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Piano teacher Maurice Roche, handicapped by weak eyesight that keeps him from reading music as he plays, shows how TV has resolved his problem. [Incomplete]
Piano teacher Maurice Roche, handicapped by weak eyesight that keeps him from reading music as he plays, shows how TV has resolved his problem. [Incomplete]

Piano teacher Maurice Roche, handicapped by weak eyesight that keeps him from reading music as he plays, shows how TV has resolved his problem. [Incomplete]

Date6/26/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Piano teacher Maurice Roche; handicapped by weak eyesight that keeps him from reading music as he plays; shows how TV has resolved his problem. [Incomplete]
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0100955F
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