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Taking a jab at gasoline price increases, Bill Coveyduck puts up a sign outside his service station in Scarborough while Larry Krosowski holds the ladder
Taking a jab at gasoline price increases, Bill Coveyduck puts up a sign outside his service station in Scarborough while Larry Krosowski holds the ladder

Taking a jab at gasoline price increases, Bill Coveyduck puts up a sign outside his service station in Scarborough while Larry Krosowski holds the ladder

Date6/24/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Taking a jab at gasoline price increases; Bill Coveyduck puts up a sign outside his service station in Scarborough while Larry Krosowski holds the ladder.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008093F
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