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Queen Bee of Canadian prospectors, Viola MacMillan shown here, was president of Prospectors and Developers Association for 21 years before she resigned in 1965

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Queen Bee of Canadian prospectors, Viola MacMillan shown here, was president of Prospectors and Developers Association for 21 years before she resigned in 1965

Date3/10/1970

Names

Darrell, Dick (photographer)

MacMillan, George (subject)

MacMillan, Viola (subject)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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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_0064704F

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