Master chimney sweep Norman Lenz, owner of Toronto Chimney Service Ltd

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Master chimney sweep Norman Lenz, owner of Toronto Chimney Service Ltd

Date2/25/1970

Names

Ross, Fred (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Master chimney sweep Norman Lenz; owner of Toronto Chimney Service Ltd.; learned his trade in Berlin. He employes five full-time sweeps here.

Subject

Chimney sweeps

Chimneys

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004597F

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