A tobacco grower’s wife protests outside the Ontario Legislature in March, 1964.<br />
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Photographer: Norman James<br />
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Date: March, 1964<br />
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Context: In 1964, tobacco farmers protested low prices at tobacco auctions. They believed not only that the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers Marketing Board was in cahoots with tobacco buyers, but also that the “tobacco-cancer scare” and Ottawa’s anti-smoking campaign were ruining the market.
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A tobacco grower’s wife protests outside the Ontario Legislature in March, 1964.

Photographer: Norman James

Date: March, 1964

Context: In 1964, tobacco farmers protested low prices at tobacco auctions. They believed not only that the Ontario Flue-Cured Tobacco Growers Marketing Board was in cahoots with tobacco buyers, but also that the “tobacco-cancer scare” and Ottawa’s anti-smoking campaign were ruining the market.

Filename: FILE_6403_SOI_Cost_of_Living_TS_070.jpg
Source: Toronto Librairy
Date: 24 Mar 1964
Location: Toronto ON Canada
Credit: Toronto Star Archives visa AQP
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