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Garbage bandit
Garbage bandit

Garbage bandit

Date1/5/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Garbage bandit: Taxidermist Peter Knapton; 24; combs the fur on a mischevious looking racoon - part of an urban mammals display at the Royal Ontario Museum. Among works at the ROM; Knapton is reconstructing Birds of Paradise from skins collected in 1906; for gallery re-fopening in 1983. Knapton is reputed to be one of the best North America.
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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_0017817F