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Charlie and the mayor. Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton gets a helping hand from rustic Charlie Farquharson - really showbusiness personality Don Harron - a(...)
Charlie and the mayor. Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton gets a helping hand from rustic Charlie Farquharson - really showbusiness personality Don Harron - a(...)

Charlie and the mayor. Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton gets a helping hand from rustic Charlie Farquharson - really showbusiness personality Don Harron - a(...)

Date12/8/1980
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Original Toronto Star caption: Charlie and the mayor. Toronto Mayor Art Eggleton gets a helping hand from rustic Charlie Farquharson - really showbusiness personality Don Harron - as they decorate a tree at First Canadian Place. They were helping to kick off Help the Aged's annual Trim A Tree fund-raising campaign.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0045560F
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