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Plastic blanket: A man sleeps in the shadow of the Legislature using a sheet of plastic as insulation from the cold
Plastic blanket: A man sleeps in the shadow of the Legislature using a sheet of plastic as insulation from the cold

Plastic blanket: A man sleeps in the shadow of the Legislature using a sheet of plastic as insulation from the cold

Date1/8/1988
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Original Toronto Star caption: Plastic blanket: A man sleeps in the shadow of the Legislature using a sheet of plastic as insulation from the cold.
Subject
GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
GeographyProvince stateOntario
GeographyCountryCanada
Medium
Photographs
Language
ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0011318F
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