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Employees in the Collins Canada general office, circa 1940s
Collins Canada employees working in the general office during the 1940s: (on left, bottom to top) Kathleen Robinson, Accounting; Shirley E. Anderson, Sales; E. Jean Curtis, secretary-treasurer and office manager; Grace E. Miller, secretary; F. F. Appleton, publisher; (upper right, left to right) Margaret G. Clelland, Accounting; Audrey A. Smith, Sales; Betty Anderson, Accounting; Vera M. Patterson, White Circles.