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Portable aid: Obus Forme seat perfected by Torontonian

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Portable aid: Obus Forme seat perfected by Torontonian

Date3/25/1989

Names

Mahler, John (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Portable aid: Obus Forme seat perfected by Torontonian.

Subject

Medical instruments and apparatus

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025600F

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