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Michael Spivak, 12, young symphony conductor, was accidentally shot in the foot by a 13-year-old boy in Forest Hill junior high school, shown here, ye(...)
Michael Spivak, 12, young symphony conductor, was accidentally shot in the foot by a 13-year-old boy in Forest Hill junior high school, shown here, ye(...)

Michael Spivak, 12, young symphony conductor, was accidentally shot in the foot by a 13-year-old boy in Forest Hill junior high school, shown here, ye(...)

Date9/9/1948
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Original Toronto Star caption: Michael Spivak; 12; young symphony conductor; was accidentally shot in the foot by a 13-year-old boy in Forest Hill junior high school; shown here; yesterday. Police say the revolver in the older boy's pocket went off while he was toying with it
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0106404F
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