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This will be my last effort, 82-year-old Fred Gardiner tells Mayor David Crombie before appearing before a committee meeting yesterday to seek one mor(...)
This will be my last effort, 82-year-old Fred Gardiner tells Mayor David Crombie before appearing before a committee meeting yesterday to seek one mor(...)

This will be my last effort, 82-year-old Fred Gardiner tells Mayor David Crombie before appearing before a committee meeting yesterday to seek one mor(...)

Date2/16/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: This will be my last effort; 82-year-old Fred Gardiner tells Mayor David Crombie before appearing before a committee meeting yesterday to seek one more term as the city's representative on the Toronto Hydro Commission. Better known as Big Daddy; Gardiner was Metro's first chairman.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0049166F
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