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Ardent student: Jack Elmes' neighbors often bring him birds they find dead and he keeps them in the freezer so he can study their plumage for his paintings
Ardent student: Jack Elmes' neighbors often bring him birds they find dead and he keeps them in the freezer so he can study their plumage for his paintings

Ardent student: Jack Elmes' neighbors often bring him birds they find dead and he keeps them in the freezer so he can study their plumage for his paintings

Date5/22/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ardent student: Jack Elmes' neighbors often bring him birds they find dead and he keeps them in the freezer so he can study their plumage for his paintings.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0103813F
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