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Getting to know you

Date8/18/1976
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(photographer)
Alternate Title
  • Getting to know you
  • Getting to know you: Jo-Anne Balsom; 24; has been blind since birth but now has a four-legged friend to help her find way. Miss Balsom; of Farnham Ave.; has been training with Jem; a Labrador; for four weeks and already is walking with confidence. I feel protected; freer; easier . . . it's independence I've never had.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Getting to know you: Jo-Anne Balsom; 24; has been blind since birth but now has a four-legged friend to help her find way. Miss Balsom; of Farnham Ave.; has been training with Jem; a Labrador; for four weeks and already is walking with confidence. I feel protected; freer; easier . . . it's independence I've never had.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020772F
Geography
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Geography
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Geography
Geography
Geography
Geography
Ed Verkalk
Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
2/10/1983