Brushing up

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Brushing up

Date4/24/1989

Names

Faught, Ken (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Brushing up: When she couldn't get a painter, interior designer Ruth Watson just hopped on a ladder and painted two rooms at the historical George Brown House herself. Be Prepared is her middle name, says the 81-year-old woman.

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Photographs

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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_0024758F

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