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The water's cold, but the ducks don't seem to mind - and neither do the people watching them
The water's cold, but the ducks don't seem to mind - and neither do the people watching them

The water's cold, but the ducks don't seem to mind - and neither do the people watching them

Date12/28/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: The water's cold; but the ducks don't seem to mind - and neither do the people watching them.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0003916F
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