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Double trouble: Jewelry storeowner Shing shows electronic eye he had put in after two daylight break-ins by armed robbers in six months
Double trouble: Jewelry storeowner Shing shows electronic eye he had put in after two daylight break-ins by armed robbers in six months

Double trouble: Jewelry storeowner Shing shows electronic eye he had put in after two daylight break-ins by armed robbers in six months

Date5/14/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Double trouble: Jewelry storeowner Shing shows electronic eye he had put in after two daylight break-ins by armed robbers in six months.
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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_0120190F
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