IIIF

Routine inspection

Date12/21/1991

Names

Eglinton, Rick (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

FormatPicture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Routine inspection: While Christmas shoppers hustle along Yonge St. at Bloor St. yesterday in search of last-minute gifts; a street person sifts through a garbage can in search of food or drink.

Subject

Poverty

GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto

GeographyProvince stateOntario

GeographyCountryCanada

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)

Object NumberTSPA_0011307F

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