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April Fool Red-nosed Toronto Mayor John Sewell gets a kiss from Nion the clown after accepting the plastic snout and a sign declaring him the first ho(...)
April Fool Red-nosed Toronto Mayor John Sewell gets a kiss from Nion the clown after accepting the plastic snout and a sign declaring him the first ho(...)

April Fool Red-nosed Toronto Mayor John Sewell gets a kiss from Nion the clown after accepting the plastic snout and a sign declaring him the first ho(...)

Date4/1/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: April Fool Red-nosed Toronto Mayor John Sewell gets a kiss from Nion the clown after accepting the plastic snout and a sign declaring him the first honorary fool of Toronto from the Toronto Festival of Fools yesterday.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0079542F
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