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Hopeful line: A group of people line up in Toronto looking for work
Hopeful line: A group of people line up in Toronto looking for work

Hopeful line: A group of people line up in Toronto looking for work

Date1/17/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hopeful line: A group of people line up in Toronto looking for work.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0018520F
Long wait for funds, Some of the 4,000 people waiting for their family benefit cheques stand in line yesterday outside a government office on Parliame(...)
Long wait for funds, Some of the 4,000 people waiting for their family benefit cheques stand in line yesterday outside a government office on Parliame(...)
8/29/1988
Unemployed men line up at the Metro welfare office on Adelaide St
Unemployed men line up at the Metro welfare office on Adelaide St
12/10/1970
The Jobless line up for Unemployment Insurance cheques today in Moss Park Armory, one of two places where the cheques are being distributed while mail(...)
The Jobless line up for Unemployment Insurance cheques today in Moss Park Armory, one of two places where the cheques are being distributed while mail(...)
4/22/1974
Young job seekers line up for application forms at the Manpower Centre at the CNE after learning that jobs with the Ex as ticket sellers and booth att(...)
Young job seekers line up for application forms at the Manpower Centre at the CNE after learning that jobs with the Ex as ticket sellers and booth att(...)
8/30/1971
Mail dispute forces jobless to line up for own cheques
Mail dispute forces jobless to line up for own cheques
5/27/1970
Looking for jobs: Laborers' International Union members lined up for work last summer, a scene becoming more and more common in Metro
Looking for jobs: Laborers' International Union members lined up for work last summer, a scene becoming more and more common in Metro
7/3/1991
Unemployment line
Unemployment line
3/23/1983
Wet wait: Raincoats, umbrellas and hoods offered some refuge from the heavy rains that made waiting in line a dreary experience for AMC job applicants at Wonderland yesterday
Wet wait: Raincoats, umbrellas and hoods offered some refuge from the heavy rains that made waiting in line a dreary experience for AMC job applicants at Wonderland yesterday
9/29/1986
Crawling to a halt, A cyclist is dwarfed by a line of immobile equipment at Caterpiller Canada plant in Brampton on Sandalwood Dr. Built in 1983, it w(...)
Crawling to a halt, A cyclist is dwarfed by a line of immobile equipment at Caterpiller Canada plant in Brampton on Sandalwood Dr. Built in 1983, it w(...)
4/12/1991
Ottawa should set up an assistance program to help people get out of the cities, urges N
Ottawa should set up an assistance program to help people get out of the cities, urges N
2/4/1971
Hunt's on: Many students looking for work worry about how they'll pay tuition fees
Hunt's on: Many students looking for work worry about how they'll pay tuition fees
6/28/1991
Number of people on welfare in Toronto has been dropping since this picture of local welfare office was taken in 1971 and seems to bear out contention in article that no one really wants to be on it
Number of people on welfare in Toronto has been dropping since this picture of local welfare office was taken in 1971 and seems to bear out contention in article that no one really wants to be on it
9/10/1971