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Difficult time

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Difficult time

Date9/26/1984

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Bock, Tony (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Difficult time: The book Jeremiah is the result of hard and heartbreaking work for Frances Armstrong, above. To write about her severely retarded 7-year-old son, shown here before his setbacks, she had to relive the first five years of his life, experiencing the pain one more time.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025917F

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