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Police Chief Harold Adamson, 6 feet 2 1/2 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, models navy and white birds-eye knit suit from George Richards Kingsize Clothes
Police Chief Harold Adamson, 6 feet 2 1/2 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, models navy and white birds-eye knit suit from George Richards Kingsize Clothes

Police Chief Harold Adamson, 6 feet 2 1/2 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, models navy and white birds-eye knit suit from George Richards Kingsize Clothes

Date7/26/1972
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Original Toronto Star caption: Police Chief Harold Adamson, 6 feet 2 1/2 inches tall and weighing 210 pounds, models navy and white birds-eye knit suit from George Richards Kingsize Clothes.
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