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Hoping for help: Kelly Laverty and her mother, Elsie
Hoping for help: Kelly Laverty and her mother, Elsie

Hoping for help: Kelly Laverty and her mother, Elsie

Date2/22/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hoping for help: Kelly Laverty and her mother, Elsie.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026043F
Elsie Laverty helps her wheelchair-bound daughter Kelly with therapy
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