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Birdsall sisters

Date9/1/1987

Names

Birdsall, Fanny, 1898-1991 (subject)

Birdsall, Helen, 1906-1988 (subject)

Canadian National Exhibition (Toronto, Ont.) (subject)

Nethercott, Diana (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Birdsall sisters: Fanny, left, 89, and Helen, 81, toured the CNE midway yesterday. They will be back tomorrow night as special guests to honor 50 years of choreographing CNE dance shows.

Subject

Choreographers

Portraits

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Neighbourhood:Exhibition

Province or state:Ontario

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0032869F

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