New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on

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New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on

Date11/3/1983

Names

McConnell, Colin (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Format

Picture

Notes

Original Toronto Star caption: New beginning: John Adams, 37, of Thunder Bay, the first person to undergo a heart-lung transplant in Canada, shows his new fitness as fiancee Joan Lainen looks on.

Subject

Heart

Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc.

Lungs

Medical care

Medium

Photographs

Language

English

ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0026451F

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