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Sitting on the Garbage, Robert Litz, a private contractor hired by the borough of Etobicoke to collect and dispose of bulky items, takes notes as worker loads furniture on truck
Sitting on the Garbage, Robert Litz, a private contractor hired by the borough of Etobicoke to collect and dispose of bulky items, takes notes as worker loads furniture on truck

Sitting on the Garbage, Robert Litz, a private contractor hired by the borough of Etobicoke to collect and dispose of bulky items, takes notes as worker loads furniture on truck

Date1/13/1972
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0129504F
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