, above, takes a reading with a noise meter
Searing sounds: Noise inspector Frank Carney, above, takes a reading with a noise meter

Searing sounds: Noise inspector Frank Carney, above, takes a reading with a noise meter

Date8/12/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Searing sounds: Noise inspector Frank Carney; above; takes a reading with a noise meter.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010481F
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