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Cholera Peru - Along the banks of the Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima, a woman sifts through the garbage
Cholera Peru - Along the banks of the Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima, a woman sifts through the garbage

Cholera Peru - Along the banks of the Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima, a woman sifts through the garbage

Date4/28/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Cholera Peru - Along the banks of the Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima, a woman sifts through the garbage. The place smells of rotting sewage.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0026199F
      Cholera, Peru - houses along the banks of Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima
      Cholera, Peru - houses along the banks of Riu Rimac, which runs through Lima
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/28/1991
      Peru - garbage dump along the banks of Riu Rimac, the river running through Lima
      Peru - garbage dump along the banks of Riu Rimac, the river running through Lima
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/28/1991
      Rick Swiech sifts through the remains of his shattered semi-detached Woodstock home while his father Joe holds flashlight. Woman at left is Sharon Breton, who lives in the other half of the house
      Rick Swiech sifts through the remains of his shattered semi-detached Woodstock home while his father Joe holds flashlight. Woman at left is Sharon Breton, who lives in the other half of the house
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      8/7/1979
      Paper flood: Director orf Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education. Philip Lam talks with personal loans manager Murray Dowey, right, at the Bank of Montreal.
      Paper flood: Director orf Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education. Philip Lam talks with personal loans manager Murray Dowey, right, at the Bank of Montreal.
      Mahler, John
      8/25/1982
      Constable Clayton Mitchell of Metro police bomb squad sifts through broken glass looking for remants of bomb that blasted travel agency on Bloor St. W. early today
      Constable Clayton Mitchell of Metro police bomb squad sifts through broken glass looking for remants of bomb that blasted travel agency on Bloor St. W. early today
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      7/23/1980
      Tough competition: Alan Russell, manager of sales recruiting and training for Hallmark Cards, sifts through 800 applications a year to find likely candidates for 10 posts
      Tough competition: Alan Russell, manager of sales recruiting and training for Hallmark Cards, sifts through 800 applications a year to find likely candidates for 10 posts
      Beaty, Keith
      12/20/1983
      Paper flood: Director of Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education.
      Paper flood: Director of Ontario's student awards program, Bill Clarkson, above, sifts through a mountain of applications from students seeking financial assistance with their post-secondary education.
      Darrell, Dick
      8/25/1982
      Cholera, Peru - seafood is still being sold in Lima, despite being contaminated with cholera
      Cholera, Peru - seafood is still being sold in Lima, despite being contaminated with cholera
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/28/1991
      Peru - Villagers just outside Lima using well water as main source even though possibility of cholera contamination exists. The area smelled of rotting sewage
      Peru - Villagers just outside Lima using well water as main source even though possibility of cholera contamination exists. The area smelled of rotting sewage
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/28/1991
      Cholera Peru - Villagers washing clothes at well just outside Lima
      Cholera Peru - Villagers washing clothes at well just outside Lima
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/28/1991
      Cholera Peru - Villagers wash their clothes at a well outside Lima
      Cholera Peru - Villagers wash their clothes at a well outside Lima
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/28/1991
      Cholera Peru - Women washing clothes at well outside Lima
      Cholera Peru - Women washing clothes at well outside Lima
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      4/28/1991