It's lot of fun says Betty Thompson of Toronto as she holds a conversation with a distant radio ham

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It's lot of fun says Betty Thompson of Toronto as she holds a conversation with a distant radio ham

Date2/26/1938

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Rutherford, George (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: It's lot of fun says Betty Thompson of Toronto as she holds a conversation with a distant radio ham.

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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