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Dog at SPCA Shelter

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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
9 December 1969
Description Level
Item
Accession No.
1991107611038
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Scope and Content
Photographs of a shaggy dog named Wistful Willie who was just one of 20 dogs at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (the pound) located in the river bottom area near Indian Battle park. The dogs, picked up for being unlicensed or running at large, were sold if the owners did not c…
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Material Type
Photograph
Date Range
9 December 1969
Description Level
Item
Creator
The Lethbridge Herald
Physical Description
Black and white negative
Physical Condition
Excellent
Scope and Content
Photographs of a shaggy dog named Wistful Willie who was just one of 20 dogs at the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (the pound) located in the river bottom area near Indian Battle park. The dogs, picked up for being unlicensed or running at large, were sold if the owners did not claim them. Any dog with the exception of a purebred, was available from the pound for a cost of $5. SPCA officials suggested the dogs might make good Christmas gifts.
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