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He was there: Joe McNamara, right, formerly a homeless alcoholic and now a tireless downtown street worker, chats with Red Dog, 52, who sleeps on Toronto's warm air grates
He was there: Joe McNamara, right, formerly a homeless alcoholic and now a tireless downtown street worker, chats with Red Dog, 52, who sleeps on Toronto's warm air grates

He was there: Joe McNamara, right, formerly a homeless alcoholic and now a tireless downtown street worker, chats with Red Dog, 52, who sleeps on Toronto's warm air grates

Date1/20/1992
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130205F
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