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Goodness snakes! Bev Carter of the Metro Zoo shows off a legless lizard to a young show-goer
Goodness snakes! Bev Carter of the Metro Zoo shows off a legless lizard to a young show-goer

Goodness snakes! Bev Carter of the Metro Zoo shows off a legless lizard to a young show-goer

Date3/16/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: Goodness snakes! Bev Carter of the Metro Zoo shows off a legless lizard to a young show-goer. But if you don't like creepy animals; Bev has brought a lot of her other animal frineds from the zoo.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116388F
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