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Homeless at Christmas. Crying, Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she, her hus(...)
Homeless at Christmas. Crying, Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she, her hus(...)

Homeless at Christmas. Crying, Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she, her hus(...)

Date12/24/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: Homeless at Christmas. Crying; Monica Russell stands outside the burning apartment building on St. Clair Ave. W. at Atlas Ave. from which she; her husband and their three children escaped this morning. Eight people; including three mothers clutching babies; jumped from the third floor. They landed in snow drifts that cushioned their fall.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0000635F
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      Spremo, Boris
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      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
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      Griffin, Doug
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      Bezant, Graham
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      Alexandra Studios
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      Combs, Erin
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      Progress in bloom: Mert More stands in front of his home - the first post-World War II home built in rural village of Lansing in 1947 - which sits one short block away from Sheppard Ave
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      Mahler, John
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