Lonely Job

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Lonely Job

Date8/24/1987

Names

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Lonely Job: A security guard bides his time yesterday reading a newspaper outside the locked doors of the main entrance to Union Station's lower level. The downtown station is usually jammed with commuters and tourists from morning to night.

Subject

Strikes and lockouts

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0017380F

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