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Retired rural mailman Hugh Strong leans on one of the 200 mailboxes along his old route southeast of Port Perry
Retired rural mailman Hugh Strong leans on one of the 200 mailboxes along his old route southeast of Port Perry

Retired rural mailman Hugh Strong leans on one of the 200 mailboxes along his old route southeast of Port Perry

Date7/19/1978
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      ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0134490F
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