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Man behind the ads
Man behind the ads

Man behind the ads

Date10/3/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Man behind the ads: Colin Brown, insurance salesman and free-enterprise crusader, founded the National Citizens' Coalition. It has 25,000 members, campaigns through ads.
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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_0034727F
Colin Brown: Newspaper ads planted-seeds of coalition
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True Davidson. Maybe they thought I was a man
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