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Blind sailor Stan King and his wife, Shirley also sightless, enjoy a day's sailing with sons Stephen, 12, and Michael, 9. King handles the sails himse(...)
Blind sailor Stan King and his wife, Shirley also sightless, enjoy a day's sailing with sons Stephen, 12, and Michael, 9. King handles the sails himse(...)

Blind sailor Stan King and his wife, Shirley also sightless, enjoy a day's sailing with sons Stephen, 12, and Michael, 9. King handles the sails himse(...)

Date5/22/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: Blind sailor Stan King and his wife; Shirley also sightless; enjoy a day's sailing with sons Stephen; 12; and Michael; 9. King handles the sails himself and steers like other sailors do at night-by the feel of the wind on my cheek. Las summer family took a three-week cruise on part of Lake Ontario.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020833F
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