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Electronic 'White Cane', White cane hangs loosely over the arm of Graham Stoodley as he tries out new ultrasonic aid which spots obstructions seven fe(...)
Electronic 'White Cane', White cane hangs loosely over the arm of Graham Stoodley as he tries out new ultrasonic aid which spots obstructions seven fe(...)

Electronic 'White Cane', White cane hangs loosely over the arm of Graham Stoodley as he tries out new ultrasonic aid which spots obstructions seven fe(...)

Date3/17/1965
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Original Toronto Star caption: Electronic 'White Cane'; White cane hangs loosely over the arm of Graham Stoodley as he tries out new ultrasonic aid which spots obstructions seven feet ahead; signalling to blind person through earpiece. It's being teted by Toronto CNIB.
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020760F
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Picture of Jones Falls that hangs in the office of Canon Borden Purcell, new chairman of Ontario Human Rights Commission reminds him of his roots. He was raised in a nearby village
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