Ella Fitzgerald steps down from the stage to meet the wide-eyed children in her audience

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Ella Fitzgerald steps down from the stage to meet the wide-eyed children in her audience

Date9/23/1970

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Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996 (subject)

Innell, Reg, 1926-2018 (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Ella Fitzgerald steps down from the stage to meet the wide-eyed children in her audience

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0047259F

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