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Hundreds of patients at Sunnybrook thoroughly enjoy working in the five-acre vegetable and flower garden at the rear of the hospital. It is part of their occupational therapy treatment
Hundreds of patients at Sunnybrook thoroughly enjoy working in the five-acre vegetable and flower garden at the rear of the hospital. It is part of their occupational therapy treatment

Hundreds of patients at Sunnybrook thoroughly enjoy working in the five-acre vegetable and flower garden at the rear of the hospital. It is part of their occupational therapy treatment

Date7/17/1949
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Original Toronto Star caption: Hundreds of patients at Sunnybrook thoroughly enjoy working in the five-acre vegetable and flower garden at the rear of the hospital. It is part of their occupational therapy treatment.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Public Domain (Learn More)
      Object NumberTSPA_0113376F
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      Teskey, Frank
      2/2/1973
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      Bock, Tony
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      Spremo, Boris
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