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Two oil drums from the tanker Arrow come to rest on a polluted beach near Artichat, N
Two oil drums from the tanker Arrow come to rest on a polluted beach near Artichat, N

Two oil drums from the tanker Arrow come to rest on a polluted beach near Artichat, N

Date2/14/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Two oil drums from the tanker Arrow come to rest on a polluted beach near Artichat; N.S.
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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_0011005F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
Dirty black smoke rises from the polluted shore of Chedabucto Bay in Nova Scotia in an experiment to get rid of the mass of oil from the wrecked tanke(...)
Dirty black smoke rises from the polluted shore of Chedabucto Bay in Nova Scotia in an experiment to get rid of the mass of oil from the wrecked tanke(...)
2/14/1970
Warning Polluted Waters Persons Bathing Do So At Their Own Risk, Pollution Warning Marking a beach in Metro
Warning Polluted Waters Persons Bathing Do So At Their Own Risk, Pollution Warning Marking a beach in Metro
7/25/1969
Beach Foulup: High-tech methods helped rid beaches of oil from the huge Exxon Valdez spill, but the cleanup may also have broken down the delicate shoreline ecology
Beach Foulup: High-tech methods helped rid beaches of oil from the huge Exxon Valdez spill, but the cleanup may also have broken down the delicate shoreline ecology
5/29/1989
Cleaning up: Work crews place a boom in front of a sewer grate on Sand Beach Road to stop a spill of diesel oil from VIA Rail's maintenance centre in Mimico
Cleaning up: Work crews place a boom in front of a sewer grate on Sand Beach Road to stop a spill of diesel oil from VIA Rail's maintenance centre in Mimico
1/30/1989
Experts plugged all the hotels at tiny Port Hawksbury, nearest town to the Arrow disaster
Experts plugged all the hotels at tiny Port Hawksbury, nearest town to the Arrow disaster
2/17/1970
Polluted ditch behind Scarborough apartment buildings is a potential death trap for children, many mothers believe
Polluted ditch behind Scarborough apartment buildings is a potential death trap for children, many mothers believe
4/4/1972
Warning signs are a regular summer feature of Toronto's polluted waterfront
Warning signs are a regular summer feature of Toronto's polluted waterfront
7/24/1986
Making a test burn of oil slick along the south shore of Nova Scotia's Chedabucto Bay, workmen watch black smoke billow up from the thick seepage of bunker oil from [Incomplete]
Making a test burn of oil slick along the south shore of Nova Scotia's Chedabucto Bay, workmen watch black smoke billow up from the thick seepage of bunker oil from [Incomplete]
2/14/1970
First aid for oil-soaked ducks, Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the(...)
First aid for oil-soaked ducks, Ducks in Lake Ontario off Long Branch Park are getting their feathers coated with oil from a spill in the lake and the(...)
1/7/1976
Oil-drenched ducks on Ward's Island get first aid from Helen Abegg, 22, a visitor to Metro from Switzerland
Oil-drenched ducks on Ward's Island get first aid from Helen Abegg, 22, a visitor to Metro from Switzerland
12/3/1972
Using a jet of hot water, a worker tries to scrub crude oil from the rocky shore of Green island, 112 kilometres (70 miles) southeast of Valdez, Alask(...)
Using a jet of hot water, a worker tries to scrub crude oil from the rocky shore of Green island, 112 kilometres (70 miles) southeast of Valdez, Alask(...)
5/29/1989
Oil cleared from the humber, A boom is spread across the Humber River at Finch Ave
Oil cleared from the humber, A boom is spread across the Humber River at Finch Ave
11/14/1972