Workmen narrowly escaped these tons of steel, The pressure of ice heaved the bridge at its abutments on the United States side of the river

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Workmen narrowly escaped these tons of steel, The pressure of ice heaved the bridge at its abutments on the United States side of the river

Date1/28/1938

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Workmen narrowly escaped these tons of steel, The pressure of ice heaved the bridge at its abutments on the United States side of the river
Workmen narrowly escaped these tons of steel; The pressure of ice heaved the bridge at its abutments on the United States side of the river.

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Original Toronto Star caption: Workmen narrowly escaped these tons of steel; The pressure of ice heaved the bridge at its abutments on the United States side of the river.

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English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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