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Sonja Bata: Her shoe museum collection has about 400 items spanning 4,000 years

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Sonja Bata: Her shoe museum collection has about 400 items spanning 4,000 years

Date5/20/1992

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Bata Industries Ltd (subject)

Bata, Thomas & Sonja (subject)

Bata, Tomas (subject)

Combs, Erin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Sonja Bata: Her shoe museum collection has about 400 items spanning 4,000 years.

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