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A Big broom sweeps into Sunnyside, A mechanical scoop rumbles along Sunnyside Beach picking up assorted debris today as a volunteer task force of men (...)
A Big broom sweeps into Sunnyside, A mechanical scoop rumbles along Sunnyside Beach picking up assorted debris today as a volunteer task force of men (...)

A Big broom sweeps into Sunnyside, A mechanical scoop rumbles along Sunnyside Beach picking up assorted debris today as a volunteer task force of men (...)

Date5/8/1971
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  • A Big broom sweeps into Sunnyside, A mechanical scoop rumbles along Sunnyside Beach picking up assorted debris today as a volunteer task force of men (...)
  • A Big broom sweeps into Sunnyside; A mechanical scoop rumbles along Sunnyside Beach picking up assorted debris today as a volunteer task force of men and machinery; assembled by the Metro Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors' Association; does a one-day anti-litter blitz. By end of project; about 4;000 tons of sand had been sifted; smoothed.
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Big broom sweeps into Sunnyside; A mechanical scoop rumbles along Sunnyside Beach picking up assorted debris today as a volunteer task force of men and machinery; assembled by the Metro Toronto Sewer and Watermain Contractors' Association; does a one-day anti-litter blitz. By end of project; about 4;000 tons of sand had been sifted; smoothed.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011003F
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GeographyProvince or StateOntario
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