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Don't let this disguise fool you, this demure miss is the rubber-faced comedienne, Martha Raye
Don't let this disguise fool you, this demure miss is the rubber-faced comedienne, Martha Raye

Don't let this disguise fool you, this demure miss is the rubber-faced comedienne, Martha Raye

Date5/8/1937
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Original Toronto Star caption: Don't let this disguise fool you, this demure miss is the rubber-faced comedienne, Martha Raye. The bonnet's probably to keep her tonsils from becoming sunburned
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075556F
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