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His trademark is an enthusiastic Scottish brogue selling homes on the radio
His trademark is an enthusiastic Scottish brogue selling homes on the radio

His trademark is an enthusiastic Scottish brogue selling homes on the radio

Date7/17/1983
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Original Toronto Star caption: His trademark is an enthusiastic Scottish brogue selling homes on the radio. And that zest for good living grew out of a Glasgow slum.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0054733F
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