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Symbolic silo: Sitting 75 feet tall, 315 feet from Chatham Airport's western approach, it's farmer Walker's big weapon against progress
Symbolic silo: Sitting 75 feet tall, 315 feet from Chatham Airport's western approach, it's farmer Walker's big weapon against progress

Symbolic silo: Sitting 75 feet tall, 315 feet from Chatham Airport's western approach, it's farmer Walker's big weapon against progress

Date5/31/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Symbolic silo: Sitting 75 feet tall, 315 feet from Chatham Airport's western approach, it's farmer Walker's big weapon against progress.
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    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_0002827F
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      Lennon, Frank
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      Darrell, Dick
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