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TTC Rapid Transit Car No. 5000, exterior

itemJanuary 3, 1950Fonds 1567 > Series 577 > Item 20

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TTC Rapid Transit Car No. 5000, exterior
City of Toronto Archives · Fonds 1567 > Series 577 > Item 20 · displayed from the archive's own server (7078.sydneyplus.com) · full-size image ↗ · view and cite at source ↗Copyright was transferred to the City of Toronto by the copyright owner. ...Learn more about Copyright Details The negative of this image is not available to request because it has vinegar syndrome, a condition that gradually destroys the negative. It has been stored in a freezer to slow the rate of damage and may not be retrieved. The Archives plans to digitize all vinegar syndrome negatives, and…

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TTC Rapid Transit Car No. 5000, exterior
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Dates
January 3, 1950 (indexed as 1950)
Level
item
Extent
1 photograph : b&w negative
Scope & content
Image shows the exterior of a full-sized wooden model of the proposed Rapid Transit car body. It was built at the Hillcrest Shops so that a final decision could be reached on those items of choice and taste that could not be settled easily from blueprints. (Coupler, January 1950)
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Yonge Subway Line (Toronto, Ont.); TTC; CONSTRUCTION; SUBWAYS
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Photographs
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Copyright was transferred to the City of Toronto by the copyright owner. ...Learn more about Copyright Details The negative of this image is not available to request because it has vinegar syndrome, a condition that gradually destroys the negative. It has been stored in a freezer to slow the rate of damage and may not be retrieved. The Archives plans to digitize all vinegar syndrome negatives, and will complete this work as resources permit.
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2026-10-20T21:42:16Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto

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