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Rub-a-dub-dub, there were politicians in the tubs at Canadian National Exhibition waterfront for the annual bathtub derby yesterday. Two tubs capsized(...)
Rub-a-dub-dub, there were politicians in the tubs at Canadian National Exhibition waterfront for the annual bathtub derby yesterday. Two tubs capsized(...)

Rub-a-dub-dub, there were politicians in the tubs at Canadian National Exhibition waterfront for the annual bathtub derby yesterday. Two tubs capsized(...)

Date8/26/1976
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  • Rub-a-dub-dub, there were politicians in the tubs at Canadian National Exhibition waterfront for the annual bathtub derby yesterday. Two tubs capsized(...)
  • Rub-a-dub-dub; there were politicians in the tubs at Canadian National Exhibition waterfront for the annual bathtub derby yesterday. Two tubs capsized and there were several near misses; but Scarborough Controller Joyce Trimmer (above); standing in for Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey; won the porcelain title for the second year in a row. Afterwards; she said: I had to prove my win . . . was no fluke.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rub-a-dub-dub; there were politicians in the tubs at Canadian National Exhibition waterfront for the annual bathtub derby yesterday. Two tubs capsized and there were several near misses; but Scarborough Controller Joyce Trimmer (above); standing in for Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey; won the porcelain title for the second year in a row. Afterwards; she said: I had to prove my win . . . was no fluke.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0111871F
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Unknown
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Canadian National Exhibition, Railways Building (Toronto, Ont.)
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