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Secret to living a long time is to always work
Secret to living a long time is to always work

Secret to living a long time is to always work

Date2/14/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Secret to living a long time is to always work. Keep busy; that's the true recreation; says 93-year-old Vincenty Branka; believed Canada's oldest immigrant. He danced a little jig last night at airport when he arrived from Poland and was met by daughter; Hedwig Burkis; Burnhamthorpe Rd. He will live with her.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0023745F
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      5/26/1987
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      Unknown
      1913
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      Spremo, Boris
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      Lennon, Frank
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      Spremo, Boris
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      Norris, Dave
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