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Construction workers Rodney Wood, left, and Mark Sullivan were skeptical yesterday when Tom Cruise lookalike handed out gold coins at King and Bay Sts(...)
Construction workers Rodney Wood, left, and Mark Sullivan were skeptical yesterday when Tom Cruise lookalike handed out gold coins at King and Bay Sts(...)

Construction workers Rodney Wood, left, and Mark Sullivan were skeptical yesterday when Tom Cruise lookalike handed out gold coins at King and Bay Sts(...)

Date1/23/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Construction workers Rodney Wood; left; and Mark Sullivan were skeptical yesterday when Tom Cruise lookalike handed out gold coins at King and Bay Sts. Alaska Airlines is promoting the launch of its Toronto-Los Angeles Service on Oct. 8 by giving away Maple Leaf coins to passengers for a month.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001258F
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Gold coin
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1887 circa
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