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It's in the bag

Date8/8/1984

Names

Eglinton, Rick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: It's in the bag: Ivy Earle; left; says good riddance to bad rubbish as Colleen Turney loads her garbage into a station wagon. Students are making money hauling trash during the Etobicoke strike.

Subject

Strikes and lockouts

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Object NumberTSPA_0016555F

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