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Street Musicians, Cory Nelson (in Canadian sweater) and Bill Shields (bearded and in Bruin sweater)
Street Musicians, Cory Nelson (in Canadian sweater) and Bill Shields (bearded and in Bruin sweater)

Street Musicians, Cory Nelson (in Canadian sweater) and Bill Shields (bearded and in Bruin sweater)

Date7/15/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Street Musicians; Cory Nelson (in Canadian sweater) and Bill Shields (bearded and in Bruin sweater).
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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_0102918F
Musicians on Yonge St., like Arthur Payne, 35, above, add a human quality to the street and should be encouraged by the merchants, reader says below, to keep the downtown area vibrant
Musicians on Yonge St., like Arthur Payne, 35, above, add a human quality to the street and should be encouraged by the merchants, reader says below, to keep the downtown area vibrant
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Two marks. Tenor Mark Dubois (in the dark sweater) and baritone Mark Pedrotti of the Canadian Opera Company will perform a joint concert at the Guelph Spring Festival next Saturday
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4/27/1983
One of the few authentic jazz musicians Canada has ever produced, Trump Davidson will return to the bandstand at the old Palais Royale tonight after a(...)
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A group of musicians play for a crowd of people on the sidewalk outside of a store.
Salvation Army musicians, Louisa Street, Toronto
approximately 1970
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A devoted audience of one. Christine Okabe, 2, listens raptly as a musician who would give his name only as John plays classical music on his electric(...)
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Bud Freeman - 61 and looking younger every year - says he has rid himself of 'the curse of jazz musicians - the dealth wish. I plan to go on playing f(...)
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