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Visitors watch two bears in a cage at Riverdale zoo
Visitors watch two bears in a cage at Riverdale zoo

Visitors watch two bears in a cage at Riverdale zoo

Date5/17/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Visitors watch two bears in a cage at Riverdale zoo. Some of the animals in Riverdale are in cages so restrictive that they seem to be tormented by tension and depression; according to two readers.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0116450F
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