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Longtime adviser, Nancy Pocock sits in her home yesterday with some of the people she has helped
Longtime adviser, Nancy Pocock sits in her home yesterday with some of the people she has helped

Longtime adviser, Nancy Pocock sits in her home yesterday with some of the people she has helped

Date12/18/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Longtime adviser, Nancy Pocock sits in her home yesterday with some of the people she has helped. Widely known as Mama Nancy, she has counselled thousands.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
    Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0074053F
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    At her workbench Nancy Pocock can forget awhile the horrors she's seen, while making jewelry
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    7/17/1984
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    11/17/1987
    Actress Renie Riano sits in her home-on-wheels with her pet dog, Tuppins, The 62-year-old performer has travelled the world and played four command performances for the late Queen Mary
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    Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
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    Moving day: Rob Bright sits on some of his possessions, under the watchful eyes of two police officers, after he was evicted yesterday from a makeshift home on the porch of a Beaches home
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    7/22/1985
    Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.
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    Faught, Ken
    7/13/1988
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    Beaty, Keith
    8/7/1995
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    Dryden, Murray
    5/21/1971
    Nancy Pocock
    Nancy Pocock
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    12/13/1990
    Corporate battler: Bay St. lawyer Trevor Eyton, helped mastermind the takeover of big Brascan Ltd., where he now serves as president. A longtime power(...)
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    Eyton, Trevor, 1934-
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    He rides to walk, Partially paralyzed by a stoke, Alexander Leishman sits on Nancy, a specially trained horse, while saddle is adjusted. He is one of (...)
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