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Grateful gorilla: Zookeeper Linda Ervine holds 2-year-old gorilla and its new security blanket
Grateful gorilla: Zookeeper Linda Ervine holds 2-year-old gorilla and its new security blanket

Grateful gorilla: Zookeeper Linda Ervine holds 2-year-old gorilla and its new security blanket

Date8/16/1982
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  • Grateful gorilla: Zookeeper Linda Ervine holds 2-year-old gorilla and its new security blanket.
  • Grateful gorilla: Zookeeper Linda Ervine holds 2-year-old gorilla and its new security blanket
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Original Toronto Star caption: Grateful gorilla: Zookeeper Linda Ervine holds 2-year-old gorilla and its new security blanket.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0116292F
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