Brisk trade

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Brisk trade

Date12/21/1981

Names

Bull, Ron (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Brisk trade: Street vendor Robert Wilson; waiting on a customer interested in his Christmas candles; nearly had them disappear under the snow that fell on Metro yesterday. Wilson might find similar problems at his portable Yong St. business today with flurries being forecast.

Subject

Vendors and purchasers

Medium

Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018611F

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