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Five families in backyard of small house they share after they were burned out of their Cobalt homes by Monday s fire
Five families in backyard of small house they share after they were burned out of their Cobalt homes by Monday s fire

Five families in backyard of small house they share after they were burned out of their Cobalt homes by Monday s fire

Date5/26/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Five families in backyard of small house they share after they were burned out of their Cobalt homes by Monday s fire. All French-speaking and related by marriage; the families have become even more united through disaster. In yard are 15 of the 19 members of the Bob Arsenault; Jean-Guy Cadieux; Edmund Gelineau; Marcel Lemyre and Andre Cadieux families. About 150 families were left homeless and they are being with friends and relatives.
Subject
    GeographyCity, town, townshipCobalt
    GeographyRegion or DistrictTimiskaming (Ont. : District)
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
    Medium
    Photographs
    Language
      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0000530F
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