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Crown and Anchor games along the midway drew good crowds yesterday on the CNE' s opening day
Crown and Anchor games along the midway drew good crowds yesterday on the CNE' s opening day

Crown and Anchor games along the midway drew good crowds yesterday on the CNE' s opening day

Date8/20/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Crown and Anchor games along the midway drew good crowds yesterday on the CNE' s opening day. This is the first year such games have been legal; with a 50-cent limit on bets; and a top off of $1.50 plus return of the bet.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0111835F
Gearing up for CNE, Mike Laidlaw, 17, struggles with stuffed critters yesterday at the CNE where midway folks are setting up game booths for opening d(...)
Gearing up for CNE, Mike Laidlaw, 17, struggles with stuffed critters yesterday at the CNE where midway folks are setting up game booths for opening d(...)
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It's a nine-year miss, for age-guesser Barry Vigon as 105-year-old Caroline Pierce smiles mischievously at the CNE Midway yesterday. She's been his ol(...)
Brennan, Pat
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Crown for CNE Lady, Filippo Manganaro adjusts cables as the last section of the 11-metre-diameter east dome of the CNE Music Building is lowered into (...)
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