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Homeless at Christmas. Crying, Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she, her hus(...)
Homeless at Christmas. Crying, Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she, her hus(...)

Homeless at Christmas. Crying, Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she, her hus(...)

Date12/24/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Homeless at Christmas. Crying; Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she; her husband and their three children escaped this morning. Eight people; including three mothers clutching babies; jumped from the third floor. They landed in snow drifts that cushioned their fall.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0000635F
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