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Asked to autograph an old photograph of himself for Star photographer Boris Spremo, who took the picture, John Diefenbaker happily imitates the expres(...)
Asked to autograph an old photograph of himself for Star photographer Boris Spremo, who took the picture, John Diefenbaker happily imitates the expres(...)

Asked to autograph an old photograph of himself for Star photographer Boris Spremo, who took the picture, John Diefenbaker happily imitates the expres(...)

Date10/21/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Asked to autograph an old photograph of himself for Star photographer Boris Spremo, who took the picture, John Diefenbaker happily imitates the expression, entertaining Robert Jamieson of Simpsons. It happened during an autograph session at the store yesterday publicizing Dief's memoirs.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0043739F
Silhouetted against a Barbadian sunset, John Diefenbaker was working on his memoirs when Boris Spremo of The Star took this prize-winning photo in 1977
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