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Circus woes. What could be worse for a circus than a Skidmore, 6, check the weather outside the Coliseum at Exhibition Place, where the Shrinners Circus is playing
Circus woes. What could be worse for a circus than a Skidmore, 6, check the weather outside the Coliseum at Exhibition Place, where the Shrinners Circus is playing

Circus woes. What could be worse for a circus than a Skidmore, 6, check the weather outside the Coliseum at Exhibition Place, where the Shrinners Circus is playing

Date5/25/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Circus woes. What could be worse for a circus than a Skidmore; 6; check the weather outside the Coliseum at Exhibition Place; where the Shrinners Circus is playing.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004702F
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