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Can we keep him, mom?, A Markham housewife, Mrs
Can we keep him, mom?, A Markham housewife, Mrs

Can we keep him, mom?, A Markham housewife, Mrs

Date7/6/1965
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  • Can we keep him, mom?, A Markham housewife, Mrs
  • Can we keep him; mom?; A Markham housewife; Mrs. Mary Gavering; found this six-pound baby boy abandoned in back seat of her car after she left it in a parking lot. The baby; wrapped in a blanket; appeared in spite of a few bruises. Constable Roderick Junkin and his wife are caring for the infant. Mrs. Junkin holds him for her admiring children; Valerie (left); 9; Patricia; 6; Jeffrey; 5; Bradford (at rear); 7; and Dale; 11. Search is on for baby's mother.
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Original Toronto Star caption: Can we keep him; mom?; A Markham housewife; Mrs. Mary Gavering; found this six-pound baby boy abandoned in back seat of her car after she left it in a parking lot. The baby; wrapped in a blanket; appeared in spite of a few bruises. Constable Roderick Junkin and his wife are caring for the infant. Mrs. Junkin holds him for her admiring children; Valerie (left); 9; Patricia; 6; Jeffrey; 5; Bradford (at rear); 7; and Dale; 11. Search is on for baby's mother.
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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_0021387F
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