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Pain-racked, wan and wasted, this sufferer raises her face toward the shrine, clasps her hands in supplication, pleading for surcease, or at least for(...)
Pain-racked, wan and wasted, this sufferer raises her face toward the shrine, clasps her hands in supplication, pleading for surcease, or at least for(...)

Pain-racked, wan and wasted, this sufferer raises her face toward the shrine, clasps her hands in supplication, pleading for surcease, or at least for(...)

Date11/20/1937
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Original Toronto Star caption: Pain-racked; wan and wasted; this sufferer raises her face toward the shrine; clasps her hands in supplication; pleading for surcease; or at least for ease; from her constant agony. She is one of the many brought to the healing waters each year
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117223F
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