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Keep on truckin', Four-year-old Michael Higginson eyes with enthuslasm a radio-controlled $250 toy truck
Keep on truckin', Four-year-old Michael Higginson eyes with enthuslasm a radio-controlled $250 toy truck

Keep on truckin', Four-year-old Michael Higginson eyes with enthuslasm a radio-controlled $250 toy truck

Date3/2/1990
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Original Toronto Star caption: Keep on truckin'; Four-year-old Michael Higginson eyes with enthuslasm a radio-controlled $250 toy truck.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0018114F
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