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Farmers Co-operative store at Alliston was gutted yesterday, causing damage estimated at $35,000
People stand in the street watching thick, billowing smoke that fills the sky. A firehose is visible on the right, next to a bank building.

Farmers Co-operative store at Alliston was gutted yesterday, causing damage estimated at $35,000

Date6 September 1950
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  • Farmers Co-operative store at Alliston was gutted yesterday, causing damage estimated at $35,000
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Original Toronto Star caption: Smoke is shown pouring out of the building while spectators watch. Two fire departments, the local one and trucks from Camp Borden, were unable to quench the flames. For a time several other buildings were threatened by sparks
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives.
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTS-2-124-GO-036
      GeographyCountryCanada
      Geography
      GeographyCity, town, twpNew Tecumseth
      GeographyCountySimcoe (Ont. : County)
      Geography
      Geography
      GeographyHistorical locationsAlliston (Ont.)
      GeographyNeighbourhoodAlliston (New Tecumseth, Ontario)
      Geography
      GeographyProvince or StateOntario
      Geography
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