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Glasses to go: Lois Harper sorts some of thousands of used spectacles donated by Canadians for foreign missions
Glasses to go: Lois Harper sorts some of thousands of used spectacles donated by Canadians for foreign missions

Glasses to go: Lois Harper sorts some of thousands of used spectacles donated by Canadians for foreign missions

Date9/21/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Glasses to go: Lois Harper sorts some of thousands of used spectacles donated by Canadians for foreign missions.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008771F
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