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Fatal Famine. A mother waits with her starving children for food and medical help in drought - stricken Mauritania
Fatal Famine. A mother waits with her starving children for food and medical help in drought - stricken Mauritania

Fatal Famine. A mother waits with her starving children for food and medical help in drought - stricken Mauritania

Date3/1/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: Fatal Famine. A mother waits with her starving children for food and medical help in drought - stricken Mauritania.
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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_0117771F
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The donors: Patricia and Fred Benson, of Campbellville, donated this century-old stone house and 43 hectares (107 acres) of rolling farmland to the Mennonite relief committee after watching a televison program in November about the famine and drought in Ethiopia.
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