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Neither snow nor rain . . . As miserable as it was, there were thousands whose jobs forced them outside into slip-slide-sludge city. Mall carriers, fo(...)
Neither snow nor rain . . . As miserable as it was, there were thousands whose jobs forced them outside into slip-slide-sludge city. Mall carriers, fo(...)

Neither snow nor rain . . . As miserable as it was, there were thousands whose jobs forced them outside into slip-slide-sludge city. Mall carriers, fo(...)

Date2/12/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Neither snow nor rain . . . As miserable as it was; there were thousands whose jobs forced them outside into slip-slide-sludge city. Mall carriers; for example. Clive Crowder; left; took a shovel to help him on his apponted rounds while a bicycle courier; centre; pedals through the sludge. Adding to the misery were savage winds that turned downtown into a windtunnel; buffeting pedestrians; like the girl; right; The storn was the worst of the winter for the Metro area.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0015438F
Neither snow nor rain . . . As miserable as it was, there were thousands whose jobs forced them outside into slip-slide-sludge city. Mail carriers, fo(...)
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Winter snow job
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