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Judy and Bill Fillier and their children economize by buying fruit at country markets and discount stores and making their own preserves. The Filliers call themselves 'working poor'.
Judy and Bill Fillier and their children economize by buying fruit at country markets and discount stores and making their own preserves. The Filliers call themselves 'working poor'.

Judy and Bill Fillier and their children economize by buying fruit at country markets and discount stores and making their own preserves. The Filliers call themselves 'working poor'.

Date3/26/1986
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127266F
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Standing at a fruit and vegetable stand covered by a large fringed umbrella, a man in plaid pan ...
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