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On the road again

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On the road again

Date6/1/1982

Names

Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: On the road again: Barry Greenwald spent three long years hustling a cab around Toronto. Now he's used his experience behind the wheel to produce for the National Film Board a one-hour documentary; titled Taxi!; on what goes on inside the cabs that navigate this city's streets.

Subject

Taxicab drivers

Medium

Photographs

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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_0115345F

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