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Eager buyers watched the action and saw someone pay a record $10,000 for a Belgian mare

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Eager buyers watched the action and saw someone pay a record $10,000 for a Belgian mare

Date1/28/1981

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Loek, Dick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Eager buyers watched the action and saw someone pay a record $10,000 for a Belgian mare.

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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_0002617F

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