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Comic relief: Don Harron as Charlie Farquharson, left, was on hand yesterday to help entertain Albert Reichmann, whose family owns half of the new Scotia Plaza project
Comic relief: Don Harron as Charlie Farquharson, left, was on hand yesterday to help entertain Albert Reichmann, whose family owns half of the new Scotia Plaza project

Comic relief: Don Harron as Charlie Farquharson, left, was on hand yesterday to help entertain Albert Reichmann, whose family owns half of the new Scotia Plaza project

Date2/9/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Comic relief: Don Harron as Charlie Farquharson, left, was on hand yesterday to help entertain Albert Reichmann, whose family owns half of the new Scotia Plaza project.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075787F
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