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Winter's knockout blow slams metro to a standstill, A White-shrouded city glazed with ice, its traffic hopelessly snarled and many of its power and te(...)
Winter's knockout blow slams metro to a standstill, A White-shrouded city glazed with ice, its traffic hopelessly snarled and many of its power and te(...)

Winter's knockout blow slams metro to a standstill, A White-shrouded city glazed with ice, its traffic hopelessly snarled and many of its power and te(...)

Date1/13/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Winter's knockout blow slams metro to a standstill; A White-shrouded city glazed with ice; its traffic hopelessly snarled and many of its power and telephone lines down; began fighting its way out from under one of the nastiest winter blizzards to snarl Metro Toronto in many years.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0019702F
      Winter's knockout blow slams metro to a standstill, A white-shrouded city glazed with ice, its traffic hopelessly snarled and many of its power and te(...)
      Winter's knockout blow slams metro to a standstill, A white-shrouded city glazed with ice, its traffic hopelessly snarled and many of its power and te(...)
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
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