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Olympic gold-medal skier Nancy Greene Raine shows ski equipment to a group of blind youngsters at the Canadian National Institute for The Blind last n(...)
Olympic gold-medal skier Nancy Greene Raine shows ski equipment to a group of blind youngsters at the Canadian National Institute for The Blind last n(...)

Olympic gold-medal skier Nancy Greene Raine shows ski equipment to a group of blind youngsters at the Canadian National Institute for The Blind last n(...)

Date10/23/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: Olympic gold-medal skier Nancy Greene Raine shows ski equipment to a group of blind youngsters at the Canadian National Institute for The Blind last night. Mrs. Raine said skiing is one sport where blind people can participate the same as sighted people. The institute formed a ski club.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020937F
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