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On a Mission of Mercy, Rev. Roy Essex carries portable respirator gear as he lands at Thunder Bay to bring aid to Waino Poutanen, victim of lung paralysis
On a Mission of Mercy, Rev. Roy Essex carries portable respirator gear as he lands at Thunder Bay to bring aid to Waino Poutanen, victim of lung paralysis

On a Mission of Mercy, Rev. Roy Essex carries portable respirator gear as he lands at Thunder Bay to bring aid to Waino Poutanen, victim of lung paralysis

Date3/23/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: On a Mission of Mercy; Rev. Roy Essex carries portable respirator gear as he lands at Thunder Bay to bring aid to Waino Poutanen; victim of lung paralysis.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0021766F
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