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Pretty Posh accommodation, Mr. Ospher decides as he settles into the 700-gallon tank at metro Zoo and swims among the vegetation from his IndoMalaysia(...)
Pretty Posh accommodation, Mr. Ospher decides as he settles into the 700-gallon tank at metro Zoo and swims among the vegetation from his IndoMalaysia(...)

Pretty Posh accommodation, Mr. Ospher decides as he settles into the 700-gallon tank at metro Zoo and swims among the vegetation from his IndoMalaysia(...)

Date2/26/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pretty Posh accommodation; Mr. Ospher decides as he settles into the 700-gallon tank at metro Zoo and swims among the vegetation from his IndoMalaysian home land. Bill Roman says goodby to the family pet which had been in his hoem seven years; outgrowing one tank after another as he grew and grew.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116366F
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