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He pushed dad 6 blocks to meet croll
He pushed dad 6 blocks to meet croll

He pushed dad 6 blocks to meet croll

Date3/12/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: He pushed dad 6 blocks to meet croll. A red carnation is presented to Senator David Croll by David Wilkinson; 10; who pushed his legless father; Tom; in a wheelchair six blocks so he could attend Senate poverty committee hearings last night at St. Christopher House gym on Wales Ave. The senator recalled that he used to buy newspapers from Tom Wilkinson at a stand he had for 16 years at Bathurst and Queen Sts.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004867F
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