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Waiting game: A bored Warkworth Penitentiary inmate watches visitors walk past
Waiting game: A bored Warkworth Penitentiary inmate watches visitors walk past

Waiting game: A bored Warkworth Penitentiary inmate watches visitors walk past

Date8/22/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Waiting game: A bored Warkworth Penitentiary inmate watches visitors walk past.
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Country:Canada
Province or state:Ontario
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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_0011353F
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