Spare the air: Warnings about Toronto's air quality weren't enough to keep these cars off the Don Valley Parkway last week

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Spare the air: Warnings about Toronto's air quality weren't enough to keep these cars off the Don Valley Parkway last week

Date6/25/1998

Names

Russell, Steve (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Spare the air: Warnings about Toronto's air quality weren't enough to keep these cars off the Don Valley Parkway last week.

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Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Object NumberTSPA_0010925F

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