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Ontario place people do a fast cleanup, Ontario Place guides and other employees, dressed in coveralls they borrowed from the regular maintenance staf(...)
Ontario place people do a fast cleanup, Ontario Place guides and other employees, dressed in coveralls they borrowed from the regular maintenance staf(...)

Ontario place people do a fast cleanup, Ontario Place guides and other employees, dressed in coveralls they borrowed from the regular maintenance staf(...)

Date6/21/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ontario place people do a fast cleanup; Ontario Place guides and other employees; dressed in coveralls they borrowed from the regular maintenance staff; use long-handled nets to scoop up the bodies of thousands of dead alewives that float in to shore these days.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011013F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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