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Wind rips roof off metro factory, A section fo roof 15 feet wide and 40 feet long peeled off by a gust of wind yesterday is inspected by foreman Doug (...)
Wind rips roof off metro factory, A section fo roof 15 feet wide and 40 feet long peeled off by a gust of wind yesterday is inspected by foreman Doug (...)

Wind rips roof off metro factory, A section fo roof 15 feet wide and 40 feet long peeled off by a gust of wind yesterday is inspected by foreman Doug (...)

Date4/4/1974
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  • Wind rips roof off metro factory, A section fo roof 15 feet wide and 40 feet long peeled off by a gust of wind yesterday is inspected by foreman Doug (...)
  • Wind rips roof off metro factory; A section fo roof 15 feet wide and 40 feet long peeled off by a gust of wind yesterday is inspected by foreman Doug Breary at J. and T. Machine Tool Co. and LePage Court; near Keele St. and Finch Ave. We were working away and all of a sudden; bang-a big chunk of the roof was gone; owner John T. Wichmann said. He draped plastic sheeting over machine tools; saying he had $50;000 worth of lathes.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Wind rips roof off metro factory; A section fo roof 15 feet wide and 40 feet long peeled off by a gust of wind yesterday is inspected by foreman Doug Breary at J. and T. Machine Tool Co. and LePage Court; near Keele St. and Finch Ave. We were working away and all of a sudden; bang-a big chunk of the roof was gone; owner John T. Wichmann said. He draped plastic sheeting over machine tools; saying he had $50;000 worth of lathes.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
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