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First scrubdown for city hall, City Hall gets its first wash since it opened in the summer of 1965
First scrubdown for city hall, City Hall gets its first wash since it opened in the summer of 1965

First scrubdown for city hall, City Hall gets its first wash since it opened in the summer of 1965

Date10/2/1968
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  • First scrubdown for city hall, City Hall gets its first wash since it opened in the summer of 1965
  • First scrubdown for city hall; City Hall gets its first wash since it opened in the summer of 1965. Sandblasting was out; because of marble chips which give walls a mosaic quality.
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Original Toronto Star caption: First scrubdown for city hall; City Hall gets its first wash since it opened in the summer of 1965. Sandblasting was out; because of marble chips which give walls a mosaic quality.
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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_0111261F
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Unknown
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Toronto Public Library, Municipal Reference Branch, in City Hall (1899-1965)
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1911
Canada - Ontario - Toronto - City Hall - Old - Miscellaneous - 1965 - 66
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