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Money is strewn on the floor of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Union Station after four gunmen robbed it of $261,900 yesterday, but a bank (...)
Money is strewn on the floor of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Union Station after four gunmen robbed it of $261,900 yesterday, but a bank (...)

Money is strewn on the floor of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Union Station after four gunmen robbed it of $261,900 yesterday, but a bank (...)

Date10/18/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Money is strewn on the floor of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Union Station after four gunmen robbed it of $261;900 yesterday; but a bank employee goes on working. The men were sad-clown masks and apparently had researched the job carefully; entering the bank when vault was open for checking.
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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
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0120514F
      A case of lofty symbolism. The symbol of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce started its journey up to 38th floor of the Commerce Court tower yeste(...)
      A case of lofty symbolism. The symbol of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce started its journey up to 38th floor of the Commerce Court tower yeste(...)
      Geo, Mario
      11/30/1970
      To catch a thief, Metro police search railway tracks between Union Station and the SkyDome for an armed man who robbed a bank at 88 University Ave. an(...)
      To catch a thief, Metro police search railway tracks between Union Station and the SkyDome for an armed man who robbed a bank at 88 University Ave. an(...)
      Power, Peter
      5/14/1991
      The bank that was robbed becomes a part of the lower lobby of Union Station when six glass doors slide aside to open it for business. It is on the nor(...)
      The bank that was robbed becomes a part of the lower lobby of Union Station when six glass doors slide aside to open it for business. It is on the nor(...)
      Barkley, Harold
      10/18/1972
      Bank opens in Chinatown, The ceremonial dance of the dragon is performed in Chinatown yesterday to mark the opening of a branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on Dundas St
      Bank opens in Chinatown, The ceremonial dance of the dragon is performed in Chinatown yesterday to mark the opening of a branch of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce on Dundas St
      Combs, Erin
      6/7/1988
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce branch, originally Canadian Bank of Commerce branch, Dundas Street West, north side, between Keele Street and Pacific Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce branch, originally Canadian Bank of Commerce branch, Dundas Street West, north side, between Keele Street and Pacific Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
      Canadian Bank of Commerce
      1982
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce branch, originally Canadian Bank of Commerce branch, Bloor Street West, southwest corner of Lippincott Street, Toronto, Ontario.
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce branch, originally Canadian Bank of Commerce branch, Bloor Street West, southwest corner of Lippincott Street, Toronto, Ontario.
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
      1982-08
      An employee of the bank, Linda McMullan, tells of the two minutes during which two gunmen scooped up cash and another two stood guard in the station lobby
      An employee of the bank, Linda McMullan, tells of the two minutes during which two gunmen scooped up cash and another two stood guard in the station lobby
      Bull, Ron
      10/18/1972
      Bank high-ups look down on money, High up on the old Bank of Commerce building 16 heads (four each side) have gazed passively for 40 years. They were (...)
      Bank high-ups look down on money, High up on the old Bank of Commerce building 16 heads (four each side) have gazed passively for 40 years. They were (...)
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
      9/4/1971
      Getaway car: Metro police examine the getaway car left at Lawrence Square Plaza by two gunmen who robbed a Brink's guard yesterday
      Getaway car: Metro police examine the getaway car left at Lawrence Square Plaza by two gunmen who robbed a Brink's guard yesterday
      Mahler, John
      3/26/1991
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Banks - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - Building
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Banks - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - Building
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
      9/14/1928
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Banks - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - Building
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Banks - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - Building
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
      10/28/1974
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Banks - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - Building
      Canada - Ontario - Toronto - Banks - Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce - Building
      Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
      10/28/1974