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The spanier family - Lois, 3-year-old Mark, 5-month-old Elizabeth and Herb, a musician - depend on health food shops, discount drug stores and their backyard vegetable garden to help them eat well in spite of skyrocketing grocery prices
The spanier family - Lois, 3-year-old Mark, 5-month-old Elizabeth and Herb, a musician - depend on health food shops, discount drug stores and their backyard vegetable garden to help them eat well in spite of skyrocketing grocery prices

The spanier family - Lois, 3-year-old Mark, 5-month-old Elizabeth and Herb, a musician - depend on health food shops, discount drug stores and their backyard vegetable garden to help them eat well in spite of skyrocketing grocery prices

Date10/11/1972
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0134205F
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