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Utopia's postmaster Ruby McCann, 61, and her husband Wilbert, 65, who is the assistant postmaster, talk with a customer in the post office at the fron(...)
Utopia's postmaster Ruby McCann, 61, and her husband Wilbert, 65, who is the assistant postmaster, talk with a customer in the post office at the fron(...)

Utopia's postmaster Ruby McCann, 61, and her husband Wilbert, 65, who is the assistant postmaster, talk with a customer in the post office at the fron(...)

Date12/30/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Utopia's postmaster Ruby McCann, 61, and her husband Wilbert, 65, who is the assistant postmaster, talk with a customer in the post office at the front of their home. They say visitors come from as far as Florida, Texas and California to have their letters postmarked Utopia just to prove the place is real.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0108459F
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