While guns roared a salute Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. King opened the Thousand Islands bridge system on this 90-foot span through which the boundary passes

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While guns roared a salute Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. King opened the Thousand Islands bridge system on this 90-foot span through which the boundary passes

Date9/3/1938

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

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While guns roared a salute Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. King opened the Thousand Islands bridge system on this 90-foot span through which the boundary passes
While guns roared a salute Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. King opened the Thousand Islands bridge system on this 90-foot span through which the boundary passes

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Original Toronto Star caption: While guns roared a salute Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. King opened the Thousand Islands bridge system on this 90-foot span through which the boundary passes

Subject

Bridges

Medium

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108397F

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