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To sleep, perchance to dream
To sleep, perchance to dream

To sleep, perchance to dream

Date1/22/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: To sleep, perchance to dream: Sleep lab co-ordinator Victoria Price monitors an EEG machine used in determining sleep patterns. She's one of seven sleep researchers studying the nocturnal pastime with Dr. Mortimer Mamelak at Sunnybrook Medical Centre.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025590F
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