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Veteran vendor

Date7/29/1985

Names

McConnell, Colin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Veteran vendor: Selling his papers on the street is nothing new for Maurice Robinson; seen here at his Yonge and Dundas stand by the Eaton Centre. He's been doing it now for the past 36 years.

Subject

Newspaper carriers

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0010463F

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