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Frost-bitten business

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Frost-bitten business

Date12/10/1981

Names

McConnell, Colin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Frost-bitten business: With Christmas very near; the corner of Yonge and Bloor Sts. is a great location to sell evergreen wreaths. However; as seller Peter Musterer discovered as temperatures plunged and winds blew this weekend; it's a very cold way to make a dollar.

Subject

Vendors and purchasers

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018612F

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