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The jolly old guy himself takes a breather after checking out the floats for this year's 82nd annual Santa Claus parade through downtown Toronto. He'l(...)
The jolly old guy himself takes a breather after checking out the floats for this year's 82nd annual Santa Claus parade through downtown Toronto. He'l(...)

The jolly old guy himself takes a breather after checking out the floats for this year's 82nd annual Santa Claus parade through downtown Toronto. He'l(...)

Date10/20/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: The jolly old guy himself takes a breather after checking out the floats for this year's 82nd annual Santa Claus parade through downtown Toronto. He'll hitch up Rudolph and the other reindeer to be ready by 1 p.m on Sunday.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010770F
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