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Jessica Govea and Marshall Ganz came to Toronto seven weeks ago to try to convince us not to buy grapes from California companies--because growers there pay their pickers as little as $1,800 a year
Jessica Govea and Marshall Ganz came to Toronto seven weeks ago to try to convince us not to buy grapes from California companies--because growers there pay their pickers as little as $1,800 a year

Jessica Govea and Marshall Ganz came to Toronto seven weeks ago to try to convince us not to buy grapes from California companies--because growers there pay their pickers as little as $1,800 a year

Date10/1/1968
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Original Toronto Star caption: Jessica Govea and Marshall Ganz came to Toronto seven weeks ago to try to convince us not to buy grapes from California companies--because growers there pay their pickers as little as $1;800 a year.
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Province or state:Ontario
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0011522F
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