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Comforts of home

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Comforts of home

Date11/12/1979

Names

Bull, Ron (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Comforts of home: John Mousette of Mississauga used some ingenuity in rigging up sleeping quarters for himself at the International Centre on Airport Rd. yesterday; including a Do Not Distrub sign. Jacket over his head also keeps out the light. Hotels as far away as Hamilton are filled with Mississauga residents.

Subject

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Object NumberTSPA_0001063F

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