Cruel city

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Cruel city

Date12/13/1991

Names

Spremo, Boris (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: Cruel city: A homeless man with his cat begs on Yonge St.; left; as another sleeps behind the Royal York; top. Boxes offer little shelter. On the night homeless woman perished; the temperature plunged to minus 14.9 C (5 F).

Subject

Country:Canada

City, town or township:Toronto

Province or state:Ontario

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Photographs

Language

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011332F

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