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Landlords don brown bag disguise, Members of the Landlord Survival Action Group, who claim to represent small landlords, wore paper bags over their he(...)
Landlords don brown bag disguise, Members of the Landlord Survival Action Group, who claim to represent small landlords, wore paper bags over their he(...)

Landlords don brown bag disguise, Members of the Landlord Survival Action Group, who claim to represent small landlords, wore paper bags over their he(...)

Date6/8/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Landlords don brown bag disguise; Members of the Landlord Survival Action Group; who claim to represent small landlords; wore paper bags over their heads during a demonstration against rent controls at Queen's Park yesterday. The brown bags; they said; we
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011891F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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