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Garment presser Louis Zervas works in relative comfort at the Cowan factory, thanks to air conditioning
Garment presser Louis Zervas works in relative comfort at the Cowan factory, thanks to air conditioning

Garment presser Louis Zervas works in relative comfort at the Cowan factory, thanks to air conditioning

Date9/27/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Garment presser Louis Zervas works in relative comfort at the Cowan factory; thanks to air conditioning. But only 10 per cent of Toronto factories have it. Heat from machines can mean some garment industry workers do their jobs in temperatures of up to 120 degrees.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0009384F
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