The Sit-in along Yorkville last night to protest the lack of response to their Queen's Park protest of the protestors' arrest, ended with police hustling elderly hippie off to jail

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The Sit-in along Yorkville last night to protest the lack of response to their Queen's Park protest of the protestors' arrest, ended with police hustling elderly hippie off to jail

Date8/20/1987

Names

Geo, Mario (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: The Sit-in along Yorkville last night to protest the lack of response to their Queen's Park protest of the protestors' arrest; ended with police hustling elderly hippie off to jail.

Subject

Hippies

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008385F

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