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Cleaning up

Date11/8/1988

Names

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Cleaning up: Monika van Hoesslin and Jon E. King demonstrate their horizontal shower, a boon to hospitals and rest homes.

Subject

Medical instruments and apparatus

Medical care

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025603F

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