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An algae-harvesting machine scoops up layers of rotting vegetation that has created a horrible stench on Etobicoke's lakefront
An algae-harvesting machine scoops up layers of rotting vegetation that has created a horrible stench on Etobicoke's lakefront

An algae-harvesting machine scoops up layers of rotting vegetation that has created a horrible stench on Etobicoke's lakefront

Date8/16/1983
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  • An algae-harvesting machine scoops up layers of rotting vegetation that has created a horrible stench on Etobicoke's lakefront
  • An algae-harvesting machine scoops up layers of rotting vegetation that has created a horrible stench on Etobicoke's lakefront.
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Original Toronto Star caption: An algae-harvesting machine scoops up layers of rotting vegetation that has created a horrible stench on Etobicoke's lakefront.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011057F
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