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Longtime adviser, Nancy Pocock sits in her home yesterday with some of the people she has helped
Longtime adviser, Nancy Pocock sits in her home yesterday with some of the people she has helped

Longtime adviser, Nancy Pocock sits in her home yesterday with some of the people she has helped

Date12/18/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Longtime adviser, Nancy Pocock sits in her home yesterday with some of the people she has helped. Widely known as Mama Nancy, she has counselled thousands.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0074053F
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Nancy Pocock
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