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A $500 Wreath is held by the three boys who bought it for $81
A $500 Wreath is held by the three boys who bought it for $81

A $500 Wreath is held by the three boys who bought it for $81

Date7/29/1973
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Original Toronto Star caption: A $500 Wreath is held by the three boys who bought it for $81. Rick Emslie; 14 (left); Randy Rolfe and Bill Sturmand; both 16; took the money they had collected from friends and neighbors to Morley Firsten; a College St. Florist. He made the 700-flower wr
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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_0121417F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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