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Old-Fashioned Christmas, Elizabeth Chish, right, cuts a pie while Helen Howes knits near a window in The Grange, Toronto's oldest remaining brick hous(...)
Old-Fashioned Christmas, Elizabeth Chish, right, cuts a pie while Helen Howes knits near a window in The Grange, Toronto's oldest remaining brick hous(...)

Old-Fashioned Christmas, Elizabeth Chish, right, cuts a pie while Helen Howes knits near a window in The Grange, Toronto's oldest remaining brick hous(...)

Date12/18/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Old-Fashioned Christmas; Elizabeth Chish; right; cuts a pie while Helen Howes knits near a window in The Grange; Toronto's oldest remaining brick house. Built in 1817; the house was once a centre of social and political life of Upper Canada. The public is invited to see the Christmas activities and decorations at The Grange.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0109328F
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