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No loudmouth: Scarborough town crier Frank Knight came close to winning the decibel contest for at the recent international town criers' competition in Halifax

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No loudmouth: Scarborough town crier Frank Knight came close to winning the decibel contest for at the recent international town criers' competition in Halifax

Date9/16/1985

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Eglinton, Rick (photographer)

Knight, Frank (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Black-and-white photographs

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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0060262F

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