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Gift of life

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Gift of life

Date3/4/1988

Names

Griffin, Doug (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Gift of life: 17-month-old Robert Marra, the first Canadian recipient of a bone marrow transplant to cure a blood condition called thalassemia, had a big smile for photographers yesterday as he posed with his sister Angela, 13. Angela donated her bone marrow for the risky operation.

Subject

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Medium

Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026080F

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