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Contest organizers thought Super Typist would be female but James Richens fooled them

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Contest organizers thought Super Typist would be female but James Richens fooled them

Date4/27/1979

Names

Combs, Erin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Contest organizers thought Super Typist would be female but James Richens fooled them

Subject

White collar workers

Work environment

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010521F

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