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Blind and facing eviction, Agatha Huard, 27, sits with her children in the Ontario Housing Corp
Blind and facing eviction, Agatha Huard, 27, sits with her children in the Ontario Housing Corp

Blind and facing eviction, Agatha Huard, 27, sits with her children in the Ontario Housing Corp

Date4/20/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Blind and facing eviction; Agatha Huard; 27; sits with her children in the Ontario Housing Corp. townhouse where she owes $556 in overdue rent. Two of her children-Nicole; 5; and George; 4-are partly blink. Paul 6; is the eyes for the family when they walk hand-in-hand to buy the macaroni and bread they live on. Once he accidentally led her into the path of a bus and she was injured.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020789F
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