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Changing the guard: David Tyrer, toy specialist with Phillips Ward-Price, changes the guard in front of a model of Casa Loma
Changing the guard: David Tyrer, toy specialist with Phillips Ward-Price, changes the guard in front of a model of Casa Loma

Changing the guard: David Tyrer, toy specialist with Phillips Ward-Price, changes the guard in front of a model of Casa Loma

Date12/12/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Changing the guard: David Tyrer; toy specialist with Phillips Ward-Price; changes the guard in front of a model of Casa Loma.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018082F
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