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Time is important to Walter Colby, who was 100 this month
Time is important to Walter Colby, who was 100 this month

Time is important to Walter Colby, who was 100 this month

Date10/25/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Time is important to Walter Colby; who was 100 this month. He Made or supervised the making of 26 million watch cases during a 50-year career; and now he checks the time with nurse Kim Darling at Guildwood Villa; a nursing home in Scarborough. He predicts the Conservatives will win by a landslide.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024549F
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