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Quick communication: Tom Warner and his ultra-modern cordless phone sit atop a slightly less modern telephone booth
Quick communication: Tom Warner and his ultra-modern cordless phone sit atop a slightly less modern telephone booth

Quick communication: Tom Warner and his ultra-modern cordless phone sit atop a slightly less modern telephone booth

Date5/31/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Quick communication: Tom Warner and his ultra-modern cordless phone sit atop a slightly less modern telephone booth.
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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_0017926F
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