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Rochelle Pittman, whose husband received the AIDS virus in a blood transfusion and passed it to her, chokes back tears today in Toronto as she begs ev(...)
Rochelle Pittman, whose husband received the AIDS virus in a blood transfusion and passed it to her, chokes back tears today in Toronto as she begs ev(...)

Rochelle Pittman, whose husband received the AIDS virus in a blood transfusion and passed it to her, chokes back tears today in Toronto as she begs ev(...)

Date1/30/1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Rochelle Pittman, whose husband received the AIDS virus in a blood transfusion and passed it to her, chokes back tears today in Toronto as she begs everyone who thinks they may be at risk to get tested right away.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0073911F
    At centre, Green Beret veteran Mike Scott of Kingston chokes back tears as he salutes
    At centre, Green Beret veteran Mike Scott of Kingston chokes back tears as he salutes
    McConnell, Colin
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    [Private circular] C.W. Connon, A.M., teacher and lecturer in the schools of Greenwich Hospital, ... begs respectfully to offer his services as a lecturer to literary and scientific institutions
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    Approximately 1850