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Happy 105th birthday, mom!, Victoria Booth and her daughter Edna Ford (right) talk on the phone three times a day but they chatted face to face yester(...)
Happy 105th birthday, mom!, Victoria Booth and her daughter Edna Ford (right) talk on the phone three times a day but they chatted face to face yester(...)

Happy 105th birthday, mom!, Victoria Booth and her daughter Edna Ford (right) talk on the phone three times a day but they chatted face to face yester(...)

Date10/14/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Happy 105th birthday; mom!; Victoria Booth and her daughter Edna Ford (right) talk on the phone three times a day but they chatted face to face yesterday when Booth; who is in a wheelchair; celebrated her 105th birthday with friends and family at Extendicare nursing home in North York.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0024533F
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