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Joaquim Costa, Sleeps in the basement
Joaquim Costa, Sleeps in the basement

Joaquim Costa, Sleeps in the basement

Date2/25/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Joaquim Costa; Sleeps in the basement
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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_0112428F
Situation Hopeless: Irene Costa, soon to give birth, worries about feeding children Monica and Tiago and paying the bills while her husband, Augusto, stuck in Madrid, is unable to support them
Situation Hopeless: Irene Costa, soon to give birth, worries about feeding children Monica and Tiago and paying the bills while her husband, Augusto, stuck in Madrid, is unable to support them
2/8/1991
Fortune smiles: Laid-off clerk Grace Costa shows off her lottery winnings with her father Joaquim, best friend Kellie Mitchell and brother Nelson
Fortune smiles: Laid-off clerk Grace Costa shows off her lottery winnings with her father Joaquim, best friend Kellie Mitchell and brother Nelson
5/10/1993
Recommendations for the welfare of indigent immigrants
Recommendations for the welfare of indigent immigrants
8/22/1950
Oblivious of the attached tubes, abandoned baby Holly sleeps innocently in her Sick Kids' incubator
Oblivious of the attached tubes, abandoned baby Holly sleeps innocently in her Sick Kids' incubator
12/17/1982
He was there: Joe McNamara, right, formerly a homeless alcoholic and now a tireless downtown street worker, chats with Red Dog, 52, who sleeps on Toronto's warm air grates
He was there: Joe McNamara, right, formerly a homeless alcoholic and now a tireless downtown street worker, chats with Red Dog, 52, who sleeps on Toronto's warm air grates
1/20/1992
A Vietnam orphan sleeps in the Go-Vap orphan age-and a Vietnamese nun writes to thank for contributions
A Vietnam orphan sleeps in the Go-Vap orphan age-and a Vietnamese nun writes to thank for contributions
2/20/1973
Noodin-Nimebin Shawanda, 3 months, sleeps as dad Maheengun Shawanda wins Canadian Aboriginal dance contest at Sky Dome yesterday
Noodin-Nimebin Shawanda, 3 months, sleeps as dad Maheengun Shawanda wins Canadian Aboriginal dance contest at Sky Dome yesterday
11/30/1997
A homeless man uses a mitten atop a concrete barrier for a pillow as he sleeps in freezing temperatures in the Dundas St. W. Simcoe St. area last nigh(...)
A homeless man uses a mitten atop a concrete barrier for a pillow as he sleeps in freezing temperatures in the Dundas St. W. Simcoe St. area last nigh(...)
1/7/1991
Dejected Teodor Semczyczm sleeps in furnace room, City evicted him from trailer home in downtown parking lot week ago
Dejected Teodor Semczyczm sleeps in furnace room, City evicted him from trailer home in downtown parking lot week ago
2/22/1964
Plastic blanket: A man sleeps in the shadow of the Legislature using a sheet of plastic as insulation from the cold
Plastic blanket: A man sleeps in the shadow of the Legislature using a sheet of plastic as insulation from the cold
1/8/1988
Open air family. Kid on bed. Taking a break from salvaging possessions Adolfo Miraldo sits on his parents bed. The family sleeps at the site to protect their things from looters
Open air family. Kid on bed. Taking a break from salvaging possessions Adolfo Miraldo sits on his parents bed. The family sleeps at the site to protect their things from looters
11/18/1998
With her doll, Carrie sleeps in sheets printed with scenes from the Peanuts comic strip in the Feldsteins' home, on Dynevore Rd. in the borough of Yor(...)
With her doll, Carrie sleeps in sheets printed with scenes from the Peanuts comic strip in the Feldsteins' home, on Dynevore Rd. in the borough of Yor(...)
2/27/1973