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Ready for Poppy Day. Office worker Corinne Therien, 22, stocks up a tag box with poppies made by disabled war veterans in advance of tomorrow's Poppy Day tag drive by Canadian Legion
Ready for Poppy Day. Office worker Corinne Therien, 22, stocks up a tag box with poppies made by disabled war veterans in advance of tomorrow's Poppy Day tag drive by Canadian Legion

Ready for Poppy Day. Office worker Corinne Therien, 22, stocks up a tag box with poppies made by disabled war veterans in advance of tomorrow's Poppy Day tag drive by Canadian Legion

Date11/5/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ready for Poppy Day. Office worker Corinne Therien; 22; stocks up a tag box with poppies made by disabled war veterans in advance of tomorrow's Poppy Day tag drive by Canadian Legion.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001521F
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