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Blind carpenter Alfred Tout, sanding down a bar he built for his daughter, doesn't let his handicap bother him
Blind carpenter Alfred Tout, sanding down a bar he built for his daughter, doesn't let his handicap bother him

Blind carpenter Alfred Tout, sanding down a bar he built for his daughter, doesn't let his handicap bother him

Date5/25/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Blind carpenter Alfred Tout; sanding down a bar he built for his daughter; doesn't let his handicap bother him. The 80-year-old Newmarket man has started a new career weaving furniture out of bamboo strips to finance a home he hopes to buy.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020903F
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