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Stunted Crop

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Stunted Crop

Date10/7/1988

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Faught, Ken (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Stunted Crop: The Segsworths; Ed; right; Matt and Dianne; stand in underdeveloped field of corn on their Burlington-area farm. The 1988 drought stunted the crops and killed the vegetable garden that usually provides them with their Thanksgiving feast.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023191F

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