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Putting up his feet in golden shoes after walking hundreds of miles delivering mail in Toronto for 47 years, Charlie Good enjoys his retirement party (...)
Putting up his feet in golden shoes after walking hundreds of miles delivering mail in Toronto for 47 years, Charlie Good enjoys his retirement party (...)

Putting up his feet in golden shoes after walking hundreds of miles delivering mail in Toronto for 47 years, Charlie Good enjoys his retirement party (...)

Date1/10/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: Putting up his feet?in golden shoes?after walking hundreds of miles delivering mail in Toronto for 47 years, Charlie Good enjoys his retirement party yesterday at the Walker House. His fellow postmen had found an old pair of his shoes and had them gilded for event. Good has been on his feet at night, too, he's a hockey fan and has been an usher at Maple Leaf Gardens since it opened.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0028217F
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