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On the road: If it has been a particular tiring day his face will sag and his speech tends to ramble
On the road: If it has been a particular tiring day his face will sag and his speech tends to ramble

On the road: If it has been a particular tiring day his face will sag and his speech tends to ramble

Date5/21/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: On the road: If it has been a particular tiring day his face will sag and his speech tends to ramble.
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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_0038571F
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Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
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