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On the line: Bob Somerset listens in while Ruth Burkholder holds a vintage office model phone

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On the line: Bob Somerset listens in while Ruth Burkholder holds a vintage office model phone

Date3/11/1992

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Dunlop, Al (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: On the line: Bob Somerset listens in while Ruth Burkholder holds a vintage office model phone.

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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_0017944F

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