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Music maestro, Billy O'Connor has been warming the hearts of senior citizens at Christmas for 13 years
Music maestro, Billy O'Connor has been warming the hearts of senior citizens at Christmas for 13 years

Music maestro, Billy O'Connor has been warming the hearts of senior citizens at Christmas for 13 years

Date11/30/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Music maestro, Billy O'Connor has been warming the hearts of senior citizens at Christmas for 13 years. His annual Christmas party, held yesterday at the Bendale Library in Scarborough, was a big hit, judging by the smiling faces.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0071407F
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