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Dutch entertainer Toon Hermans: Europe's hottest act, he knows how to amuse
Dutch entertainer Toon Hermans: Europe's hottest act, he knows how to amuse

Dutch entertainer Toon Hermans: Europe's hottest act, he knows how to amuse

Date9/20/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Dutch entertainer Toon Hermans: Europe's hottest act, he knows how to amuse.
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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_0054726F
Hermans, Toon
Hermans, Toon
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