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A $115,000 winner in the Irish Sweepstakes, Genesio Porretta kisses the winning ticket while his wife, Concetta, and their daughters, Annamaria, 3, an(...)
A $115,000 winner in the Irish Sweepstakes, Genesio Porretta kisses the winning ticket while his wife, Concetta, and their daughters, Annamaria, 3, an(...)

A $115,000 winner in the Irish Sweepstakes, Genesio Porretta kisses the winning ticket while his wife, Concetta, and their daughters, Annamaria, 3, an(...)

Date3/24/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: A $115,000 winner in the Irish Sweepstakes, Genesio Porretta kisses the winning ticket while his wife, Concetta, and their daughters, Annamaria, 3, and Sandra, 8, beam. Porretta wishes the money had come earlier when he needed it after coming to Canada from Italy 18 years ago and working as an apprentice printer.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0024848F
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