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Row on row of Garbage

Date8/25/1988

Names

Stuparyk, Michael (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Row on row of Garbage: An airport worker piles up garbage that has been compressed into briquettes. A backlog of 160 tonnes of garbage sits at the airport.

Subject

Refuse and refuse disposal

GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Object NumberTSPA_0002902F

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