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Locals discuss the St. Lawrence Seaway project at Morrisburg, Ont.
Locals discuss the St. Lawrence Seaway project at Morrisburg, Ont.

Locals discuss the St. Lawrence Seaway project at Morrisburg, Ont.

Date5/19/1952
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTS-2-126-GO-170
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    War memorial cannon stands in smoke of burning buildings being demolished for seaway at Morrisburg
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    With completion of the new seaway, planners see the St. Lawrence river becoming the Rhine of the New World
    Anderson, Howard
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    Spremo, Boris
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