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Childs paradise: Patricia Phillips helps son Stephen choose a toy at Jane-Dundas library
Childs paradise: Patricia Phillips helps son Stephen choose a toy at Jane-Dundas library

Childs paradise: Patricia Phillips helps son Stephen choose a toy at Jane-Dundas library

Date6/26/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Childs paradise: Patricia Phillips helps son Stephen choose a toy at Jane-Dundas library.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018187F
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