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Burned-out shell of the International Building at the Canadian National Exhibition is all that s left of one of this year s most popular exhibits - an(...)
Burned-out shell of the International Building at the Canadian National Exhibition is all that s left of one of this year s most popular exhibits - an(...)

Burned-out shell of the International Building at the Canadian National Exhibition is all that s left of one of this year s most popular exhibits - an(...)

Date8/23/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Burned-out shell of the International Building at the Canadian National Exhibition is all that s left of one of this year s most popular exhibits - antiques and national treasures from Spain-and what was one of the favorite CNE attractions. Investigators from the Ontario fire marshal s office are probing the remains after a spectacular fire early today wiped out the building at an estimated cost of $1 million.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0000630F
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      Robert Simpson Company
      1925
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      Bezant, Graham
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      Toronto Star (Firm)
      11/10/1945
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      Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926-2022
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