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Stacks of textbooks at the new Eastdale school in Toronto are checked by principal Bob Beardsley and Debby Bowen
Stacks of textbooks at the new Eastdale school in Toronto are checked by principal Bob Beardsley and Debby Bowen

Stacks of textbooks at the new Eastdale school in Toronto are checked by principal Bob Beardsley and Debby Bowen

Date11/1/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Stacks of textbooks at the new Eastdale school in Toronto are checked by principal Bob Beardsley and Debby Bowen. Publishing firms are complaining that school boards aren't buying enough books; Metro education officials blame the provincial spending ceilings.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004202F
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