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Puckeirng up, Fifi, official clown of the Canadian National Exhibition, gets ready to kiss 2-year-old Lisa Bavington of Mississauga, one of thousands (...)
Puckeirng up, Fifi, official clown of the Canadian National Exhibition, gets ready to kiss 2-year-old Lisa Bavington of Mississauga, one of thousands (...)

Puckeirng up, Fifi, official clown of the Canadian National Exhibition, gets ready to kiss 2-year-old Lisa Bavington of Mississauga, one of thousands (...)

Date8/21/1972
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  • Puckeirng up; Fifi; official clown of the Canadian National Exhibition; gets ready to kiss 2-year-old Lisa Bavington of Mississauga; one of thousands of children who swarmed to Ex on Children's Day today. While parents wilted in hot; humid weather; children under 12 got half-price rides on midway and lots of free shows. The Lost Children's Centre expected to look after 1;000 youngsters during day.
  • Puckeirng up, Fifi, official clown of the Canadian National Exhibition, gets ready to kiss 2-year-old Lisa Bavington of Mississauga, one of thousands (...)
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Original Toronto Star caption: Puckeirng up; Fifi; official clown of the Canadian National Exhibition; gets ready to kiss 2-year-old Lisa Bavington of Mississauga; one of thousands of children who swarmed to Ex on Children's Day today. While parents wilted in hot; humid weather; children under 12 got half-price rides on midway and lots of free shows. The Lost Children's Centre expected to look after 1;000 youngsters during day.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0004699F
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