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Sweet crop: Ed Dicky samples the produce of his beehives

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Sweet crop: Ed Dicky samples the produce of his beehives

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Lennon, Frank (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Sweet crop: Ed Dicky samples the produce of his beehives.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

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