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Government technologists police the lakes cleanup
Government technologists police the lakes cleanup

Government technologists police the lakes cleanup

Date8/18/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Government technologists police the lakes cleanup. Alan C. Cooper; right; with Ontario's department of the environment; watches laboratory assistant Herman Williams at the Humber River treatment plant.
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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_0011054F
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