Boy's idea brightens surgical masks

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Boy's idea brightens surgical masks

Date8/16/1988

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Slaughter, Mike (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Boy's idea brightens surgical masks: Douglas Anderson, 9, who suffers from leukemia, persuaded 3M Canada to create colorful surgical masks that are less frightening to patients at Sick Children's Hospital. With Douglas, clockwise from upper left, are nurse Joanne Ingram, Dr. John Doyle, nurse Ann Marie Skain and nurse Martha Rolland-Srinton.

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Medical instruments and apparatus

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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_0025592F

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