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A Christmas 'Crown of candles'
A Christmas 'Crown of candles'

A Christmas 'Crown of candles'

Date12/2/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: A Christmas 'Crown of candles'. Marking the annual Lucia Day festival of lights; 19-year-old Anne-Marie Peterson; of Stockholm; Sweden; wears a crown of candles after being crowned Queen of Light by the Scandinavian-Canadian Club at Queen's Park yesterday.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0001939F
Pioneer Christmas, Evelyn Baker lights candles over the Christmas table in Halfway House at Pioneer Village at Steeles Ave. and Jane St. Decorations are going up all over the village
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Just as good as Aldermen sitting around with candles, If there are any sentimentalists who want Toronto city hall's antiquated gaslight monstrosities (...)
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Birthday boy: Sculptor Kass Eloul, with help from his wife, artist Rita Letendre, blows out three large candles on his 60th birthday cake
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Lighting candles to honor the arrival of the Sabbath on a Friday night, Sarah Zinman prays with the traditional gestures as son David looks on. The nu(...)
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